Laptop help

[pammie]

I,ve spent all morning trying to find help with routers Im buying
my granddaughter a laptop for christmas and have been told i will
have to get a router that is compatable with AOL and as there is so
much price diffrence why pay £80 if £40 will do the same thing.I'm
one of the silver surfers and have only just got used to this computer
have not learned about wireless/routers/laptops,Also feeling very
stressed as I have just put Tilly and Tiny my two horsfield torts in the
fridge for the first time.Hope some one can help.

[Toni115]

hi Pammie, I am no expert, but we have wireless. We have one main computer and the 2 girls have laptops each. When I went wireless I got all the stuff directly from AOL as we were with them anyway....BUT the router we were sent from AOL is a NETGEAR and you can get these in Argos, they start from £59 I think. At least you know it will be compatible with AOL.

hope that helps a little bit

[kirst16]

hi there well if i can help i will. i have this desktop on AOL broadband and a wireless router for my laptop also on AOL. she SHOULd get the wireless router free with AOL i did, when you sign up to there broadband package. i was on AOL broadband before have been for years and when i got my laptop just rang then up and requested the wirless router. arrived within 2 days and all very easy to set up,

if your on AOL type AOL help into the search bar and this will take you to their help site and follow the links for wireless broadband. you can order your FREE wireless router from their.

any other help just ask i also got my mum the free AOL router so my kids can take the laptop round to hers and use it.

[kirst16]

me againb...just another thing. if your grandaughter is already on AOL like i was, and she needs the router, just ask for it direct from AOL...and while i was on to them, ......i got my monthy subscription reduced by £5 a month, cos if you sign up now its cheaper, i just said i wanted to pay the same rate as everybody else, they didnt even blink an eyelid, just have to ask...only wish i had done it sooner

Let us know how you get on.... anymore help or assistance just shout

Kirstine

[Toni115]

Thats exactly what happened to me, I got my router free and my subscription was reduced and they also upgraded the speed on mine too

[wildlifewarrior]

bacially a router is what sends the wireless connection. this needs to be conncect to a internet connection such as a router running through ur main computer that has a internet port. u really want either a netgear or linksys one as they seem to have the best constant connection. these also have a good radius. of course ur laptop will have a built in wireless reciever, it doe snot matter what internet provider u are on as they work with all , some may need tweeking tho but thats simple. but ur internet provider will actually get u one that is best for your requirments......or pc world sell them and fit them (slightly ove rpriced but they set everything up for free which works out better if ur a novice).

don'y no much abt thes emy self but my brother builts computers and such so i ahve picked up abit.