wireless help
my laptop was taken away from me at work and i was given a desktop in the 2 counties i work in. it was the only computer that seems to pick up the neighborhood wireless. our apple doesn't. we needed to get wireless in the fall anyway, but now we really do need to get on the ball. it's hard not having internet at home!!!
what wireless provider do y'all use? are there any cheap ones out there? we have comcast cable but no phone line. who's doing what with wireless in the lansing/holt area? any info would be greatly appreciated!
what wireless provider do y'all use? are there any cheap ones out there? we have comcast cable but no phone line. who's doing what with wireless in the lansing/holt area? any info would be greatly appreciated!
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I'm also not sure what you mean when you ask who our wireless provider is...
If you want to go purely wireless, then you have to go with a cell phone company service and get a card that plugs into your computer to connect to their network. Still a pretty expensive solution with speeds and reliability that don't rival land line connections yet. Otherwise, you just get normal internet (DSL from Telco) or (Cable Modem from Cable) and send it through a wifi enabled router. Word to the wise when you do set up your own wifi signal in your house....enable encryption or your neighbor will surf on your signal just like you've been doing to others before they took your laptop away. :-)
Kim, I personally use Comcast, and they're decent enough to recommend.
Ask Nate Klan to recommend you a wireless router, he's your man!
thanks Eric for your advice. comcast has a special right now we may jump on that's super cheap for 6 months and doesn't require a contract. Steve's looking into it. i'll have him talk to nate too.