Re: Laptop Question from Cornwall....
From: Unruh (unruh-spam_at_physics.ubc.ca)
Date: 09/29/05
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Date: 29 Sep 2005 17:22:13 GMT
"Hushup" <H.Hushup@btinternet.com> writes:
>Here is a basic's question from a 60 year old beginner in the world of
>Computer Wizardry......!!!! Right ... read on....
>If I get a laptop will I be able send and receive emails using the same
>email setting as I use on my home PC ? I, using Broadband from BT ....
Maybe. It depends on whom you connect to. Wireless ISPs are in general
different from broadband isps.
>And this "Mobile Centrino Technology " thingy... I assume that this depends
>on being near wireless link up loop or something... ?
Yes, and each wireless access point (AP ) is owned by some company.
Now I do not know how you read your email at home. If you do it through
some web interface then you will probably be able to the same thing from
the wireless--just connect your web browser to the www address from which
you access your email. If your system uses pop or something like that,
things may be more difficult.
>What happens when there is no link - do I merely plug it into the phone line
>?
That depends on what you have. If your system has a modem, then yes, you
can use that modem to make a connection to your provider. Of course it may
cost you long distance charges to make the connection ( eg if you are in
Ulan Bantor, they may be rather steep), while wireless charges can be much
cheaper ( pounds per hour rather than per minute or second). But is is not
the same as the wireless connection. Different connection procedure.
>Sorry to seem so dim - but at least when I ask a question on a newsgroup I
>dont have to face a young showroom assistant who looks at me as though I
>should be in an old people home !!!
>Thank you for listening - or reading whatever you want to call it....
No problem. And here if someone does go into a rant about your questions
you can just ignore them and go onto the next person who may be more
helpful. With sales people turning your back on them is rude. Just ignoring
a rant here is not.
>John in Cornwall !
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