c-towns Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Is there an easy, cost effective way to make a non wireless laptop into a wireless laptop?Is there a non aircard method? Something to make it permanently wireless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAlphaNerd Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Step 1: Unplug all wiresStep 2: ?Step 3: Profit!But seriously if your laptop does not have a wireless card built in you only option is an external one. They make both pcmci ones and usb ones. No real permanent solution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 there's a usb stick available from rogers though I think it uses 3G network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted December 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 got it. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAlphaNerd Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 http://canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProdList&cmd=pl&id=NTW.541 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 The Rogers USB stick is fantastic btw. I regularly grab shows at 400+ kbps.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 (edited) I have the Bell stick and it works very well. In fact, the person at Roger's even told me to go to Bell because the Rogers' stick is useless. But that may just be the area I'm in. Sounds like it works fine for NW. Edited December 15, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Most likely the 3g (or lack thereof) coverage in your area.... I get no drop outs, great speed and have yet to try to get online without being able to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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