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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 01:48 AM
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Question Laptop internet connection

Girlfriend has a new laptop from work and brought home her new internet connection sim card thingy tonight.
Now i'll admit I know nothing bout wi-fi or laptops for that matter but how does it all work?
I have a normal pc upstairs running through a BT router as far as im aware there is no wireless card in the computer but I could be wrong about that, I would have thought that there should be some ariel sticking outta the back of the home pc somewhere and if thats the case then there isnt.
So whats the crack
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by scousefly
Girlfriend has a new laptop from work and brought home her new internet connection sim card thingy tonight.
Now i'll admit I know nothing bout wi-fi or laptops for that matter but how does it all work?
I have a normal pc upstairs running through a BT router as far as im aware there is no wireless card in the computer but I could be wrong about that, I would have thought that there should be some ariel sticking outta the back of the home pc somewhere and if thats the case then there isnt.
So whats the crack


I dont know what a Internet Sim thing is ?

The card will pick up a signal much like a radio picks up radio waves. The sign should come from the Home Hub and not the PC, setting the PC up as a wireless "server" is a pain. Assuming it is a BT home hub.

Doe the BT thing have an ariel ? if not it might not be a wireless router in which case you would need to buy one !
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