›

Laptop Internet

Guybrush ThreepwoodGuybrush Threepwood
edited October 2008 in General Chat
Apologies if this sounds stupid...
I have a laptop which connects to my wireless router at home. Everything is fine and dandy, I can browse the internet. If I take my laptop to somewhere like Starbucks, they have wireless internet connection and the laptop can just connect to their router, and then I can browse the internet. Great!
Say I go somewhere that doesn't have wireless internet access. Is there still a way to go on the internet? I've seen people on trains browsing the web, so I'm sure I'm missing out on something simplistic here. Thanks!

Comments

  • Harald BHarald B
    edited October 2008
    I think you can access the internet through a cell phone, though that'll depend on the laptop and the phone. There are also services where you use a usb dongle to connect through satellites or cell phone networks, though that probably involves an expensive subscription.
  • patterspatters
    edited October 2008
    what harald b said, in the uk vodafone,o2 and virgin do them, maybe some others but im not sure
  • Guybrush ThreepwoodGuybrush Threepwood
    edited October 2008
    Alright, thanks chaps. If I went to somewhere which had internet but not wireless, it's just a case of connecting to the correct wall socket?
  • InvaderJim42InvaderJim42
    edited October 2008
    Guybrush Threepwood wrote: »
    Alright, thanks chaps. If I went to somewhere which had internet but not wireless, it's just a case of connecting to the correct wall socket?

    Should be, yeah.
  • patterspatters
    edited October 2008
    Guybrush Threepwood wrote: »
    Alright, thanks chaps. If I went to somewhere which had internet but not wireless, it's just a case of connecting to the correct wall socket?

    for broadband i'd assume it would have to be an ethernet socket, some places have these installed, halls of residence, others may need a router
  • ZootchZootch
    edited October 2008
    Most trains support a wireless internet service. Not always free though.
  • patterspatters
    edited October 2008
    Zootch wrote: »
    Most trains support a wireless internet service. Not always free though.

    not in the uk, i think only virgin trains would
Sign in to comment in this discussion.