Re: Going wireless...

On Sun, 29 Jul 2012 19:08:49 +0200
TuxaneMedia <[email protected]> wrote:


> Am 27.07.2012 13:16, schrieb [email protected]:
> >   Hi folks,
> >
> >   Being always either too poor to afford satellite internet (as we're
> > literally out in the woods and no DSL or cable) or just not able to get a
> > decent signal for any other kind of internet, I've not ever looked into
> > setting up WiFi.
> >
> >   Now we finally, after years of frustration at being stuck with dial-up, we
> >   have a chance to use something much faster (wisper internet, in case
> > anyone has heard of it).
> >
> >   Does anyone have any suggestions for a decent wired and wireless
> > combination router that is relatively inexpensive? I've opted to try some
> > (also relatively inexpensive) USB adaptors for the two computers to make
> > things easier in case I can get away with not needing to wire them both or
> > just one)
> >
> >   Will setting up a wireless connection be difficult or is it pretty much as
> >   simple as it is with a dial-up modem or whatever? (I use KDE, btw)
> >
> >   Thanks for any info and any help (keep it simple please! heh). I'm fairly
> >   excited about this as it seems it's about damned time (I used to repair
> >   computers 10+ years ago and was often disgusted that people who shouldn't
> >   even been allowed to *own* computers, much less touch one, were able to
> > have dsl/high-speed internet and I would go home and be stuck on dial-up.
> > Made me sick to my stomach).
> >
> >  
> >   John
> >
> >
> Hi, 
> I don't know what you pay in the UK for a phone based ADSL,
> but the Satellite offers I used to propose to our clients seem to be the
> same all over Europe.
> Here in France they are as expensive as most other (ADSL) offers.
> Maybe have a look at this, if you don't already know it :
> 
> http://www.toowaybroadband.co.uk/features_and_benefits.php
> 
> J
> 

  Uhhh...I'm not in the UK or Europe for that matter, but here in the USA.

  As I said, satellite here is far too expensive for someone on a fixed income
  such as myself, thus I'm going to try out this new(er) wireless type and see
  how it lives up to its hype.

  It looks like I'm just going to have to go with the cheapest wireless router
  that does 300Kbps and I've found a USB receiver that is $15 (which is pretty
  cheap too, compared to a lot of the other stuff I'd like to have!).

  Now to try and save up the installation fee, heh.


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