Hi Peggy, Yip the same thing will apply on the BrailleNote.
the connection will only be as fast as your modem line speed. Also, your speed will probably drop off as you take your BN/BNPK further away from the wireless access point. Regards, Dean Jackson Customer/Technical Analyst Pulse Data International Ltd. DDI: +64 3 373 6184 Fax: +64-3-384 4933 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet: www.pulsedata.com __________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peggy Kern" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 12:59 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Another question about bn going wireless: > What about doing the same thing with a regular BN when the upgrade comes > out and a wireless card? And when you say it would be slow, how slow is > slow? <smile> > > Peggy > > At 08:46 AM 7/7/2004 +1200, you wrote: > > >Hello Peggy, > > > >Just to clarify something here ... As mentioned on the list earlier, it is > >possible to have wireless access to your dialup account. However, this > >would be slow. > > > >You would need a wireless access point of some description connected to your > >PC. If then, all your settings are correct, there would be no reason why > >you couldn't access your connection with your BrailleNote PK and a wireless > >networking card. > > > >Regards, > > > >Dean Jackson > >Customer/Technical Analyst > >Pulse Data International Ltd. > > > >DDI: +64 3 373 6184 > >Fax: +64-3-384 4933 > >Email: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Internet: > >www.pulsedata.com > >__________________________ > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Peggy Kern" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> > >Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 5:26 PM > >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Another question about bn going wireless: > > > > > > > Thanks, yeah, it does help. So I'll have to decide if sitting in a > > > different room or outside doing net stuff is worth paying twice as much > >for > > > internet access, or if I'd rather keep it cheap and stay in this room. > >But > > > it would be cool to be able to connect from airports and stuff. I guess > > > for that I wouldn't need DSL or cable, would I, since it wouldn't even be > > > my computer, right? > > > > > > Peggy <who only understands dial-up> > > > > > > At 09:31 PM 7/5/2004 -0700, you wrote: > > > >Hi Peggy yes it would mean that you would have to change your internet > > > >service to something like dsl or cable internet and it'd also mean that > > > >you'd have to buy a router which has wireless functionality in it. > > > >Hope this helps > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "Peggy Kern" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> > > > >Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 6:45 PM > > > >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Another question about bn going wireless: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a general idea what going wireless is about, but can someone > >tell > > > >me > > > > > what I'd need to do to my desktop PC to set up a wireless network, and > > > > > whether I'd need to switch to DSL or cable or something? I currently > >have > > > > > dial-up and am happy with it, but if I decided to take advantage of > >this > > > > > wireless stuff, would I have to change my internet service? > > > > > > > > > > Peggy <still trying to understand it all> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ___ > > > > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > > > > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >___ > > > >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > > >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://www.home.earthlink.net/~kernsac > > > MSN Messenger [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > ___ > > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > > > >___ > >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.home.earthlink.net/~kernsac > MSN Messenger [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >
