Hi Gary,
Starbucks have their own network. You buy access from the cashier who will give you an access code and password on a card. When you open your PB, it should ask you if you want to join the Starbucks network. You click OK which will take you to the login page of the ISP they use. Scrape the two black patches off the back of the card which should give you the user ID code and the password. Enter these and you should be connected.
Here in Thailand, Starbucks charges about US$3.75 for one hour - very expensive.
HTH
Roger
On Apr 27, 2005, at 11:53 AM, Gary Zamzow wrote:
Dear Group,
I found a nice 1400C, and I would like to get a wireless card for it.
If I have a wireless card can I go to a Starbucks and open up my browser and surf,
or do I have to to access via my ISP, which is Comcast, which I use with my iMac at home?
I also want to get a wireless system at home and use my 1400 to go on-line, but Comcast
said that the minimum system requirements are OS 9.0, and 128 MB of memory.
My 1400 has OS 8.6, with a 250MHz G3 processor and 48 MB of memory.
I guess that I can try to push it.
When I get a wireless system at home can a visiting friend access my home wireless just
like they would in a cafe, or would they have to have the Comcast Install Wizard on their machines?
I contacted Comcast, and they sent me some links that indicated that they could set up a system for
me, and that there would be a charge for additional computers, which could add up if one had several
old computers or several old friends with computers, that is, if I'm interpreting the information correctly.
I guess that my question is: What do I need to do to go wireless at the cafes;
and if anyone has experience with Comcast, what do I need to do to go wireless at home?
Thank you much for any information. Gary Z
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