help needed with broadband setup for wireless

hi
i have aol broadband and cant stick with the wire running across my carpet
from the microfilter to the adsl modem (USB) anymore?

my main pc is in my study and the phone socket is ruffly 6 meters away in
the kitchen!

i also would like to connect my laptop so i can access the internet from
anywhere in my house!

i already have a belkin 54g pcmcia (got it for a fiver because i thought it
may come in useful one day)

what do i need to do? would like to stay with belkin products it at all
possible!

thanks for any help!

In message <bjv538$s7h$(E-Mail Removed)>, Chris Jurdzis
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>i have aol broadband
Tough luck.......and you're locked in with them for a full 12 months :-(
--
Tony Morgan
Smile in the face of adversity - and adversity will probably
think you're taking the piss and kick the shit out of you.

that didnt really help!
i knew the score when i signed up but it the best overall deal for me in my
area thanks
if you dont want to help dont post sarky comments ok!

> >i have aol broadband
> Tough luck.......and you're locked in with them for a full 12 months :-(
> --
> Tony Morgan
> Smile in the face of adversity - and adversity will probably
> think you're taking the piss and kick the shit out of you.

In message <bjvj62$sqr$(E-Mail Removed)>, Chris Jurdzis
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>that didnt really help!
>i knew the score when i signed up but it the best overall deal for me

Really? You call it the best overall deal when:

1. It's none standard.
2. It's 18% more expensive than better alternatives..
3. It's 25% slower than better and cheaper alternatives.
4. It's 20% less reliable than better and cheaper alternatives.
5. It locks you in for 12 months.

I really would suggest that you have a look at:
http://www.adslguide.org/isps/compare.asp

Though I suppose it's a bit late now.

It intrigues me why you are using Freeserve - is AOL that bad?

> in my
>area thanks

What on earth has area got to do with it? AOL use BT like everyone else
for ADSL in the UK.

>if you dont want to help dont post sarky comments ok!

There have been posts here and elsewhere about the difficulty with AOL
and wireless because of (1) above. Try doing a Google.

--
Tony Morgan
Smile in the face of adversity - and adversity will probably
think you're taking the piss and kick the shit out of you.

See if AOL will change your USB modem for a Ethernet one, then buy a
wireless router.

You might have to wait until it breakes down :-(


"Chris Jurdzis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:bjv538$s7h$(E-Mail Removed)...
> hi
> i have aol broadband and cant stick with the wire running across my carpet
> from the microfilter to the adsl modem (USB) anymore?
>
> my main pc is in my study and the phone socket is ruffly 6 meters away in
> the kitchen!
>
> i also would like to connect my laptop so i can access the internet from
> anywhere in my house!
>
> i already have a belkin 54g pcmcia (got it for a fiver because i thought
it
> may come in useful one day)
>
> what do i need to do? would like to stay with belkin products it at all
> possible!
>
> thanks for any help!
>
>

"CWatters" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:IKJ8b.18704$(E-Mail Removed)...
> See if AOL will change your USB modem for a Ethernet one, then buy a
> wireless router.
>
> You might have to wait until it breakes down :-(

Could he get a cheap old system (sys 1), slap in a USB card and an ethernet
card, run the DSL onto the USB for sys 1, run ethernet out of sys 1 into his
wireles router, and connect whatever he wants to the router?

> What on earth has area got to do with it? AOL use BT like everyone else
> for ADSL in the UK.

The number of times i have spoken to people and the conversation has
gone towards broadband and they've said "I can't really afford it!" and
then they quote the BT Openworld price.

I say, "well don't use BT then!" to which they reply "but what else can
I do, I have a BT line!".

What does a washed brain look like? Is it whiter if washed in Arial?

David.

In message <(E-Mail Removed)>, David Taylor
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>> What on earth has area got to do with it? AOL use BT like everyone else
>> for ADSL in the UK.
>
>The number of times i have spoken to people and the conversation has
>gone towards broadband and they've said "I can't really afford it!" and
>then they quote the BT Openworld price.
>
>I say, "well don't use BT then!" to which they reply "but what else can
>I do, I have a BT line!".
>
>What does a washed brain look like? Is it whiter if washed in Arial?

Clearly someone with a brain that's incapable of driving their fingies,
to drive their keyboard, which drives their 'puter, to access:
http://www.adslguide.org/isps/compare.asp

I've a neighbour who went AOL against my advice (I suggested Pipex's
Solo). I also suggested he runs DU Meter (which he does). He now keeps
coming round to me wringing his hands about his speed and dropped
connections.

The ironic thing is that this guy was an IT teacher for four years
before he retired a year ago. Sort of says it all :-)

--
Tony Morgan
Smile in the face of adversity - and adversity will probably
think you're taking the piss and kick the shit out of you.