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Wi-Fi for PC

raddy59 · 2012-11-17 16:02:39

I've been running my broadband through the landline, but the time has come to go wiFi (because I want to get an Amazon Kindle Fire for my son's xmas pressie and we need WiFi) SO, I know I need a "dongle" for the pc but which one do you recommend - I've read loads of reviews and every one seems to have issues. I don't want…

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victor2 Posts: 8,343 Ambassador

17 November 2012 at 5:37PM

raddy59 wrote: »

At the moment I have the pc on the phoneline.
SO I think I need to get the router onto the incoming phoneline then dongle it to the pc

Which dongle - there are loads and everyone seesm to have issues with them?

I very much doubt it. You're probably already going through a box of tricks commonly called a router or modem, via an ethernet or USB cable plugged into your PC.
As already said. You don't need a dongle.

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