Hi Peggy,
Actually in this case, you would still need an Ethernet card
since the BrailleNote doesn't have a built-in Ethernet port.
Cheers,
Grant
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peggy Kern" <[email protected]
To: "Braillenote" <[email protected]
Date sent: Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:22:44 -0700
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] I want to learn more about LAN
connections
Thanks, Grant. I've had a wireless card for years, but none of
these people
have wireless. They are with Comcast though, so perhaps I could
learn to do
the ethernet thing, although it might involve a lot of plugging
and
unplugging, since they would still want to use their computers.
I take it I
wouldn't need to buy an ethernet card for something like this
then?
Peggy
http://kernsac.livejournal.com/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Grant Hardy" <[email protected]
To: <[email protected]
Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 9:22 PM
Subject: re: [Braillenote] I want to learn more about LAN
connections
Hi Peggy,
Let me give you a few options apart from using dialup.
1. Humanware maintains an up to date list of compatible
wireless cards
for the BrailleNote. These can be bought directly from
Humanware or on
eBay. I picked up an Ambicom card on eBay last december for
around $45.
Just about everyone seems to have access to Wifi nowadays; if
you visited
somebody whose house was equipped with a wireless router, you
could simply
slip the wireless card into the BrailleNote and connect to their
network
just as if you were connected via Ethernet wires. They might
have to give
you a key to logon to their network, but apart from that, there
should be
no complications at all.
2. Humanware also maintains a list of compatible Ethernet
(wired) cards
for the BrailleNote. Again, these can be picked up on eBay or
from
Humanware directly. If you're visiting someone who does not
have wifi
access in their house, but does have a wired router (typically
they would
have a wired router if they need to access the internet from
more than one
computer simultaneously), you would slip the Ethernet card into
your
BrailleNote, plug one end of an Ethernet cable into the card,
then plug
the other end into a spare plug on the person's router. Note
that
Ethernet cables are available at most electronics stores, and
are pretty
cost effective.
3. If you're visiting somebody who does not have wifi in their
home, but
who would let you use the internet when they're not using it
themselves,
you could buy an Ethernet card, then have them unplug one end of
their
Ethernet chord from the back of their computer and pass it to
you; you
could then plug that end into your BrailleNote. (Note: this is
only
realistic if the person you're visiting uses cable. If they use
DSL/ADSL,
it would be a bit more complicated since you would have to logon
to a
website and "register" your BrailleNote's Ethernet card with
their ISP,
which is probably not worth the bother.)
4. If you're visiting someone who's fairly tech savvy, they can
configure
their computer to share an internet connection over wifi. Using
a
wireless card, you could then access that shared connection as
long as you
were fairly close to their computer and their computer was on.
Note,
though, that I've found this slightly frustrating at times to
get working
on the BrailleNote, but it's doable.
5. There are applications for cell phones that enable the cell
phone
connection to be shared over wifi, which, again, you could
access on the
BrailleNote if you bought a wireless card. For example, for
Symbian, look
up Joikuspot and Walking Hotspot. Once again, this is one of
the trickier
methods, in my experience, to get working on the BrailleNote - I
never did
get the BrailleNote to work with a connection which was being
shared over
Joikuspot - so be sure you play with the demo of such a program
prior to
purchasing it.
6. If you're visiting someone who has either Active Sync or
Windows
Mobile Device Center installed on their computer, you can set up
a guest
partnership between your BrailleNote and their computer, and
access the
internet through their computer's internet connection.
7. Does your cell phone have an infrared port? If so, I've
heard it can
be easier to use your cell phone as a modem with the BrailleNote
through
infrared rather than through bluetooth.
These are just some thoughts. I hope this is all clear! Let me
know if
you want more information on anything I've said.
All the best and good luck,
Grant
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peggy Kern" <[email protected]
To: "Braillenote" <[email protected]
Date sent: Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:07:24 -0700
Subject: [Braillenote] I want to learn more about LAN connections
Hi, all. I'm thinking of changing providers, and am trying to
figure out
what will be the best for us.
Right now I have Earthlink as my provider, and like them because
they have
dial-up, which I can use when away from home and at a place where
I can't
get a wireless connection. But do to some dissatisfaction with
Earthlink's
technical support, I'm considering looking for a different
provider for my
DSL. I'm considering going with AT&T, which I've heard works
well with the
BrailleNote. But I'm trying to figure out what to do when away
from home.
I could keep Earthlink as a dial-up, and just use a dial-up
number when away
from home. But then I'm paying for dial-up while home and not
needing it.
I do have a data plan on my cell phone, so I could get rid of
Earthlink and
just use the data plan, but the bluetooth with my BrailleNote and
my 6620
doesn't always seem stable, especially when I want to go on the
web.
Usually my vacations are in Portland, where most people I visit
have
Comcast. If I got some kind of LAN plug, could I plug the plug
into the
family's computer and the other end into the BrailleNote, and
connect that
way? I usually just use dial-up, because there are no wireless
connections
picked up by the BrailleNote in the areas where I'm staying. So
with my
limited knowledge, dial-up seems to be my only option when away
from home
and unable to get a wireless connection. But if I can get a LAN
thing going
and get rid of Earthlink dial-up altogether, that might be
another option.
But I know nothing about LAN or how it works, or what I'd need to
do or
where I'd need to plug in to use a LAN connection. Does anyone
have any
thoughts or suggestions I might not have considered yet?
Peggy
http://kernsac.livejournal.com/
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