Wireless Dial-Up to the Internet

I have a notebook running XP Home. I have no need for a local network since
I am the only user. However I would like to connect to the Internet via
dialup/wireless as I use my laptop all over my home.

Can I purchase a wireless PCI card and use Windows 'Internet Connection
Sharing' to access the internet via dial-up? (No DSL in my neighborhood)

If this is possible could you also be so kind as to tell me a little bit
about exactly how I would set it up? Are there particular wireless PCI cards
I should look for?

Thank you in advance for any help.
--
Steve

Maybe there is no cable broadband service in his neighborhood or town. Not everyone has access to
broadband...

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Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

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"J.H. Holliday" <doc@okcorral> wrote in message news:9_-dnTAp4_A_FDDfRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> "Steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:C9D34507-B9E3-433E-968B-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I have a notebook running XP Home. I have no need for a local network since
>> I am the only user. However I would like to connect to the Internet via
>> dialup/wireless as I use my laptop all over my home.
>>
>> Can I purchase a wireless PCI card and use Windows 'Internet Connection
>> Sharing' to access the internet via dial-up? (No DSL in my neighborhood)
>>
>> If this is possible could you also be so kind as to tell me a little bit
>> about exactly how I would set it up? Are there particular wireless PCI cards
>> I should look for?
>>
>> Thank you in advance for any help.
>> --
>> Steve
>
> PCI cards don't fit in notebooks. You'd need a PCMCIA card or USB dongle.
>
> You could also use your cell phone as a modem for dialup-- but unless you have a mighty big bucket
> of minutes, that would get expensive in a hurry.
>
> Why not get cable broadband?
>
> Doc
>

"Sooner Al [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Maybe there is no cable broadband service in his neighborhood or town. Not
> everyone has access to broadband...

> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

Maybe not in Oklahoma....but in the rest of the civilized world, they
generally do;-)

And why do you always top-post? I'd think an MVP would know better!

Doc

Personally I see nothing wrong with top posting...

Well, many rural areas in many states simply do not have broadband access. That even extends to some
cities and towns. You simply can not assume that everyone has access to broadband or has the ability
to pay for broadband even if they could get it or even wants broadband for whatever reason.

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Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

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"J.H. Holliday" <doc@okcorral> wrote in message news:FuadnZo4PbNfLTDfRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> "Sooner Al [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>> Maybe there is no cable broadband service in his neighborhood or town. Not everyone has access to
>> broadband...
>
>> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>
> Maybe not in Oklahoma....but in the rest of the civilized world, they generally do;-)
>
> And why do you always top-post? I'd think an MVP would know better!
>
> Doc
>

"Sooner Al [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Personally I see nothing wrong with top posting...
>

I can see that-- it's clear that you don't.

But the convention is to bottom post. Top posting makes a long thread about
impossible to follow. But I guess if what you have to contribute is
irrelevant , wrong or silly, it doesn't really matter.

Top posters remind me of adolescent guys who meet someone and shake with
their left hand, wear brown socks with a blue suit or eat their dessert
before their entree--- sure signs of residual rebellion against daddy;-)

Doc

Hi
Look at the second option in this page: http://www.ezlan.net/DialUp.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).


"Steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:C9D34507-B9E3-433E-968B-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have a notebook running XP Home. I have no need for a local network since
> I am the only user. However I would like to connect to the Internet via
> dialup/wireless as I use my laptop all over my home.
>
> Can I purchase a wireless PCI card and use Windows 'Internet Connection
> Sharing' to access the internet via dial-up? (No DSL in my neighborhood)
>
> If this is possible could you also be so kind as to tell me a little bit
> about exactly how I would set it up? Are there particular wireless PCI cards
> I should look for?
>
> Thank you in advance for any help.
> --
> Steve

Thank you Jack (MVP) and HillBilly Buddhist. I found you responses helpful.

I do not know if I am bottom posting or top posting as I have only used this
format twice before. So even though I found the other responses entertaining
they didn't help with my question except for the first one.

It appears I really need to study the posting rules/format/etiquette before
posting again.

Thank you again for your time and help, it is really appreciated by people
like myself that just do not know as much as they need to. I feel getting
quick guidance from knowledgable (experts) is an invaluable tool.

Regards
--
Steve