With an air card your relatives don't need a router.
Posted By: me on 2008-02-18
In Reply to: thank you - that explains a lot - cat of Eric
An air card pulls the signal from the air similar to a cell signal. It is a type of internet the same as cable or DSL. What you are needing is WiFi capability, to connect to an existing network. If they don't already had a network setup maybe they have high-speed internet and you can just hook your computer to the modem, at least long enough to download.
If relatives only have one computer they wouldn't need a router unless their computer was a laptop and they wanted to work in other rooms of the house.
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Mobile PC card - no router required.
here is the section on Cingular's web site. Sprint also has one.
http://business.cingular.com/businesscenter/solutions/wireless-laptop/modem-cards.jsp
Plug a WAP into the router and make sure your computer has a wireless card
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A laptop, wireless router or a card from say Sprint, good battery
you could work anywhere. Being wireless has great benefits, say if you are in the hospital, dying, why you could make a few bucks to pay for the funeral.
Oddly enough, if I don't use my bank card as a credit card in the billing cycle, I get charged fo
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Debit card. They've got the credit card logo on them, so they
can be used anywhere a credit card can be used.
I used to send a card and gift card to my direct supervisor, but that's it. sm
She was the only one who knew me as more than an employee number, and the only one I had any respect for.
Look! I have relatives in CA who come to USA
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My New York relatives used to rag on me:
and say when I visited, "She's from Massatoothetts where they thay 'Pahk the cah in Havaad Yaad.' " (Note: My relatives have no teeth, hence the lisp.)
Cue the banjo's.
I think relatives are the worst ones sometimes--sm
I had to really spell it out for my mom a year or so back, to stop calling me three times a day and telling me to *take a break* because she did not like to see me work so hard. I really hated to hurt her feelings, but that was the only way to get the point across. I HAVE to work hard, to get money to live on...no one else is going to do it for me. So, I totally know what you mean!. Sorry mom, but you just didn't understand...
I have relatives in Port St. Lucie and....sm
they used to live in Miami, but lost everything to Hurricaine Andrew. Now that they're in Port St. Lucie they have learned from the "Andrew" mistakes and for Wilma made sure they had plenty of food, water and gas for the generator that they bought. They knew they should have gone to a shelter but during Andrew the official shelter they were in had its roof blown off and they sat there wet and cold for hours until the storm blew over and decided to not do that route again. They knew with Wilma that they risked having their home destroyed while in it but made that choice.
They did sustain damage to the house with Wilma but aren't waiting and insisting that the government bail them out. They had already talked to a contractor before the storm and had him lined up and ready to come out after the storm was over so they didn't have to wait on long waiting lists. These aren't rich people - my aunt is a retired school teacher and my uncle has been disabled for many years. They're just smart enough to realize that if you live in an area that is prone to severe storms that you have to be prepared or not whine and expect the government to bail you out.
The people in Louisiana knew days ahead of time that they should get out of town and they didn't. It didn't help that the Mayor there basically blew the situation off until after the fact and then decided the federal goverment should have done what he should have done in the beginning - made arrangements for people to get the heck away from there if they didn't have travel means. Instead he transported people to shelters that were right in the midst of the storm and then cried to the world that the government purposefully caused people to die. Gimme a break. IF anyone is guilty of that it's him because he didn't take the appropriate actions which were even outlined in the New Orleans City official disaster plan.
Living in Georgia and in a "tornado alley" part of the state I know my odds are that my house could get demolished by a twister. When a severe storm arises I high-tail it to the basement. Since we also get remnants of hurricaines at times, ice storms, etc. I always have enough food and water to last for several days in the basement, along with plenty of candles and batteries. I also have lots of logs for the fire place to cover winter storms.
You don't have to be rich to prepare for a disaster.... just smart about it and plan ahead of time. If you live in a coastal state then buy that hurricaine insurance and don't whimper that we need to buy you a new house if you don't have insurance and your home gets destroyed. I have homeowner's insurance but if my house were to burn down and I didn't have insurance would it be the government's responsibility to build me a new one? No.
I definitely think its best to avoid relatives this year.
I'll join you for a toast on Thanksgiving? The idea of being alone during the holidays still sucks, but its a change from the strain of being with relatives, and a first. Might be kinda nice I guess.
Well, I think you hubby should have told them no in the first place and the relatives (m)
should have had enough respect to understand and NOT come. Or they could have offered to come for the weekend and take over your duties (cleaning, cooking, watching kids, etc.) so you could go off by yourself and study. I'm sorry you didn't pass and by one point, is really a rip. Cheer up! :-)
When I go back East to visit relatives
I am shocked that some things are a lot cheaper and briefly consider a move, but I adore the weather here. I also don't get why they send all the good veggies/fruits back there and we get left with the icky ones (unless you go to a farmer's market - which is what I try to do). Maybe the good ones survive the trip better and they figure we can deal with the shopworn ones locally.
In Canada, my relatives waited months for an
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I don't know how you can take off for weeks at a time with all your close relatives and go to Aruba
and not be wealthy. Could you? Indefinitely? You and your husband? And her husband said they may buy a house there if necessary because the mother is not going home w/o Natalee. So assuming that resort island property is not cheap, they can afford to buy a house in Aruba? Can you?
toxic friends/relatives--ADMINISTRATOR PLEASE EXPLAIN
Mine is my mother. She is an extremely angry woman, and I honestly think, her seeing me happy, makes her dislike me even more. When I go to visit, which is not often anymore, she sarcastically says "yay look whos here" and does not have anything nice to say to me. She is usually drunk or on drugs so she falls asleep when I try to talk to her, and she criticizes my every decision and points out the things about myself that I hate. One thing, is that i'm not good with people, and she has to remind me of this on a daily basis, like when I tell her i'm going to start school or take classes she will say "but youre not good with people, I bet youre nervous" or snide remarks to that effect. She criticizes how I look, how I do my hair, what I wear, just about everything. When I leave there, for the next couple of days, I feel very angry, my self esteem feels as low as it did when I was a kid, and i'm just sick. I know she is my "mother" but its affecting me so much that I think I would have a better life if I distanced myself and not let her be so involved where it would affect me. Wondering if anyone had to make this painful decision with someone close to them. I'm changing and she is stuck in this bitter hate the world phase, where she has always been. 
I beg your pardon. I have elderly relatives in nursing homes who are constantly in and out of
hospitals. The elderly especially need our reports to be ACCURATE, as nobody gives a hoot to "talk" about them, let alone doctors getting to actually know and remember patients. EVERYTHING about their acute care in hospitals is taken FROM THE PAPER MEDICAL RECORD, and also when they get bumped back to the nursing home. The caretakers take ALL info from the transfer sheet. Reality check for those who need help most - elderly who cannot rattle off their histories themselves.
Has anyone disconnected the internal sound card and replace with another sound card?
I am having problems with my sound on one of my computers. Several different ExText program have been on it so I don't think it is the program and the sound is just now as clear as on my other computer. Has anyone switched (disconnected the internal sound care and replaced) to a new sound card? Did it make a difference.
Everyone on this board is so knowledgeable, I really appreciate you. You have helped me many times.
No credit card is a good credit card.
Just kidding. I'd suggest not using credit cards to pay debts. It'll only dig you in deeper. Look into a signature loan or putting a lien against a vehicle or house. Lower interest rate, pay off sooner.
you need a router
Get you a Linksys router. We have cable and have 5 computers on 1 router, all going at the same time. You plug the router into the modem and then you other line from the router to the computer.
Router
I don't know why they told you you can't use a router. I would and I do! You can get a switch that will switch the keyboard, mouse, and monitor for about 20.00
You definitely can use a router if the router itself has ... SM
places for more than one computer to plug into. I have a LinkSys series, and mine has places for up to 4 computers. I just had to buy an extra ethernet cable (I got a colored one to connect to my 2nd computer) and connected this from the router to the 2nd computer. No problem whatsoever.
router
Yes you need a router. How this works is the internet connects to the router and then it acts like an extension cord and you can hook in multiple computers. I would recommend Lynksys. We have 5 on one router.
Then you need the KVM switch. You can buy one online for about 20.00 that also lets you switch the keyboard and mouse at the same time.
Not sure if it's from your router...sm
I am by no means intelligent when it comes to this stuff, but I have a linksys router and have used both a VPN and Citrix to work with no problem. If you are able to connect to the internet, the cause may not be your router. I know that doesn't really help you though. I'm sorry! Maybe contact Citrix? and tech support for the VPN? They may know if it could be caused by your router.
I think is the router because...
I am having to take it out of the equation when I am working. Then I have no problem connecting. I may have to call Linksys again, I just thought there might be someone with a similar setup who could shed some light
router help
I need to get a new router. My 2-year-old Linksys router crashes at least twice a day. Customer service is no good, since they want $30 to open a service call (it's past the warranty period). What type of router should I get? Should I get a wireless or wired? What brand name do you like? Thanks - you guys are the best and I trust your opinions!
router
I was told by my provider that my main email could only be on one computer. Call your provider.
You would need a router.
Need a KVM plus router
K(eyboard)V(ideo)M(ouse) switch lets you share those three devices across 2 (or more) PCs, using a hotkey or a button on the KVM to toggle which one is active. Best Buy* has them for $35 or so.
You need a router to share the DSL connection. There are options for hardwired only or hardwired with wireless -- so if you want to have your primary work machines connected with an ethernet cable, but also have the ability to have your (your kids, your guests, etc.) laptops connect to the internet using wireless.
Again, Best Buy has routers -- price depends on options per above, also have tech support to help you configure for your DSL provider.
*Not endorsing Best Buy specifically; any local computer store or national electronics chain should be able to provide. You could probably shout out "Anybody here a hardcore gamer?" in a local mall and get help configuring the router from the first teenager who replies....
Best Router?
I need to get a new router (not wireless). Does anyone know of a good one? I don't want to spend any more than I need to but would rather spend a bit more if it makes a big difference in the quality.
Thanks! 
It could be a router if you have one. Mine went bad. sm
I also have Comcast. I use a broadband router also. If you do also, you might have to unplug a few times and if it still goes on and off, you need a new one.
I got a new one and it has been fine ever since.
wireless.. do you have a router
I have wireless in my house too, but I work off of the main computer where the router or hub is connected to the cable. I have tried working on the other computers in the house connected to wireless and it is tramendously slower, obviously because takes time for the signal. I would try to connect your work computer directly to the router. DQS downloads superfast normally. I have found a delay in sound and keyboard with wireless.
phones through router
I have Vonage (see above) and I have a C-phone connected to my phone line on the Vonage router box, but I still have regular phone lines connecting my home phone, so basically 2 different phone numbers, 2 different services.
it would still have to recognize your router
somehow. It cannot be a "mind reader" so to speak. I still think it would need to have access to your router to work. sorry. just my opinion.
Wireless router
When you use a laptop or desktop computer for that matter, and a "wireless" router is involved, you still have to hook up an ethernet cable from your computer to the router in order to be able to get a signal.
On a laptop computer, there is a slot for a wireless PC card, which you can get through Sprint and Verizon and possiby other cellular carriers. The card works in much the same way and has the same type of signal as a cell phone does and since I am out in the country for the time being, that is what I use.
Hope this helps.
wireless router
Not sure about that I do have a laptop, and have DSL with wireless router. Works good.
need advice on router
Does anyone use 2 different computers for two different jobs and have a router to connect both to cable internet? What do I need to get and is it easy to hook up? Brands? Computers are right next to each other if that matters. Thanks for any and all help.
Router problem - sm
I had a similar problem when my two PCs were connected to the Internet by a router. The problem was the VPN - it required that I have a single separate connection, not a shared one. I had to get and pay for a separate IP address for that work PC.
Might need a more powerful router, but I don't know
another computer on a family network is downloading movies, games, and music, they will cause the router to knock the connection out, too. This happened to us all the time here, so kiddos are not allowed to download except when I'm not working. But at some point, I was told that we need a more powerful router to handle all the puter action here. NM
router problem, what I did.sm
We have a Netgear wireless router. I hook my computer directly to the router but we have two computers upstairs on the wireless plus my husband has a laptop. It worked fine for a while but then kept losing the signal. We tried lots of fixes. Finally I went to Best Buy and purchased these plug in signal boosters, It plugs into an outlet on the wall and then into the computer. You plug one in by the router, and into the router, the other one goes upstairs plugged into an outlet and into my son's computer and my other son is still on the wireless but has not had a problem since the booster is making the signal stronger. It works great and there is no more of the maybe it will work, maybe it won't that seems to happen with wireless. I love it. Came two in a box for like 80.00.
wireless vs router
Any suggestions for anyone out there that uses more than one computer that is either wireless vs plug into a router. I have three computers in my house that run off a plug into a router. I am going to be starting for a local hospital from home and will need the internet and I have to use their computer. I have so many wires going everywhere that I thought it might be easier to go wireless with all the computers or maybe just put the hospital computer on a plug in and the other three wireless. I also have to have another computer that I do my two other Docs on the side, but cannot use the hospital computer to do this work, so I have to have that computer in the same room. Any suggestions on the easiest plan for all four computers. Two of the computers are in different rooms and then I need the hospital computer and my other work computer in one room. There are also only two outlets in this room, which makes it a little tricky when you have to plug all this stuff in. I cannot use the hospital computer for any of my side work.
Thanks for any comments.
wireless vs router
I use a KVM switch for two of my computers, so 2 CPUs run off the same keyboard, monitor and mouse. Two KVMs on 2 computers each would help a lot. I also have another computer upstairs that I have connected to a wireless printer and my home PC is the server for the printer, and my linksys router is hooked to my DSL connection. Hope this helps.
I need to get a router - any suggestions?
I can't have my work computer wireless, but I also have a laptop that I would like to have wireless. Don't know what to do. If I get a wireless router is it possible to "plug in" my work computer directly and then have my laptop be wireless? Also don't know which brand to buy, Linksys, Netgear, etc. Any help or opinions would be appreciated. 
router setup
i set up a router on my main computer to my son's computer. i then set up the e-mail account on his to match the ones on mine. now, my son's computer is getting all the e-mails and mine gets none. How can i set it up so both computers get all the e-mails.
thanks
I use Sprint & have it through a router sm
My Sprint USB card is in my husband's PC, connected to a Linksys router and then to mine with Ethernet cables. You just have to run the internet connection sharing wizard on XP. I've been using this for almost 2 weeks now and absolutely love it. Also, Verizon has a cap on how much bandwidth you can use each month (5 GB) and you have to pay for overages. Sprint has unlimited usage for the same amount per month ($60). If you have any questions about it, I can give you the website where I purchased my equipment. My e-mail is pixie.chick@earthlink.net.
Absolutely....do it yourself. I have two on the router
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i have kvm and router if anyone is interested.
you can e/m me. I'm wireless now and don't need them.
Regarding the router if your laptop is
WiFi compatible all you do is connect to the existing network.
There are lots of ways to connect with traveling. As far as I know there are two air cards, Verizon and Sprint. Neither card will always give you coverage. Just like with a cell phone they each have their own coverage areas. If you travel in the larger cities you should be good, but if you get in the mountains or in the out of the way places you might have limited to no service.
With an air card there is a one time charge, sometimes $200+ and then there is a monthly fee of about $60/mo. They frequently offer deals with a free or discounted air card, but you have to sign up for a service plan, much like a 2-year committment on a cell phone plan.
I've traveled extensively over the past 7 years and I always have a plan B as far as internet goes. If you are able to download work and then work off-line then you might could do with finding a Starbucks, but if you have to work on-line and need broadband then you may be limited in your travels. If you are staying in hotels you shouldn't have an issue, as most chains now have WiFi service. If you are camping then things can get tricky. Most campgrounds will have some type of service, but it may only be dial-up or WiFi restricted to a certain area, so it takes some planning.
Sorry I meant router
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Router question - sm
I'm running Windows 98 on the computer I work on. I just purchased a Dell laptop with Windows Vista but will mostly be using the desktop for my work. I also purchased a D-Link wireless router, but it doesn't say it supports Windows 98. Does anyone know if I'll still be able to run this or will I have to upgrade 98 to something else?
I use my DSL modem for my router. sm
I would think it would depend on whether you have cable or DSL. I have TDS Metrocom for my phone and Internet. When I went home to work I called to find out what I needed to look for in a router. He told me my DSL is a router and all I needed was an ethernet cord. I went to Radio Shack and bought a 25 foot ethernet cord to run from the router to my new work computer. I ran the cord from the back of my DSL modem to the ethernet port on the work computer and haven't had a problem yet.
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