Wireless PC card for use with Sky

Hi,

I need to purchase a Wireless card to enable a laptop to connect to
Sky Broadband.

Can anyone please recomend one, or alternatively which card/s NOT to
buy?

The laptop is a Dell Latitude D600

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Cheers

Peter

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Peter wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I need to purchase a Wireless card to enable a laptop to connect to
> Sky Broadband.
>
> Can anyone please recomend one, or alternatively which card/s NOT to
> buy?
>
> The laptop is a Dell Latitude D600

It has WiFi built in according to
http://www.dell.com/downloads/us/pro.../d600_spec.pdf

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LSR

On Fri, 25 May 2007 14:23:27 +0100, "LSR" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Peter wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I need to purchase a Wireless card to enable a laptop to connect to
>> Sky Broadband.
>>
>> Can anyone please recomend one, or alternatively which card/s NOT to
>> buy?
>>
>> The laptop is a Dell Latitude D600
>
>It has WiFi built in according to
>http://www.dell.com/downloads/us/pro.../d600_spec.pdf

Not my daougters D600 - due to an oversight by the fool that purchased
it (me)
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Cheers

Peter

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"Peter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Fri, 25 May 2007 14:23:27 +0100, "LSR" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>Peter wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I need to purchase a Wireless card to enable a laptop to connect to
>>> Sky Broadband.
>>>
>>> Can anyone please recomend one, or alternatively which card/s NOT to
>>> buy?
>>>
>>> The laptop is a Dell Latitude D600
>>
>>It has WiFi built in according to
>>http://www.dell.com/downloads/us/pro.../d600_spec.pdf
>
> Not my daougters D600 - due to an oversight by the fool that purchased
> it (me)


You're not mixing up WIFI and Bluetooth are you. The blurb says WIFI is
standard and Bluetooth is optional. What you need is WIFI and Mr Dell says
its there.
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Keith Willcocks
(If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living!)

On Fri, 25 May 2007 16:15:22 +0100, "Keith Willcocks"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>"Peter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>> On Fri, 25 May 2007 14:23:27 +0100, "LSR" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>Peter wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I need to purchase a Wireless card to enable a laptop to connect to
>>>> Sky Broadband.
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone please recomend one, or alternatively which card/s NOT to
>>>> buy?
>>>>
>>>> The laptop is a Dell Latitude D600
>>>
>>>It has WiFi built in according to
>>>http://www.dell.com/downloads/us/pro.../d600_spec.pdf
>>
>> Not my daougters D600 - due to an oversight by the fool that purchased
>> it (me)
>
>
>You're not mixing up WIFI and Bluetooth are you. The blurb says WIFI is
>standard and Bluetooth is optional. What you need is WIFI and Mr Dell says
>its there.

You, Mr Dell amd LSR are of course correct. It's the first timew I've
needed to use wireless on this laptop and because it didn't work I
assumed I hadn't ordered it - the real reason is that the drivers are
missing!!
I knew Bluetooth was there coz I actually remembered ordering that!
I blame my age and drinking too mush wine

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Cheers

Peter

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"Peter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Fri, 25 May 2007 16:15:22 +0100, "Keith Willcocks"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Peter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed). ..
>>> On Fri, 25 May 2007 14:23:27 +0100, "LSR" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Peter wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I need to purchase a Wireless card to enable a laptop to connect to
>>>>> Sky Broadband.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can anyone please recomend one, or alternatively which card/s NOT to
>>>>> buy?
>>>>>
>>>>> The laptop is a Dell Latitude D600
>>>>
>>>>It has WiFi built in according to
>>>>http://www.dell.com/downloads/us/pro.../d600_spec.pdf
>>>
>>> Not my daougters D600 - due to an oversight by the fool that purchased
>>> it (me)
>>
>>
>>You're not mixing up WIFI and Bluetooth are you. The blurb says WIFI is
>>standard and Bluetooth is optional. What you need is WIFI and Mr Dell
>>says
>>its there.
>
> You, Mr Dell amd LSR are of course correct. It's the first timew I've
> needed to use wireless on this laptop and because it didn't work I
> assumed I hadn't ordered it - the real reason is that the drivers are
> missing!!
> I knew Bluetooth was there coz I actually remembered ordering that!
> I blame my age and drinking too mush wine
>

You just saved the cost (and hassle) of putting in a card. Justification,
in my view, for a celebratory glass (hic).
--
Keith Willcocks
(If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living!)

"Peter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...

> You, Mr Dell amd LSR are of course correct. It's the first timew I've
> needed to use wireless on this laptop and because it didn't work I
> assumed I hadn't ordered it - the real reason is that the drivers are
> missing!!

Most WiFi laptops have a switch to enable/disable the wireless to save
power.
On mine it is a real switch.. on the wife's it is fn F7 IIRC.
Worth checking it is turned on before attacking the drivers.

On Fri, 25 May 2007 17:16:38 +0100, "Keith Willcocks"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>"Peter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>> On Fri, 25 May 2007 16:15:22 +0100, "Keith Willcocks"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Peter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>news:(E-Mail Removed) ...
>>>> On Fri, 25 May 2007 14:23:27 +0100, "LSR" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Peter wrote:
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I need to purchase a Wireless card to enable a laptop to connect to
>>>>>> Sky Broadband.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can anyone please recomend one, or alternatively which card/s NOT to
>>>>>> buy?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The laptop is a Dell Latitude D600
>>>>>
>>>>>It has WiFi built in according to
>>>>>http://www.dell.com/downloads/us/pro.../d600_spec.pdf
>>>>
>>>> Not my daougters D600 - due to an oversight by the fool that purchased
>>>> it (me)
>>>
>>>
>>>You're not mixing up WIFI and Bluetooth are you. The blurb says WIFI is
>>>standard and Bluetooth is optional. What you need is WIFI and Mr Dell
>>>says
>>>its there.
>>
>> You, Mr Dell amd LSR are of course correct. It's the first timew I've
>> needed to use wireless on this laptop and because it didn't work I
>> assumed I hadn't ordered it - the real reason is that the drivers are
>> missing!!
>> I knew Bluetooth was there coz I actually remembered ordering that!
>> I blame my age and drinking too mush wine
>>
>
>You just saved the cost (and hassle) of putting in a card. Justification,
>in my view, for a celebratory glass (hic).

It seems you are able to read minds - only thing you have wrong is it
won't be one glass!!
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Cheers

Peter

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On Fri, 25 May 2007 18:29:50 +0100, "dennis@home"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>"Peter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>
>> You, Mr Dell amd LSR are of course correct. It's the first timew I've
>> needed to use wireless on this laptop and because it didn't work I
>> assumed I hadn't ordered it - the real reason is that the drivers are
>> missing!!
>
>Most WiFi laptops have a switch to enable/disable the wireless to save
>power.
>On mine it is a real switch.. on the wife's it is fn F7 IIRC.
>Worth checking it is turned on before attacking the drivers.
>
Thanks, but in all 5 drivers were missing - downloaded tham and it
works a treat!

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Cheers

Peter

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(E-Mail Removed) declared for all the world to hear...
> Hi,
>
> I need to purchase a Wireless card to enable a laptop to connect to
> Sky Broadband.
>
> Can anyone please recomend one, or alternatively which card/s NOT to
> buy?

Any card will work, wifi is generic standard thing. The fact that Sky
supply your broadband is not relevant.

> The laptop is a Dell Latitude D600

Nor is that.

Probably the most relevant thing that might influence e your choice is
what router you have? Since it's Sky Broadband it's probably a Netgear
DG834? If so a Netgear card might be sensible, but it's not going to
make any difference.
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Regards
Jon