Laptop and wifi
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Stewart H
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Pretty much standard these days. I once bought a Medion Laptop that did not have it and needed a dongle, cost about a tenner from maplins, its still working after five years
Stewart
Stewart
So do you need a dongle or if you get a laptop with wifi you don't, Im not very good at this puter stuff
wayne
A wi-fi enabled laptop will let you connect to any wi-fi hotspots. Depending on where you are will dictate how easy & costly this is. I'm not sure how Romania fares in the availability stakes for access. If you decide to use a UK dongle then this will allow you to access the internet from anywhere, however you will pay more than usual because the dongle will connect through local mobile networks. Make sure you ask a few pertinent questions before surfing away.
A wi-fi enabled laptop will let you connect to any wi-fi hotspots. Depending on where you are will dictate how easy & costly this is. I'm not sure how Romania fares in the availability stakes for access. If you decide to use a UK dongle then this will allow you to access the internet from anywhere, however you will pay more than usual because the dongle will connect through local mobile networks. Make sure you ask a few pertinent questions before surfing away.
SJRoome
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Hi
I would give you two tips. (1) Get a refurbished IBM T43 laptop from eBay. They are powerful, solidly built and have extremely good WiFi antennas. They can be bought for under £200. (2) Get the WiFi up and running before you go to Romania as getting WiFi running on a laptop can be difficult.
Steve
I would give you two tips. (1) Get a refurbished IBM T43 laptop from eBay. They are powerful, solidly built and have extremely good WiFi antennas. They can be bought for under £200. (2) Get the WiFi up and running before you go to Romania as getting WiFi running on a laptop can be difficult.
Steve
Dongle confusion
Just a quick note on dongles!
Non-wifi enabled laptops can be fitted with a wifi dongle. This basically allows internet access through an existing wireless network. A wifi enabled laptop already has this capability built-in so does not require a wifi dongle.
The other type of dongle people are referring to (I think!) is sometimes called a 3G card, which is basically a USB stick or PC card with a mobile phone SIM card inside it. This enables internet access by connecting through a particular mobile phone network.
The 3G card connection will be much, much slower and you will pay for every KB of information you send and receive. wifi is generally pretty fast and will either be free, if you can find an unsecured network, or charged by the hour\day depending on the hotspot provider.
The advantage of the 3G card is that you are not relying on locating a nearby wifi hotspot as you can connect to the internet from anywhere which has a mobile phone signal of GPRS quality or above (Edge, 3G, etc).
Hope this helps!
Mb
Just a quick note on dongles!
Non-wifi enabled laptops can be fitted with a wifi dongle. This basically allows internet access through an existing wireless network. A wifi enabled laptop already has this capability built-in so does not require a wifi dongle.
The other type of dongle people are referring to (I think!) is sometimes called a 3G card, which is basically a USB stick or PC card with a mobile phone SIM card inside it. This enables internet access by connecting through a particular mobile phone network.
The 3G card connection will be much, much slower and you will pay for every KB of information you send and receive. wifi is generally pretty fast and will either be free, if you can find an unsecured network, or charged by the hour\day depending on the hotspot provider.
The advantage of the 3G card is that you are not relying on locating a nearby wifi hotspot as you can connect to the internet from anywhere which has a mobile phone signal of GPRS quality or above (Edge, 3G, etc).
Hope this helps!
Mb
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