>To use 802.11b/g wireless at home, you need a wireless router. Once the router
>is set up, you generally do not have to do anything else with or to your ISP.
>
>Personally, I prefer the wifi cards made by Intel. But if your Truemobile 1390
>works OK, don't try to fix something that is not broken. On the other hand, if
>it gives trouble, replace with an Intel, or maybe ask Dell to replace if still
>under warranty... Ben Myers
It's not broken, Ben. I just have never used a wireless connection
with my laptop. Am not looking to use it at home (I have a local LAN
with a 4-Port Router that I use to connect the PC). But, when I'm
traveling, I would like to get the high speed connection, so am trying
to educate myself on how to use the internal wireless connection. I'm
slowly getting there
Thanks for your comments and assistance. Hopefully, I will get it
figured out and be able to connect when away.
>
>On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:08:48 -0700, Charliec <charliec@invalid.address.com>
>wrote:
>
>>>On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:05:20 -0500, RnR <rnrtexas@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:22:40 -0700, Charliec
>>><charliec@invalid.address.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Ben,
>>>>
>>>>I checked my invoice for the laptop and it says I have a"Dell Wireless
>>>>1390 802.11b/g Mini Card (54Mbps)". Is that a good card or do I need
>>>>something better?
>>>>
>>>>Charlie
>>>>
>>>
>>>Charlie, I'm no expert on wireless tho I have this card and like it
>>>BUT I did have trouble with it in an Austin, Texas library last year.
>>>I can't say for sure it was the card's fault or the library because I
>>>never tried another card. I tried everything I could thing of at
>>>that time and nothing worked for me yet at home, works like a charm
>>>and my home is not small (2 story with detached garage). Some seem to
>>>love the card and others hate the card. I guess if I had to use that
>>>library more, I would have likely tried a different card but I didn't
>>>have to go back to it so I didn't change cards. For some reason, at
>>>home I can go outside around my house and still connect. I guess if
>>>you want to try to save money, try your card first and if it won't
>>>connect or connect well, replace it. I forgot the name of the
>>>replacement card (sorry about that) but Ben or Journey will likely
>>>remember. On the other hand, the replacement card probably isn't
>>>that expensive.
>>Thanks RnR,
>>When you connect, did you have to do anything different with you ISP
>>or is that connection something new that you had to get?
>>Charlie
>>************************************************ ******
>>Charliec
************************************************** ****
Charliec
I'd be shocked if your 1505 didn't come with an internal wireless card.
There is likely a switch on the side of the laptop to turn it off and on
(don't know if the 1505 has it, but the 1520 does).
Unless you specifically unchecked it during the order, the default is to
include one.
Check that first (and in device manager). If you don't, you want an
INTERNAL card. Don't know if you use the mini-PCI or the
mini-PCIexpress (I think the latter), so if you don't have one, post
back and we'll figure it out. $35-40 on ebay.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charliec [mailto:charliec@invalid.address.com]
> Posted At: Monday, July 14, 2008 6:14 PM
> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> Conversation: Wireless Internet Connection?
> Subject: Wireless Internet Connection?
>
> I'm looking to get a Wireless Internet Connection (Card or something)
> for my laptop when I travel. I see people using some sort of card(s)
> quite a bit, but do not know much about them, so am looking for some
> insights/thoughts/recommendations.
>
> I have a Inspiron E1505 laptop that I connect to DSL at home via a
> local network using a Linksys 4-Port Router. When I travel, in most
> cases, I have to use dial-up to get connected and you know how slow
> that can be.
>
> So, what type of WI-FI Card (I think that is what they are called) can
> I use with my laptop? Do I have to have a special ISP connection to
> use it? If so, what are approximate costs?
>
> As you can see, I'm fairly new in this area and am looking for a bit
> of information to point me in the right direction.
>
> Thanks for any insights.
>
> Charlie
> ************************************************** ****
> Charliec
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charliec [mailto:charliec@invalid.address.com]
> Posted At: Monday, July 14, 2008 7:02 PM
> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> Conversation: Wireless Internet Connection?
> Subject: Re: Wireless Internet Connection?
>
> Ben,,Thanks for the response. See below.
>
> >On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:52:28 -0400, Ben Myers
> <ben_myers_spam_me_not@charter.net> wrote:
>
> >Charlie,
> >
> >There are two kinds of wireless hardware for laptops. The most
common
> one does
> >industry standard 802.11b and 802.11g, which you can find at
Starbucks
> (Hurry,
> >while they are still open!), many public libraries, hotels etc. For
> this, you
> >need one of the following: an internal wireless card that installs
> inside the
> >chassis (but only if the chassis has a slot and antennae for it), a
PC
> Card (aka
> >PCMCIA), or a USB wireless stick. The internal one is best.
>
> On/In the E1505, do I have that internal wireless card? I have been
> asked in the past if I want to setup a wireless connection and have
> said no. Does that indicate that, if I'm in a place like Starbucks, I
> can start setting up a wireless connection on the laptop and it will
> find available "connections"? Or do I need to get another card for
> the E1505?
> >
> >Verizon and other purveyors of phone service also sell cards that use
> the same
> >transmission as a cell phone. More expensive with less throughput.
> >
> >... Ben Myers
> >
> >On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:14:00 -0700, Charliec
> <charliec@invalid.address.com>
> >wrote:
> >
> >>I'm looking to get a Wireless Internet Connection (Card or
something)
> >>for my laptop when I travel. I see people using some sort of
card(s)
> >>quite a bit, but do not know much about them, so am looking for some
> >>insights/thoughts/recommendations.
> >>
> >>I have a Inspiron E1505 laptop that I connect to DSL at home via a
> >>local network using a Linksys 4-Port Router. When I travel, in most
> >>cases, I have to use dial-up to get connected and you know how slow
> >>that can be.
> >>
> >>So, what type of WI-FI Card (I think that is what they are called)
> can
> >>I use with my laptop? Do I have to have a special ISP connection to
> >>use it? If so, what are approximate costs?
> >>
> >>As you can see, I'm fairly new in this area and am looking for a bit
> >>of information to point me in the right direction.
> >>
> >>Thanks for any insights.
> >>
> >>Charlie
If your computer has detected wireless and asked you if you want to
connect, you already have the card.
On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:22:40 -0700, Charliec
<charliec@invalid.address.com> wrote:
>Ben,
>
>I checked my invoice for the laptop and it says I have a"Dell Wireless
>1390 802.11b/g Mini Card (54Mbps)". Is that a good card or do I need
>something better?
>
>Charlie
I had problems with the 1390 but that was with Vista when it first
came out. My connection would drop and sometimes not connect again
until after I rebooted. I read other reports of people having
problems with it. Because I haven't heard problems recently, if it
had to do with Vista it's probably resolved.
As Ben said your card is probably good enough. If you have problems,
I'd recommend the Intel 3945abg. That resolved all my problems.
"Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:12327E50F43F40B284FA8DD4520BC88F@M2010...
> Charlie,
>
> I'd be shocked if your 1505 didn't come with an internal wireless card.
> There is likely a switch on the side of the laptop to turn it off and on
> (don't know if the 1505 has it, but the 1520 does).
FWIW, on the Inspiron 6400 (same as the 1505), the wireless 'on/off' toggle
is the purple Fn+F2
>
> Unless you specifically unchecked it during the order, the default is to
> include one.
>
> Check that first (and in device manager). If you don't, you want an
> INTERNAL card. Don't know if you use the mini-PCI or the
> mini-PCIexpress (I think the latter), so if you don't have one, post
> back and we'll figure it out. $35-40 on ebay.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Charliec [mailto:charliec@invalid.address.com]
>> Posted At: Monday, July 14, 2008 6:14 PM
>> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
>> Conversation: Wireless Internet Connection?
>> Subject: Wireless Internet Connection?
>>
>> I'm looking to get a Wireless Internet Connection (Card or something)
>> for my laptop when I travel. I see people using some sort of card(s)
>> quite a bit, but do not know much about them, so am looking for some
>> insights/thoughts/recommendations.
>>
>> I have a Inspiron E1505 laptop that I connect to DSL at home via a
>> local network using a Linksys 4-Port Router. When I travel, in most
>> cases, I have to use dial-up to get connected and you know how slow
>> that can be.
>>
>> So, what type of WI-FI Card (I think that is what they are called) can
>> I use with my laptop? Do I have to have a special ISP connection to
>> use it? If so, what are approximate costs?
>>
>> As you can see, I'm fairly new in this area and am looking for a bit
>> of information to point me in the right direction.
>>
>> Thanks for any insights.
>>
>> Charlie
>> ************************************************** ****
>> Charliec
>
On Jul 14, 4:14 pm, Charliec <charl...@invalid.address.com> wrote:
> I'm looking to get a Wireless Internet Connection (Card or something)
> for my laptop when I travel. I see people using some sort of card(s)
> quite a bit, but do not know much about them, so am looking for some
> insights/thoughts/recommendations.
>
> I have a Inspiron E1505 laptop that I connect to DSL at home via a
> local network using a Linksys 4-Port Router. When I travel, in most
> cases, I have to use dial-up to get connected and you know how slow
> that can be.
>
> So, what type of WI-FI Card (I think that is what they are called) can
> I use with my laptop? Do I have to have a special ISP connection to
> use it? If so, what are approximate costs?
>
> As you can see, I'm fairly new in this area and am looking for a bit
> of information to point me in the right direction.
>
> Thanks for any insights.
>
> Charlie
> ************************************************** ****
> Charliec
Charlie,
You mentioned ISP a couple of times: say you're in a hotel,
and you connect via your wireless card -- you are provided
the service by them, they connect you to Internet; so you do
not need an ISP. The same with other public places (that
'have' -- provide -- wireless connection).
If you have the card in your computer, it would be strange
that you don't know this: some lights come up, the system
reports connections when there are any around (on its own).
Unless the card is turned off. Tom mentioned a hardware
switch that you may have; on my Insipiron 6400 you press
Fn-F2 (keys Fn and F2 at the same time), and this turns it
on or off, it toggles it. Look at your Function keys (the top
row of keys): one has an icon with a 'radiating tower;' that's
it, that toggles the card (pressed with Fn key). As far as I
can tell, the last configuration is remembered; so once you
turn it off, the next time the system will boot with it off, until
you turn it on again.
So I would say: check the Device Manager as Tom says,
then try for the switch or Fn-F2; then just walk into the first
Starbucks, and it should come up with a list of avaiable
connections when you boot. (There are probably some
right around your house, from neighbors, too. If the card
is in the computer, and turned on, it will bug you asking
you whether to connect.)
>
>"Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:12327E50F43F40B284FA8DD4520BC88F@M2010...
>> Charlie,
>>
>> I'd be shocked if your 1505 didn't come with an internal wireless card.
>> There is likely a switch on the side of the laptop to turn it off and on
>> (don't know if the 1505 has it, but the 1520 does).
>
>FWIW, on the Inspiron 6400 (same as the 1505), the wireless 'on/off' toggle
>is the purple Fn+F2
Whis it the Fn+F2 to toggle? I see F2 and it appears to have a
wireless connection sign on it, but clicking it does not do anything.
What is "Fn"?
>
>>
>> Unless you specifically unchecked it during the order, the default is to
>> include one.
>>
>> Check that first (and in device manager). If you don't, you want an
>> INTERNAL card. Don't know if you use the mini-PCI or the
>> mini-PCIexpress (I think the latter), so if you don't have one, post
>> back and we'll figure it out. $35-40 on ebay.
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Charliec [mailto:charliec@invalid.address.com]
>>> Posted At: Monday, July 14, 2008 6:14 PM
>>> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
>>> Conversation: Wireless Internet Connection?
>>> Subject: Wireless Internet Connection?
>>>
>>> I'm looking to get a Wireless Internet Connection (Card or something)
>>> for my laptop when I travel. I see people using some sort of card(s)
>>> quite a bit, but do not know much about them, so am looking for some
>>> insights/thoughts/recommendations.
>>>
>>> I have a Inspiron E1505 laptop that I connect to DSL at home via a
>>> local network using a Linksys 4-Port Router. When I travel, in most
>>> cases, I have to use dial-up to get connected and you know how slow
>>> that can be.
>>>
>>> So, what type of WI-FI Card (I think that is what they are called) can
>>> I use with my laptop? Do I have to have a special ISP connection to
>>> use it? If so, what are approximate costs?
>>>
>>> As you can see, I'm fairly new in this area and am looking for a bit
>>> of information to point me in the right direction.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any insights.
>>>
>>> Charlie
>>> ************************************************** ****
>>> Charliec
>>
>
************************************************** ****
Charliec
>
>"Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:12327E50F43F40B284FA8DD4520BC88F@M2010...
>> Charlie,
>>
>> I'd be shocked if your 1505 didn't come with an internal wireless card.
>> There is likely a switch on the side of the laptop to turn it off and on
>> (don't know if the 1505 has it, but the 1520 does).
>
>FWIW, on the Inspiron 6400 (same as the 1505), the wireless 'on/off' toggle
>is the purple Fn+F2
Never mind, Tom, found it!
>
>>
>> Unless you specifically unchecked it during the order, the default is to
>> include one.
>>
>> Check that first (and in device manager). If you don't, you want an
>> INTERNAL card. Don't know if you use the mini-PCI or the
>> mini-PCIexpress (I think the latter), so if you don't have one, post
>> back and we'll figure it out. $35-40 on ebay.
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Charliec [mailto:charliec@invalid.address.com]
>>> Posted At: Monday, July 14, 2008 6:14 PM
>>> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
>>> Conversation: Wireless Internet Connection?
>>> Subject: Wireless Internet Connection?
>>>
>>> I'm looking to get a Wireless Internet Connection (Card or something)
>>> for my laptop when I travel. I see people using some sort of card(s)
>>> quite a bit, but do not know much about them, so am looking for some
>>> insights/thoughts/recommendations.
>>>
>>> I have a Inspiron E1505 laptop that I connect to DSL at home via a
>>> local network using a Linksys 4-Port Router. When I travel, in most
>>> cases, I have to use dial-up to get connected and you know how slow
>>> that can be.
>>>
>>> So, what type of WI-FI Card (I think that is what they are called) can
>>> I use with my laptop? Do I have to have a special ISP connection to
>>> use it? If so, what are approximate costs?
>>>
>>> As you can see, I'm fairly new in this area and am looking for a bit
>>> of information to point me in the right direction.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any insights.
>>>
>>> Charlie
>>> ************************************************** ****
>>> Charliec
>>
>
************************************************** ****
Charliec
I checked Device Manger/Network Adapters and "Broadcom 802.11g Network
Adapter" is listed there. So, I guess I need to setup the Wireless
Network and turn it on and off when I want to use it.
>Charlie,
>
>I'd be shocked if your 1505 didn't come with an internal wireless card.
>There is likely a switch on the side of the laptop to turn it off and on
>(don't know if the 1505 has it, but the 1520 does).
>
>Unless you specifically unchecked it during the order, the default is to
>include one.
>
>Check that first (and in device manager). If you don't, you want an
>INTERNAL card. Don't know if you use the mini-PCI or the
>mini-PCIexpress (I think the latter), so if you don't have one, post
>back and we'll figure it out. $35-40 on ebay.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Charliec [mailto:charliec@invalid.address.com]
>> Posted At: Monday, July 14, 2008 6:14 PM
>> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
>> Conversation: Wireless Internet Connection?
>> Subject: Wireless Internet Connection?
>>
>> I'm looking to get a Wireless Internet Connection (Card or something)
>> for my laptop when I travel. I see people using some sort of card(s)
>> quite a bit, but do not know much about them, so am looking for some
>> insights/thoughts/recommendations.
>>
>> I have a Inspiron E1505 laptop that I connect to DSL at home via a
>> local network using a Linksys 4-Port Router. When I travel, in most
>> cases, I have to use dial-up to get connected and you know how slow
>> that can be.
>>
>> So, what type of WI-FI Card (I think that is what they are called) can
>> I use with my laptop? Do I have to have a special ISP connection to
>> use it? If so, what are approximate costs?
>>
>> As you can see, I'm fairly new in this area and am looking for a bit
>> of information to point me in the right direction.
>>
>> Thanks for any insights.
>>
>> Charlie
>> ************************************************** ****
>> Charliec
************************************************** ****
Charliec
>On Jul 14, 4:14 pm, Charliec <charl...@invalid.address.com> wrote:
>> I'm looking to get a Wireless Internet Connection (Card or something)
>> for my laptop when I travel. I see people using some sort of card(s)
>> quite a bit, but do not know much about them, so am looking for some
>> insights/thoughts/recommendations.
>>
>> I have a Inspiron E1505 laptop that I connect to DSL at home via a
>> local network using a Linksys 4-Port Router. When I travel, in most
>> cases, I have to use dial-up to get connected and you know how slow
>> that can be.
>>
>> So, what type of WI-FI Card (I think that is what they are called) can
>> I use with my laptop? Do I have to have a special ISP connection to
>> use it? If so, what are approximate costs?
>>
>> As you can see, I'm fairly new in this area and am looking for a bit
>> of information to point me in the right direction.
>>
>> Thanks for any insights.
>>
>> Charlie
>> ************************************************** ****
>> Charliec
>
>Charlie,
>
>You mentioned ISP a couple of times: say you're in a hotel,
>and you connect via your wireless card -- you are provided
>the service by them, they connect you to Internet; so you do
>not need an ISP. The same with other public places (that
>'have' -- provide -- wireless connection).
>
>If you have the card in your computer, it would be strange
>that you don't know this: some lights come up, the system
>reports connections when there are any around (on its own).
>Unless the card is turned off. Tom mentioned a hardware
>switch that you may have; on my Insipiron 6400 you press
>Fn-F2 (keys Fn and F2 at the same time), and this turns it
>on or off, it toggles it. Look at your Function keys (the top
>row of keys): one has an icon with a 'radiating tower;' that's
>it, that toggles the card (pressed with Fn key). As far as I
>can tell, the last configuration is remembered; so once you
>turn it off, the next time the system will boot with it off, until
>you turn it on again.
>
>So I would say: check the Device Manager as Tom says,
>then try for the switch or Fn-F2; then just walk into the first
>Starbucks, and it should come up with a list of avaiable
>connections when you boot. (There are probably some
>right around your house, from neighbors, too. If the card
>is in the computer, and turned on, it will bug you asking
>you whether to connect.)
>
>Hope this helps.
************************************************** ****
Charliec
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