Easy question - Wifi??

theradfords

Can anyone help me with what I know will be an easy question for many of you.

I have one home pc, and one broadband supplier Virgin Media.
What would I need to do to get wifi, and what costs would be ivolved please. Is it easy to set up?

Thanks very much

Inner_Zone

Cable or ADSL?

scheming_gypsy

ADSL - a wireless router with built in modem and a wireless card in the PC
Cable - a wireless cable router and a wireless card in the PC

costs would be between £20 and £40 tops unless you buy second hand, and it's very easy to set up.

Lokolo

Your supplier may already have given you a router. How do you connect your virgin equipment to your PC?

And what does it look like?



Like this?



Or this?

theradfords

Inner_Zone wrote: »

Cable or ADSL?

cable I think - I have a modem with a ethernet lead. It is a cable modem, and looks like the first picture above

I do not have any router

Lokolo

Then you'll need a cable router, can be found in most places; Amazon, Ebuyer, Dabs.

You'll need to check whether your PC has a wireless card or not.

If not you can buy one like this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Linksys-WMP600N-Wireless-N-Adapter-Dual-Band/dp/B002N1MJ5S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309710245&sr=8-1

Thats the one I have. It works perfectly.

theradfords

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

ADSL - a wireless router with built in modem and a wireless card in the PC
Cable - a wireless cable router and a wireless card in the PC

costs would be between £20 and £40 tops unless you buy second hand, and it's very easy to set up.

thanks - would I need to pay virgin media more per month? or change my package with them?

theradfords

Lokolo wrote: »

Then you'll need a cable router, can be found in most places; Amazon, Ebuyer, Dabs.

You'll need to check whether your PC has a wireless card or not.

thanks, how can I check if I have a wireless card?

Lokolo

theradfords wrote: »

thanks, how can I check if I have a wireless card?

What operating system are you using?

theradfords

Lokolo wrote: »

What operating system are you using?

windows xp

Inner_Zone

theradfords wrote: »

thanks - would I need to pay virgin media more per month? or change my package with them?

No..........