Hi BarbZ What a great birthday gift!
Combined Wireless / Ethernet modems do exist and the benefits and otherwise of different brands regularly appears in the discussions here so a search of the archives may help you here. Have you thought about just getting an Aiport Express or Aiport Extreme to your existing set up? Daniel Kerr may be able to help with supplying any of these three options for you and save your son some driving ... Regards Dave On 7/11/10 8:28 PM, "Barb Zahari" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all > > My son is giving me an iPad (wiFi plus 3G) for my birthday this week > (it's a biggie! 8-D). > It'll be great because I'm having to spend about 90% of my time on the > bed with foot elevated atm, & have only a pretty old lappie. > I haven't used wireless connections at all before, so pretty clueless > on this. > > I'm with Westnet, so far using the ethernet modem/router they supplied > (no problems experienced). > I also have 3 "Internet Power Point" (pick up the internet connection > in a different room through an ordinary wall power point). > > He wants to go shopping this week for a wireless modem for the iPad. > My questions are: > > (1) Can you get a modem which combines both wireless & ethernet > (so I can go on using non-wireless gear). > > (2) Any suggestions as to the best modem to purchase for this > combination? > Or just for a wireless modem if the combination isn't possible. > > Cheers .. BarbZ > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
