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Not tried it yet but can i use this to make my Tower PC wireless? Or do i need somthing else? Only reason I ask is i have this dongle for when i'm ment to be working
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Unless it supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n you won't be able to connect to a wireless network. However, you will be able to connect to the internet via GSM EDGE or HSDPA (provided you've credit).
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Far as i know it's a HSDPA, runs 3g on a 3.6thing.
Can i not use this to connect to the router?
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Unlikely, but if you post the model number I'll have a look to see if it supports IEEE 802.11 (aka wireless and wifi).
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Found out that it doesn't work, looks like hand in pocket time lol.
Thanks for the reply tho.
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The O2 Mobile Dongles CAN be used to connect to a Home or Work Wireless Network.
I used one quite recently when a built in wireless card failed on a pc i was repairing
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I'll give it a whirl now.
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Bit of advice, if you have a spare PCI slot in your tower, get a wireless card not a wireless dongle. There are much fewer problems with cards and much better range. The cards come quite cheap, bought mine on ebay for £8 secondhand ages ago.
The same sort of thing with laptops, use a PCMCIA device rather than a wireless dongle.
I have ignored this advice to my cost in the past, once you get up to WPA or better still WPA2 encryption, there can be problems with dongles.
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i second that.
although, if you can lay cat5e i would recommend that over wireless, anyday.
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