Wireless question

[smashfactory]

i keep my laptop in the kitchen- it is wireless to my main desltop in the office-
i am going on vacation- can i take my laptop and use it "wireless" if i am not at home? do i need something special to like sit on the beach and be online?

 

[slipondajimmy]

Sure you can. If the place you are going has wireless access

 

[smashfactory]

welll, the house we rented does not ;-( it is a beach community-
dang, i thought if you caught a hot spot or something like that, you could go online-
(you can see my laptop has never left my kitchen)

 

[Barrucadu]

If you find a hot spot with Internet access, then you can go online.

 

[deet]

Most Motels have free access. So just depends on how close one is to the beach.

But for me last year when I went on vacation I took my laptop and it was the worse thing I could have done after all it was supposed to be vacation not surfing online. so this year mine will stay home.

 

[liquidcherry]

smash, the best solution for you would be a laptop card from your cellphone provider...most of them offer them for free right now...

With a card like that you are complete freee from any restriction(of course it depends how good your provider is)

Cheers

Frank

 

[smashfactory]

what is a laptop card? i get that from my cellphone provider? can i buy one at best buy or something?

 

[liquidcherry]

Here is an example from AT&T, but every Provider has similar offers:

http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/cell-phone-details/?device=Sierra+Wireless+AirCard+881+(Refurb)&q_sku=sku1250153

It is also available as USB

With a card like that you are completely independent but of course it cost you whatever your provider is charging for your airtime/minutes

Some provider like sprint are offering it for 60 bucks a month i think, AT&T has their Media Net etc

(But maybe talking with your provider helps further, if you are not using it constantly i wouldn't get one because remember, you have to get a plan with it)

Cheers,

Frank

 

[snowbird]

Yeah if your lucky you should be able to find a hotspot. They are everywhere. I remember seeing McDonalds advertising wifi now and I know alot of coffee shops already have wifi like starbucks. It is becomming more and more common these days. I remember my hotel even had wireless once. Just be careful because some places may try to profit off their wireless access and may want to charge you a fee to use it. But wifi is definately becomming pretty common these days.

 

[Hurley4540]

Any where there is a wireless connection without a password or with a password that you know.

 

[smashfactory]

i just called geek squad who set up myy laptop- and yeah, i can go to like mcdonalds in ocean city and they have free wifi hot spots, so does the panera bread there- i called them and they said just sit down, and log on- they are free there and a few other places- i found a hot spot list-

cool- i will do that- check email with my mcmuffin

thanks!!!!!!!!!

 

[Hurley4540]

You have so much rep and posts but don't know about wireless :P

And no problem

 

[smashfactory]

You have so much rep and posts but don't know about wireless :P

And no problem

it is true- i am ALL the time- a bit less with summer and kids- but thats why the laptop is in the kitchen- i can always have quick access- but in the past few years, vacations always had a place to plug in the laptop- this place we are renting, they did not have internet access at all! can you imagine

so, i learned something new

 

[Hurley4540]

You learn something new everyday