SJ: "Well, if you have a few computers in the house, its a lot easier than trying to give EVERY one of them a special router and set up to the internet. All you'd need is the little card or adapter in the USB drive. Plus, no wire mess running everywhere- if there's kid or creatures around, this can be messy (We have a 1 yr old and 2 kitties)." OK, it's only me, no pets not counting my husband. And he doesn't use the internet much. SJ: "With the laptop, you can go from your own home network to Starbucks like you were mentioning without any worries. Your comp would realize you're somewhere new, see it was a freebie open wifi, and easily tap into it." OK, so I pay extra for the wireless on top of my DSL service? SJ: "If its the security issues that are spooking you, that's easily fixed! Passwords, encryptions, and other security helpers are included with your routers. They can be confusing at first to get set up, but once you do, no worries... You're the only one who can get in there! Most home based wireless networks are for people with a few comps in the house, as well as other equipment that uses internet. Xboxes and Playstations both have online areas that players can log into and play games with anyone. They can either be hooked up with the wires (big mess!) or tap into wifi (easier!). Main reason we have it, really. My laptop, his Xbox." That is not my problem, since we have no kids. I am thinking about travel, though.
SJ: "Hope that helps!-SJ" Yes, it does, thank you! Cindi --- On Sat, 10/25/08, SJ Devlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: SJ Devlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [A-1-Computer_Tech] what is benefit of wireless? To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, October 25, 2008, 7:39 PM >Subject: [A-1-Computer_ Tech] what is benefit of wireless? >Hello, JD's wife. Thank you for answering my questions. I still have several >concerns. 1) I'm beginning to think it's too much for me to think about >wireless. 2) So what is the benefit of wireless? (JD's wife on her own account here! ;) ) Well, if you have a few computers in the house, its a lot easier than trying to give EVERY one of them a special router and set up to the internet. All you'd need is the little card or adapter in the USB drive. Plus, no wire mess running everywhere- if there's kid or creatures around, this can be messy (We have a 1 yr old and 2 kitties). With the laptop, you can go from your own home network to Starbucks like you were mentioning without any worries. Your comp would realize you're somewhere new, see it was a freebie open wifi, and easily tap into it. If its the security issues that are spooking you, that's easily fixed! Passwords, encryptions, and other security helpers are included with your routers. They can be confusing at first to get set up, but once you do, no worries... You're the only one who can get in there! Most home based wireless networks are for people with a few comps in the house, as well as other equipment that uses internet. Xboxes and Playstations both have online areas that players can log into and play games with anyone. They can either be hooked up with the wires (big mess!) or tap into wifi (easier!). Main reason we have it, really. My laptop, his Xbox. Hope that helps!-SJ __._ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
