I am about to move into an apartment that provides wireless internet, but my question is do I need anytime of connector piece that will enable me to access the internet like a wireless card or something and if so how much do they cost and where could I get one. Thanks...

8/8/2006 2:52:14 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833130115

15 bucks after shipping and rebate

8/8/2006 2:56:23 PM

Thanks...

8/13/2006 7:12:23 PM

How old is the laptop? Most, if not all, newer laptops come with integrated wireless tranceivers. Judging from your awareness, it could very well be already present in your laptop.

8/13/2006 8:27:23 PM

Word of warning on any sort of "free" internet ... don't expect high quality service. I went with free wireless my apartment complex provided for a month and I wanted to shoot whichever !@#$ing neighbors who left their P2P apps running all of the time.

8/13/2006 9:18:13 PM

Kensington Park had those issues in the beginning. Then they simply shut out people using a lot of bandwidth within a time limit, and made them relogin. That helped a lot with speeds.

My roommate apparently couldn't stay online for more than a few minutes due to this.

8/13/2006 9:20:15 PM

Well right now I have a desktop pc.

And thanks to everyone for all the information.

Also, does the wireless router convert the cable internet into wireless internet or vice-versa?

Again thanks.

8/16/2006 12:34:15 AM

you apartment complex will broadcast a wireless signal that will be picked up by your wireless adapter

8/16/2006 1:10:13 AM