Wireless Internet Cards

[Old Tiger]

How do they work?

[AggieJohn]

plug into the side of your laptop, use them with your laptop when you are around town to get service if you can pick up a wifi network

[Old Tiger]

Is that how they work with built in ones?

[AggieJohn]

Originally posted by Tiger WR
Is that how they work with built in ones? yeah, alot of them are built in now

[Old Tiger]

Alright I am thinking about purchasing a laptop. I should ask the people at the campus if there is wireless capabilities.

[AggieJohn]

Originally posted by Tiger WR
Alright I am thinking about purchasing a laptop. I should ask the people at the campus if there is wireless capabilities. trust me 95% of college campus are wifi hotspots

[Keith7]

Originally posted by AggieJohn
yeah, alot of them are built in now

my laptop came with one built in, but i baught one that plugs in because it got better reception and was quicker

[99IHSMustang]

Originally posted by AggieJohn
trust me 95% of college campus are wifi hotspots

Some College Campus's disable broadcasting so not just anyone can obtain a IP address.

[raider red 2000]

on my wife's laptop it says that it has one built in.

so all i have to do is goto a WIFI hot spot and click on internet explorer?

is that right?

[AggieJohn]

something like that

[Old Tiger]

Is there any configuring that you have to do with it?

[lepfan]

Originally posted by Tiger WR
Is there any configuring that you have to do with it? We had my MIL's laptop...fixing some issues with it...we did nothing to it...just turned it on and BOOM!!! we had instant internet (from our wireless router) :)

See there Tiger...I can be nice :) :)

[mistanice]

anyone with a wireless router can be open for someone to connect to their network unless it has the security enabled. ive had my laptop in the neighborhood and my laptop picks up networks from my neighbors.

My apt. complex offers free wireless internet, but now i know why its free, IT BLOWS!