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if you buy an external usb wifi antenna, do you need software to connect to internet?

Sep 23, 2009 by dianne1Three | Posted in Laptops & Notebooks

my model doesn't have WiFi, so I buy perhaps a usb wifi antenna thing. Do I need "Fi software" to connect? something tells me that the wifi info etc.? do Fi USB is supplied with such software?

Yes, and you'll need a router somewhere that connects to a line for the Internet .. unless you buy WWAN is slower than anything else, requires a different type of antenna as 802.11, and works most places, but costs a fortune to lease.

but usually if you pay for broadband internet, have a wireless router connected and configured, and installed drivers for the USB antenna, it should work.

| Sep 23, 2009

what would be the better choice a new usb wifi antenna.or a new network card?

Jun 18, 2009 by Justin | Posted in Computer Networking

im trying to make my connection stronger and im trying to find the best option should i buy a usb antenna or a new network card?

network card if talking fixed cable vs wifi

as network cable capable of up to 1000mb/s but usually only connected to 100mb/s devices

but wifi {in best case scenario gets 50-60Mb/s} and best case dosn't happen as all EM {electro-magnetic} radiation causes interference {slowdown in real speed}, every radio wireless device and electrical cable, also the total speed is spread amoung all your devices so if 3 pc's 20mb/s each max {this dosn't happen with cable}

but if you are talking wi-fi card or usb wi-fi then still card as the antenna can be usually positioned anywhere as its normally attached to card via a good length of cable {for overhead placement}

{additional con of using wi-fi is {its radio} so it can be overheard and eventually the encription broken and your internet abused or your data stolen} with cable they have to break into your house to tap the cable, and if they can do that they could easier just steal your pc

Alan Doherty | Jun 18, 2009

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Motorola Switches On Broken SD Slots in Canadian Xooms

16.05.11

According to comments on the post, at least one Ottowa-based customer has already gotten the update.

Is it just me, or does this seem almost unbelievable? I get knocked in the comments (and in wonderfully illiterate, abusive email) for being an Apple “fanboy”, but the truth is that Apple ships finished products. They might not always work quite right, or lack basic features (copy-and-paste, anyone?) but if an iPad shipped with an SD card slot, you can bet that it would work properly.

By expecting customers to pay for a rushed-out, half-done gadget, Motorola is essentially saying two things. The first is that the Xoom is for geeks and early adopters, not the general, non-techy “post-PC” audience that tablets should be ideal for. The second? Motorola is telling us it thinks we’re a bunch of gullible idiots.

There is no mention of a date for updates outside Canada.

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Source: Wired (blog)

WiFi USB Super Antenna [Gizmos for Geeks]

by Gizmos For Geeks

Does your wireless network only work in close range to your router? Extend your WiFi network without purchasing an expensive repeater. You’ll save money and electricity with the same results by installing the WiFi USB Super Antenna, which will let you access your wireless network from anywhere in the house or on your property, up to a mile away. This high-gain WiFi antenna connects to your PC via USB; your computer doesn’t even need an internal WiFi card or antenna to work!

Source: WiFi USB Super Antenna [Gizmos for Geeks]

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