Help sick of dial up

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by CraftyGirl, Sep 18, 2008.

  1. CraftyGirl

    CraftyGirl Private E-2

    I have dial up and it sooooooooooo very slow
    I live out in the country and there isnt much chance of having wireless here.. not soon anyway.
    Is there a free wireless ...
    I have a Toshiba Laptop Vista and I would like to take it with me when I go places...
    thanks
     
    CraftyGirl, Sep 18, 2008
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  2. KingSteve

    KingSteve MajorGeek

    A lot of cell phone companies have wireless cards you can buy that you plug into your laptop and you can get an internet connection wherever. They're pretty nice if you need to get stuff done when you're not by a hotspot or something.
     
    KingSteve, Sep 18, 2008
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  3. CraftyGirl

    CraftyGirl Private E-2

    Are they costly .. and do they cost everytime you go on line?
    Thanks for your help.
    Sorry dont know much about this:confused
     
    CraftyGirl, Sep 18, 2008
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  4. KingSteve

    KingSteve MajorGeek

    you'll have to buy the card and there will most likely be a monthly fee. i'm not sure how much they cost. check out your cell phone service provider and see if they have them.
     
    KingSteve, Sep 18, 2008
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  5. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Hi

    Another option if the phone providers in the US offer them are HSDPA usb dongles that give you broadband via the cell network, its much much quicker than DialUp, but will come with a one off payment for hardware and then monthly charges.

    We have ones like this in the UK so check your areas phone co for similar.

    If you wish to find free wifi hotspots in your area then try this, JWire ( although many free hotspots do tend to be in cafe's, libraries etc
     
    DavidGP, Sep 18, 2008
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  6. Still Learning

    Still Learning Private First Class

    I guess you can get a wifi card for your laptop and goto or try and find free wifi spots that are highspeed, alot of places like starbucks and mcdonalds and such have them for free.

    maybe try and get a satellite dish hook up for a highspeed signal if they dont have cable or DSL broadband and plug it into your laptop via ethernet at home
     
    Still Learning, Sep 19, 2008
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