Hi, another option is to use your families Internet through their computer. All you need is the USB cable that came with your BN and for the PC to have Active Sync installed. Then you set up a connection with active sync and then connect to the Internet on the BN. As long as the PC is also connected to the Internet then you can check your mail and go on the Internet. OF course you need to set up a connection configuration using the USB cable. I use to do this all the time with my Uncle's PC but now he has wireless so I don't need it anymore. My uncle was using dial up which worked fine and someone could also be on the PC at the same time using the net it just slowed things down a bit.
Hope this helps, >From Shaz. BN QT MPower and PK user ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Hall" <[email protected]> To: "Peggy Kern" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 12:20 PM Subject: re: [Braillenote] I want to learn more about LAN connections You can use the connection of the people you are visiting, though you cannot just plug into the bn directly; you must first purchase a LAN card from Humanware, though I cannot remember the model number. Most dsl providers can give you some hours of dialup per month for cases just as you described, though this will vary from provider to provider. HTH, and let me know if you would like more information on anything; this response seems rather short compared to your message, and I cannot help but feel that I forgot something. Have a great day, Alex > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Peggy Kern" <[email protected] >To: "Braillenote" <[email protected] >Date sent: Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:07:24 -0700 >Subject: [Braillenote] I want to learn more about LAN connections >Hi, all. I'm thinking of changing providers, and am trying to figure out >what will be the best for us. >Right now I have Earthlink as my provider, and like them because they have >dial-up, which I can use when away from home and at a place where I can't >get a wireless connection. But do to some dissatisfaction with Earthlink's >technical support, I'm considering looking for a different provider for my >DSL. I'm considering going with AT&T, which I've heard works well with the >BrailleNote. But I'm trying to figure out what to do when away from home. >I could keep Earthlink as a dial-up, and just use a dial-up number when away >from home. But then I'm paying for dial-up while home and not needing it. >I do have a data plan on my cell phone, so I could get rid of Earthlink and >just use the data plan, but the bluetooth with my BrailleNote and my 6620 >doesn't always seem stable, especially when I want to go on the web. >Usually my vacations are in Portland, where most people I visit have >Comcast. If I got some kind of LAN plug, could I plug the plug into the >family's computer and the other end into the BrailleNote, and connect that >way? I usually just use dial-up, because there are no wireless connections >picked up by the BrailleNote in the areas where I'm staying. So with my >limited knowledge, dial-up seems to be my only option when away from home >and unable to get a wireless connection. But if I can get a LAN thing going >and get rid of Earthlink dial-up altogether, that might be another option. >But I know nothing about LAN or how it works, or what I'd need to do or >where I'd need to plug in to use a LAN connection. Does anyone have any >thoughts or suggestions I might not have considered yet? >Peggy >http://kernsac.livejournal.com/ >__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4175 (20090621) __________ >The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >http://www.eset.com >___ >Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. >If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a >copy to the list as well. >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[email protected] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [email protected] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.374 / Virus Database: 270.12.85/2193 - Release Date: 06/21/09 20:02:00 ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [email protected] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
