Dongle Question!!!!

jigsy_in_spain

I intend to take my lap-top to Spain on my next visit and have considered buying a dongle on my arrival.
Could anyone tell me whether a/ this is possible and b/ would it be compatible with my lap-top:think:

robt_2

A dongle for what?

3G? Wifi? Storage?

WilliC

I assume by dongle, you are refering to a dongle that would connect you to the internet without the need for an internet connection.

If so, then yes it would work.

As for it being compatible with your laptop, i would assume so, however i don't know what laptop you have so i can't really comment. It would be mostly down to what OS you have as im not too sure if they would work with linux or not.

Inactive

jigsy_in_spain wrote: »

I intend to take my lap-top to Spain on my next visit and have considered buying a dongle on my arrival.
Could anyone tell me whether a/ this is possible and b/ would it be compatible with my lap-top:think:

What type of dongle? and why buy in Spain?

I assume that you can speak and read Spanish.?

Donnie

I'll refer you to this thread.

Couple that with a free Yoigo Internet To Go SIM and you are off.

Blackpool_Saver

Inactive wrote: »

What type of dongle? and why buy in Spain?

I assume that you can speak and read Spanish.?

why would they need to speak spanish?

Inactive

Blackpool_Saver wrote: »

why would they need to speak spanish?

Quite a lot of Spanish people ( including shop staff ) actually speak Spanish, unless you hasn't realised.

Strider590

A dongle is a strictly speaking a physical software authentication key that often looks like USB pen drive.

The use of "dongle" for bluetooth and wifi adaptors seems to be all too common, probably because it's catchy enough for advertising purposes, a USB storage/pen drive is not a dongle.

Blackpool_Saver

Inactive wrote: »

Quite a lot of Spanish people ( including shop staff ) actually speak Spanish, unless you hasn't realised.

You rude person, most people in Spain speak English and most electrical purchases have instructions written in several languages.

Fonz_2

Blackpool_Saver wrote: »

You rude person, most people in Spain speak English and most electrical purchases have instructions written in several languages.

I'm not sure most people in Spain speak English, perhaps in Benidorm

Inactive

Blackpool_Saver wrote: »

You rude person, most people in Spain speak English and most electrical purchases have instructions written in several languages.

What are you going on about? .... rude????

I wasn't being rude, I was being accurate, in the vast majority of Spain, most people do not speak English, they may do in the tourist area's where you visit, they certainly do not where I go in Spain, nor would I expect them to.

Also, whilst it is true that many products come with instructions in many languages, it is very often the case that English is not one of them.