orleans
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Fri Apr-18-08 05:51 PM
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Question: How Can I Get A Portable Internet Connection? |
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my daughter wants this for her laptop for school
i know nothing about this--
so...do you pay a set fee? a monthly fee? is it a card you plug into the laptop? what if you lose the card? where do you buy the card? or the connection? who sells internets on the go? can i get one at a store?
(i feel like rosanna-rosanna-danna)
rosanna rosanna danna questions: if it's not one thing it's another. will the store be by my house? what if the store is closed? will i have to walk to the store or can i drive my car? will i have to pay four dollars a gallon for gas just to get to the store? will i be able to go online in my car?
anyway...can someone please explain to me about getting online for laptops on the go?
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Fri Apr-18-08 05:52 PM
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1. It's roughly like a cell phone |
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It's a card that slides into the laptop. The cost is roughly $50 a month (give or take depending on the speed of the connection). In fact you get them at cell phone stores.
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Fri Apr-18-08 08:45 PM
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4. $50 a month? omg. i think she might have to use the internet at her school. n/t |
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Fri Apr-18-08 05:53 PM
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2. You'll need a wireless card from a provider |
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Most cell phone providers offer these. They have monthly access plans to gp along. Like this: http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?item=phoneFirst&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=2850If you have a cell phone provider, ask them.
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Fri Apr-18-08 05:54 PM
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3. You can usually do it through a cell phone company. |
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You need a special wireless card? Modem? something like that anyway. Not just the wireless that came with your laptop. I think but I am not sure. When I have looked into it, it seems like it cost almost as much as home broadband service (39.99 a month or so) but there might be other ways to do it.
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Fri Apr-18-08 09:08 PM
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5. Why does she need that? |
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Edited on Fri Apr-18-08 09:09 PM by jasonc
I bet her school has WiFi everywhere. As do most coffee shops.
Where does she go to school?
if her computer (I assume it is a laptop) does not have wireless capability, you can buy a USB WiFi card and get WiFi access.
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orleans
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Fri Apr-18-08 09:43 PM
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6. what is wifi? maybe that's what i'm thinking of and maybe that's what |
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she is thinking of.
can you tell me what it is? please jasonc?
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Fri Apr-18-08 09:46 PM
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Same as you may have at home, or at most coffee shops.
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Fri Apr-18-08 09:53 PM
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8. where do you buy a USB WiFi card (and is it expensive?) n/t |
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Fri Apr-18-08 09:54 PM
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9. You should make sure her computer does not already have one |
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Edited on Fri Apr-18-08 09:54 PM by jasonc
built in first.
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Fri Apr-18-08 10:30 PM
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11. Exactly and most do these days. |
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Fri Apr-18-08 10:00 PM
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10. She can probably connect for free in a WiFi 'hot zone' and her school might be one... |
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Edited on Fri Apr-18-08 10:04 PM by Breeze54
Wi-Fi-FreeSpot Directory - locations that offer Free Wi-Fi. United States - Illinois http://www.wififreespot.com/il.htmlCheck the http://www.panera.com/cafes/wifi.php">Panera Bread site for an updated listing of Illinois locations with Free Wi-Fi.
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