Full 54G wireless setup for 1 pc and lappy for 77 quid!!

pin

charlie12 wrote:

The USB adaptor is 19.49 at play:

http://www.play.com/play247.asp?pa=cart&page=title&r=ELEC&title=615573

In reality how good are these USB adapters compared to say a PC card for either a laptop or PCI card for a desktop?

charlie12

They're not as good, they use a little more CPU power, and can be slower.

They're handy for some people, because they work on both PCs and laptops, and there's no need to open a PC to install it.

kinster_2

jo3uk wrote:

Only £21.99 del. for a similar Belkin model @ Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0006374PK

That's only £21.77 at PC World

kinster_2

pin wrote:

In reality how good are these USB adapters compared to say a PC card for either a laptop or PCI card for a desktop?

no problems with mine at all

Roger_Rampant

Only £21.99 del. for a similar Belkin model @ Amazon

That's only £21.77 at PC World

Yes, so effectively you're paying Amazon 22p for delivery, less than the cost of the fuel to go to PCWorld to collect it

charlie12

£19.49 at Play !!

Roger_Rampant

Sorry Charlie, when someone says USB adapter I think of an item that plugs into one USB port and gives you four more USB ports, my mistake...

gravy173

Wonder if someone can help me,

i've just bought a laptop with wireless capability and i want to connect to the internet using it, however i dont want to set up a network using it as I only have the one computer (my desktop was v old and got binned a few weeks ago). Can i connect the router directly to the cable modem without the need to run this through another computer system meaning i can get internet access anywhere in my house without the need for wires?

if this is possible what equipment would i need to get - does it need to be a special router?

charlie12

Roger_Rampant wrote:

Sorry Charlie, when someone says USB adapter I think of an item that plugs into one USB port and gives you four more USB ports, my mistake...

heh no worries

gavinp

gravy173 wrote:

Wonder if someone can help me,

i've just bought a laptop with wireless capability and i want to connect to the internet using it, however i dont want to set up a network using it as I only have the one computer (my desktop was v old and got binned a few weeks ago). Can i connect the router directly to the cable modem without the need to run this through another computer system meaning i can get internet access anywhere in my house without the need for wires?

if this is possible what equipment would i need to get - does it need to be a special router?

The £35 Belkin router will work fine for your laptop along with your cable modem.

Which cable company do you use ? You may need to call them to register the MAC address of the router with them once you have received it.

Thanks

Gavin