hiya, i want broadband at home and and thus,aim planning to get rid of my pc, and used the funds raised to part finance a new laptop... but i have heard a pc is ESSENTIAL in order to get broadband as i can't access it with a laptop only- is this true? so, really, i need a pc and the laptop is optional????? (i's rather just have a laptop only really)...please help. thanks
2007-02-26 10:18:45 · 5 answers · asked by wuman22 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
You can get wireless internet for both PC and laptop.
The part is that you need high speed internet then a wireless router that shares wirelessly. Then, you would need a wireless card that will fit into the laptop's slot and then connect via WEP through wireless router.
You can do both and not one of the other.
2007-02-26 10:23:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The NIC card is what gives access to Broadband. WLAN cards are NIC cards, sorta. So go for it.
Keep the PC as a Backup Storage Device, or yank a HDD out of before you give it away and use it as an External Backup Data Storage Device.
This helps you save data from crashes, or viri, they happen, and when the system does crash or get all goofed up, you have a Current Backup.
That's smart computing.
2007-02-26 10:24:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
broadband has absolutely nothing to with the style or operating system of your computer, just make sure your laptop has an ethernet card in it (NIC) either hard wired or wireless if you plan to get a wireless router with it so you can use your laptop anywhere in the house without connecting a cable to it
2007-02-26 10:25:14 · answer #3 · answered by karl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to access broad band it doesn't matter what you have PC or laptop it's all the same to the internet even an old clapped out p2 300mhz machine laptop or pc can use broadband
2007-02-26 10:23:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, you can access broadband with a laptop. a laptop is simply a portable pc.
2007-02-26 10:23:26 · answer #5 · answered by interlude 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋