im thinking of getting a laptop. it says it has a built-in wireless nteworking for cable free internet connections. This computer, my houses main comp (pc) has broadband and my mum pays for that.
how do i work it that i get the internet on my laptop without paying, and my mum doesn't have to pay anymore???
does it just connect automatically with the built-in wireless thing? thanks
2006-11-12 16:43:29 · 7 answers · asked by sarah m 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Yes It Does if you have a cable or Dsl modem. Wierd Enough... We just bought a new laptop and We got ours at Best Buy. They had the Geek Squad Guy come to our house and set it up. He was here for less than half an hour. It was worth it. (ask the geek squad guy for a tee shirt!!!)
2006-11-12 16:47:28 · answer #1 · answered by Kendy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just like the broadband you have today, you have to atttach a wireless router to the broadband modem you currently have. You will make a connection to the same broadband, only wirelessly. Unless you have an unsuspecting neighbor with a router that was too stupid to encrypt it, or you live next door to a starbucks. Or you cruise the streets looking for a connection, you could park in a truck stop and use theirs.
Sorry, it isn't magic and there is no free lunch, someone still has to pay for the broadband connection attached to the wireless router.
2006-11-13 00:48:22 · answer #2 · answered by Dane 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need a wireless router which will take the broadband connection at your mom's house and broadcast it wirelessly around the house. Your laptop can then pick up the signal and log onto the internet. The wireless router runs anywhere from $20 for a basic one up to $100 or so for the higher end ones
2006-11-13 00:46:09 · answer #3 · answered by iX 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will have to get a wireless broadband router and get rid of you old router to set up a wireless home network,
This way you can get internet access both on you pc as well as on your wireless enabled laptop.
2006-11-13 01:59:35 · answer #4 · answered by abi.chandran 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have a lap top too.... just get a wireless router and connect it to the broadband modem... then your laptop should be able to connect to the internet...
2006-11-13 00:45:58 · answer #5 · answered by ter830 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a wireless router and connect to the network
2006-11-13 01:01:03 · answer #6 · answered by Caboose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will need a router, like a linksys wireless-G. You can get them at any electronic store for about $50.00. Wal -mart,bestbuy,circuit city, radio shack.
2006-11-13 00:46:38 · answer #7 · answered by G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋