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How to connect? .. Wi-Fi?

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by mrparrot 3 views

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I would like to be able to connect to the internet remotely on my laptop.
I currently use a Time Warner cable modem connection at home.
XP Pro.
4 yr. old laptop with unused card slot.

I expect to be traveling to major cities and staying at mid to large size hotels.

What do you recommend as far as which card to buy and how much $ should I expect?
Will I need to pay for a separate subscription?
Any tips on set up?

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by mjd420nova

WIFI routers are pretty cheap these days, just this morning I saw an add for a router for $20. and the card for $15. A ot of the hotels have WIFI and they are very easy to set up at home too. Most hotels/motels are offering WIFI usage for customers for free.

by guy

Hello,

There is a possibility to connect in a large amount of cities in using FON (www.fon.com) for free. To be able to participate to the FON community, you have to share your Internet access. For this, just buy a FON access point for around 45$. The box establish a tunnel to FON and only FON IP addresses appear when someone is surfing using you access point.

I personally installed one as I'm traveling a lot. I'm not always founding FON access points, but often.

by mrparrot

What other options are there?

What card for the laptop?

Will I have to pay for the additional remote access? Or is there a way to tap into my current broadband account?

This noob to remote access appreciates all your help and advice!

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