Wireless broadband

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Hi. I'm completely green when it comes to wireless broadband and I wonder
whether any knowledgeable people out there could give me some advice?
I now live in an area which offers free wireless broadband but
unfortunately my Compaq isn't equiped for wireless. Here in the UK, Amazon
are running a special offer at present: A 3Com Office Connect ADSL Wireless
11G Firewall Router together with a free 3com office connect wireless 54
Mbps 11G PC Card (or a 11G USB wireless adapter).
Would this be a suitable set-up for enabling me to receive wireless
broadband?
If not could anyone tell me what I will need?
Many thanks.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless (More info?)

Many thanks for the reply and advice jack.
KJ.


"Jack (MVP)" <Jack(MVP)@discussions.microsoft.com.> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> The Hardware that you mentioned would enable you to use your Laptop
> Wirelessly if you
> have a Telephone line based DSL Broadband connection.
>
> To receive a publicly available Wireless Broadband you need Hardware that
> matches it.
> However there are few forms of Wireless Broadband and you have to find out
> what is the
> exact nature of the Wireless Broad and its parameters.
> http://www.ezlan.net/faq.html#terms
>
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
>
>
>
>
> "jl" <apeman@(remove)myrealbox.com> wrote in message
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>> Hi. I'm completely green when it comes to wireless broadband and I wonder
>> whether any knowledgeable people out there could give me some advice?
>> I now live in an area which offers free wireless broadband but
>> unfortunately my Compaq isn't equiped for wireless. Here in the UK,
>> Amazon
>> are running a special offer at present: A 3Com Office Connect ADSL
>> Wireless
>> 11G Firewall Router together with a free 3com office connect wireless 54
>> Mbps 11G PC Card (or a 11G USB wireless adapter).
>> Would this be a suitable set-up for enabling me to receive wireless
>> broadband?
>> If not could anyone tell me what I will need?
>> Many thanks.
>>
>>
>
>