Wireless for thicko!!!

gazza975526570

Hello

Im about to move house and the phne socket is in the hallway. Not a great place to use my laptop!
As such i want to go wireless but havent got a clue. I went into PC world today and the guy who i spoke to just baffled me.

I know my PC is wireless enabled so what do i actually need to buy?And how much approx would it be

Thanks

albertross_2

If you are on broadband, a wireless router.

NTL/Telewest .. A Cable/DSL wireless broadband router.
BT phone .. An ADSL wireless router

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everythingblogcast

Note that you can still get a router however you also need to get a modem. I have looked into this option for ADSL and its double the price of the gateway.

alikat_3

everythingblogcast wrote:

Note that you can still get a router however you also need to get a modem. I have looked into this option for ADSL and its double the price of the gateway.

Not exactly you can get a modem/router, mine came from aol & is netgear DG834g & is around £50 on Amazon & about £10 cheaper, on Ebay with BIN.

terrierlady

you will be able to do this, I did with the help of all the girls and guys on here so good luck.

everythingblogcast

alikat wrote:

Not exactly you can get a modem/router, mine came from aol & is netgear DG834g & is around £50 on Amazon & about £10 cheaper, on Ebay with BIN.

That is just a gateway. Gateway is a modem and a router in one unit. I was taking about a router and then a modem two different units.

The term Gateway is used by Linksys but its the same thing as modem/router.

gaming_guy

alikat wrote:

Not exactly you can get a modem/router, mine came from aol & is netgear DG834g & is around £50 on Amazon & about £10 cheaper, on Ebay with BIN.

i also recommend this router as it is very easy to setup and secure