What wireless USB?

SCO

tom15387202 wrote: »

When I can, I prefer Ethernet over wireless mostly because of the speed lost on wireless.

Will the speed be any worse than using internet dongle?

penrhyn

SCO wrote: »

Inspiron N7010.

(17R)

Wireless IS standard on that model.

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/insN7010/en/sm/minicard.htm#wp1181758

Dell Inspiron 17R 7010-8596 Core i3-380M 4GB 500GB 17.3 Laptop Specification

Colour TOMATO RED
Processor Intel Core i3-380M (2.53GHz)
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
RAM4GB DDR3 (see upgrade options)
Graphics card ATI Radeon HD5650 1GB Dedicated Graphics
Display Wide 17.3"
Screen features LED and TrueLife technology
Hard drive 500GB SATA - 5400 rpm
Optical disk drive SuperMulti dual-layer DVD writer
Memory card reader 7-in-1 memory card reader
USB 3 USB 2.0 ports
Ethernet 10/100 network interface 1 x RJ-45
Wi-Fi Dell Wireless 1501N mini card
Video interface 1 x HDMi
Audio interface 1 x headphones, 1 x microphone
TV output 1 x VGA
Sound SRS Premium Sound, 2 x 2W speakers
Webcam 1.3 megapixels with microphone
Keyboard & Mouse Numerical keypad
Bluetooth
Battery 6-cell lithium-ion battery
Accessories included Mains adapter, battery, instruction manual

SCO

penrhyn wrote: »

Wireless IS standard on that model.

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/insN7010/en/sm/minicard.htm#wp1181758

Dell Inspiron 17R 7010-8596 Core i3-380M 4GB 500GB 17.3 Laptop Specification

Colour TOMATO RED
Processor Intel Core i3-380M (2.53GHz)
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
RAM4GB DDR3 (see upgrade options)
Graphics card ATI Radeon HD5650 1GB Dedicated Graphics
Display Wide 17.3"
Screen features LED and TrueLife technology
Hard drive 500GB SATA - 5400 rpm
Optical disk drive SuperMulti dual-layer DVD writer
Memory card reader 7-in-1 memory card reader
USB 3 USB 2.0 ports
Ethernet 10/100 network interface 1 x RJ-45
Wi-Fi Dell Wireless 1501N mini card
Video interface 1 x HDMi
Audio interface 1 x headphones, 1 x microphone
TV output 1 x VGA
Sound SRS Premium Sound, 2 x 2W speakers
Webcam 1.3 megapixels with microphone
Keyboard & Mouse Numerical keypad
Bluetooth
Battery 6-cell lithium-ion battery
Accessories included Mains adapter, battery, instruction manual

Not the same as mine, have the one with the P6000 processor, must have been one of the last of the previous generation.

penrhyn

What makes you think it does not have wireless?

cajef

SCO wrote: »

Was actually surprised it did not have it, its a dell got it in 2010!!!

Have you checked in Device Manager to see what Network adapters are fitted?

kwikbreaks

Yes I agree - I'd be very surprised indeed if a 2010 laptop didn't have WiFi as standard.

tom15387202

SCO wrote: »

Will the speed be any worse than using internet dongle?

It depends, dongles can only transmit data as fast as the USB connection allows.

SCO

penrhyn wrote: »

What makes you think it does not have wireless?

Type wifi into the search bar and nothing comes up.

Spank

Try typing wireless instead of wifi

penrhyn

So have you tried pressing the F2 key? i.e the one with the radio symbol?
Are you using windows 7?
If so try opening the network and sharing centre.