Packard Bell Laptop

ANDENA

Question can i take my laptop to southampton as my husband having operation sunday but it is not wireless. any advice would be appriated in simple english please as i am not up on teckie stuff.

ANDENA

Sorry for got to ask about new avg 8.0 i keep on having it pop up on screen to download is this one free or not

totalsolutions

Hi
Yes you have my blessing to take the laptop to Southampton.
Wireless use in a hospital may not be allowed. However patients can access TV and the internet from their bedside unit at a weekly charge (quite high charges).
To use the laptop, you need a usb style wireless dongle.
I cannot offer any advice on your husbands operation at this time, however I wish your husband a speedy recovery.

russ_gillespie

AVG Free 8.0 is availble tomorrow, but you don't have to upgrade if you don't want to, not yet anyway.

As for your laptop, you can take it where you like. Not being wireless simply means you won't have internet access, unless you can plug it in to someone elses router. If you don't need internet access where your going then just take the laptop with the power lead.


Russ

ANDENA

totalsolutions wrote: »

Hi
Yes you have my blessing to take the laptop to Southampton.
Wireless use in a hospital may not be allowed. However patients can access TV and the internet from their bedside unit at a weekly charge (quite high charges).
To use the laptop, you need a usb style wireless dongle.
I cannot offer any advice on your husbands operation at this time, however I wish your husband a speedy recovery.

i am staying in heartbeat accomadation while he is in there i am going to be bored with out my laptop so how much is a dongle and can i get it on line on safe site but dont know what size ect i need i told you i am not teckie.

totalsolutions

Lets start with the laptop model, we know its a Packard Bell, just to make sure there's no wireless already there.

Connecting to hotels they charge very high rates.
Connecting out and about everyone it seems you need to register and pay again very high daily rates

Some pubs and coffee shops might give free access though, but not tried. I will check this out in London for you in the next two days. You can buy in any electrical outlet a usb device, or a PCMCIA unit that might fit in a slot down the edge of your laptop. Buy Linksys, Belkin, 3Com, D-Link i.e. well known brands and you get proper online tec support and customer web access.

PM me as this message is falling by the wayside now.

ANDENA

just got in from work my laptop is not wireless i did buy one from dell for my self £325 but my daughter had that she is paying for it.in southampton hospital there is accomadation for wifes ect to stay pay £20 key money for duration.room. kitchen and bathroom share so not like hotel nowi want to just respond to e mails and on my sites like this one,can you tell me what i need a dongle usb i have seen them in Argos but which for what i need they have offers on at moment but can you help me.

ANDENA

nobody there i need help with thread befor

globalds

Hi
What would be really helpful would be the model number of the laptop .If you're lucky it should be right under the screen .
The USB wireless dongle would more than likely be the best option.
I would probably go for something like this
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/6766647/Trail/searchtext%3ENETWORKING+ACCESSORIES.htm

I'm sure somebody else will be along shortly to offer something better.
I only picked Argos as you had mentioned it earlier and it may be easy for you to collect .

ANDENA

globalds wrote: »

Hi
What would be really helpful would be the model number of the laptop .If you're lucky it should be right under the screen .
The USB wireless dongle would more than likely be the best option.
I would probably go for something like this
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/6766647/Trail/searchtext%3ENETWORKING+ACCESSORIES.htm

I'm sure somebody else will be along shortly to offer something better.
I only picked Argos as you had mentioned it earlier and it may be easy for you to collect .

model no underneath will turn of to have a look.

ANDENA

my husband having operation there and i can stay in accomadation in grounds of hospital for £20 for 5 or 6 days he has had collapsed lung twice been waiting since feb any way model of packard bell isQUA-NRI IF that helps i need on dongle so i can keep in touch with e.mails and family going down to weymouth tomorrow to ARGOS can you let me know what to get as i am not tecki