"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 20:27:32 -0500, "RCE" wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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When you guys are out and about with your laptops, do you pay for
wi-fi?

How does that work?

Most motels have free wi-fi, as do libraries and even McDonald's. Some
towns are setting up town-wide Wi-Fi.

Some protect and reserve the service to paying customers by issuing a
passcode to use it.
Others, like the Comfort Inn I am at right now do not. You just search
for
a server, the motel's server shows up and you hit "connect".

Works fine, lasts a long time.

Kewl. Do you need a specific wireless card? Or is it protocol
sensitive?

There's some standard setup ... somebody here will know ....802.11b or
something like that.
My laptop has it built-in. Mrs. E. has a module plugged into a USB port for
her tower computer.
We put a wireless router in the house and did away with all the cables.

I noticed when I checked into the motel that if your laptop does not have
the built-in wi-fi thing, they will lend you a USB module to use during your
stay.

RCE