Is it possible to get a wireless conection on my laptop without using my main phone line as a gateway to connect. I have tried to connect using an ADSL router and it did not work. I am also considering a mobile phone with internet access now but would the service be as good?
2007-01-18 20:13:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
I tried to run the setup on the instalation disk that came with the Router but the screen message told me to check my modem is connected and that i need a network card?
2007-01-18 20:28:18 · update #1
Yes it is posiible to get wireless connection at home as long as you have your Wi-Fi Disk in your home or an infrared transmitter and transciever!
Considering a mobile phone with internet access is not good as having cable connection, wireless support only up to 198kbps file transfer and aside from that it is expensive to use, unlike having ADSL which is having 100Mbps file transfer per second, depending on your ISP and Net Plan... But either way i'll recommend you a better one to use ... using a Fiber Optic Cable as your coonection cable to network it can gives you the best performance you expected , it has a file transfer which is as fast as speed of light... though it is expensive!
2007-01-18 20:31:06 · answer #1 · answered by J.BAND 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can only run a wireless connection if you have an access point for the wireless card to connect to. An access point can be a public access point - in a library, for example - or a private access point. What problem did you get with the ADSL router? Is is configured (or able) to provide wireless connections?
You can get mobile phones that provide an Internet connection but the speed is nowhere near the speed of broadband. You will also be limited in what you can do on the tiny keyboard looking at a tiny screen!
Update your question with further information and I'll try to help more.
2007-01-19 04:22:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I Take it u are using AOL Broadband then.
It should work, but i know a few people for which it did'nt.
They then used a bt router (as i do for main computer and laptop) and it worked fine. Mobile internet is really for someone who needs internet access most of the time when they are out and about.
Fn & F1 will conect ur laptop once it is set up. Yoy got to make sure your details are put in correctly. Seriel No etc. Use the wireless wizard to set up.
Good Luck
2007-01-19 04:29:40 · answer #3 · answered by Steve J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a wireless adapter on your laptop, you should be able to "View Available Wireless Networks" by right clicking on the Wireless Network Connection under "Network Connections." If you're using phone line, you're either using dial-up or DSL, both of which are not wireless. If you don't have a wireless adapter, you can't go online wirelessly on your laptop.
2007-01-19 04:19:06 · answer #4 · answered by Jack 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Using a mobile phone would be very slow and very xpensive.
Depending of where you live there are wireless ISP's but these are quite limited still. Cloud are one. search them out. Either that or just see if there are any unsecured one's that you could use. (with owners agrement ofcourse ;))
2007-01-19 04:18:40 · answer #5 · answered by cwiltshire 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋