Wireless Card For Laptop

randlemanboater · #1 06-16-2007, 08:27 PM

Who has em and what kind?

I just got a Dell laptop and I am thinking about wireless for it so I can stay on the board 24/7.

I know Sprint has service for around $30 a month and it works anywhere a cell phone does.

I am fairly computer illiterate so use small words please.

reelapeelin · #2 06-16-2007, 09:03 PM

Go for it!! 8) ...

THEFERMANATOR · #3 06-16-2007, 11:04 PM

The last time I checked, SPRINT was $70 a month. A friend of mine has it for his wife and kids, they all love it.

tsubaki · #4 06-16-2007, 11:12 PM

My wifes got a Dell, it's wireless, we went to Atlanta and Jacksonville last year and she was robbing signals everywhere. (she's asleep right now and I ain't about to wake her)

randlemanboater · #5 06-17-2007, 11:34 AM

If I understand correctly, you can get a wireless card that will work on wifi(?) where you have to be near a site, or the "sprint" or "clear wire" type where you have service everywhere.

As for the price of the Sprint service, I was just going with what the city pays for em.

THEFERMANATOR · #6 06-17-2007, 11:59 AM

Here's a link to the prices for SPRINT. Under the narrow my list option select data plans.

http://nextelonline.nextel.com/NASAp...n/DisplayPlans

#7 06-17-2007, 08:14 PM

CAN YOU USE A WIRELESS CARD IN YOUR HOMR PC?

randlemanboater · #8 06-17-2007, 08:18 PM

How do you know how many MB's you send, is there a special MB meter?

macojoe · #9 06-17-2007, 10:46 PM

Ok if you have a wireless Router in your home you can use a card in your computer to use your laptop any were in the house, I go out on the deck or out side offten!

If you have a wireless card you can steal wireless from any were you find a signal, Lots of places have free WIFI now bars restutrants and then there are what they call hot spots in citys that you can go to and use.

I used my wireless when I was in the hosiptal! ;D

Now as for cards they are all about the same and all get 54 mb's

Some cards are better then others as far as how you use them, Linkys is good but I found that it was hard to set up and had to call them for support.

On my Dell I run a 3 Com and it was the most simplest thing I have ever done!! was in less then 5 min and has never missed a beat!!

So there you have it in a nut shell!! I would Highly recomend the 3 com!!

Here is one on ebay which is were I got mine, $25 is about the best deal I have found, and that includes shipping.

macojoe · #10 06-17-2007, 10:57 PM

Wireless routers send 100 MBS if you have it wired to a computer and all Wireless connections are 54 MBS

And you don't have to have the same name brand router and card, I have a Linkys router and 3com wireless.

My house is wired I have 4 computers hard wired, and I have the laptop on the wireless.
Its this way cause when I set up the houase it was like 5 years ago before wirless got cheap, But if I ever move I will be all wirless, except my computer cause I like speed!!