I have a wireless card, but not a wireless network thing. I was wondering if someone could explain if I should get dial-up,high-speed,wireless,or what. And how to get them. THANKS!!!!
2006-11-04 02:24:38 · 9 answers · asked by froggygrl2004 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Kind of internet?
Two old cans and a piece of string.
Nah, High speed is the way to go nowadays. If you want to be completly portable, get a wi-fi network in your house
2006-11-04 02:27:15 · answer #1 · answered by anto687 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get by with dialup (I am doing so now, but this is not my home machiine), but it can be annoyingly slow, particularly if there are lots of graphics. If you are going to use the machine on the Internet for anything much other than e-mail and an occasional browse, you will definitely be happier with more speed. We had DSL for a number of years; Verizon offered it at a price that was sligtly cheaper than dial-up, and we jumped on it. I found it quite adequate, but the wife likes to download books, digital music, and other large files, so we recently went to cable and it's fine. As long as your machine has an Ethernet port (and it's easy and inexpensive to add one if you don't), you could connect to DSL or cable. Or, you can get a wireless base unit, which will have an Ethernet port which you can connect to either. But if you use wireless, be sure to adequately secure the link against eavesdroppers by specifying to each end of the wireless link the MAC address of the other end. [This is a 12-character code where each character is a digit or one of the letters a-f, and any device intended for Ethernet use will have one on it somewhere.]
2006-11-04 02:35:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wireless is better you will not be limited to the area that the cord could reach. I take my to classes and home.
2006-11-04 02:32:58 · answer #3 · answered by Wicked 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get road runner if its available in your area. Otherwise DSL. Go buy yourself a Linksys Broadband router. The road runner will be available through your local cable provider. DSL is available through the phone company.
I have road runner. My connection if faster vs the dsl connections here.
2006-11-04 02:26:41 · answer #4 · answered by Geek Girl 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
comcast they give ur free wireless route & modem and send someone out to set it all up for you if you have problem with network you call them and they send someone out to fix it
2006-11-04 02:37:08 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with everybody else, get DSL. It is the fastest internet connection.
2006-11-04 02:37:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would be better to take a wireless connection.
2006-11-04 02:26:59 · answer #7 · answered by Baashah 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
get DSL wireless
it is the best thing to get
that is what I have and it is great
2006-11-04 02:26:57 · answer #8 · answered by John K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋