Wireless Question

You should be able to get the requirments for you computer from the vendor of your wireless service.  There are wireless "modems" which are basically cell phones that do data connections.

There are multiple types of wireless communcations.  The two most common for computers are the Wireless LAN type connections 802.11x (a, b, g, ...) and then "wireless cell phone data connections", like what you get with a cell phone.  I am assuming you signed up for a wireless cell phone data connection.

No. This wireless is for the house. I was under the impression that I needed a card for the laptop, however, they insist that I just need their modem and the wireless antenna on my house roof.

Well...........I rang them again today and they say all I need is a 'Network Port' in the laptop and with their modem I'll be fine............or will I?

If you don't mind can you tell me who the service is with and the exact name of the service?

www.novanetworks.ie

Info is pretty sparce there though

Yep info is sparce.

However they do use the term "wireless broadband", which I generally associate with  "data over cell phone type technology" instead wireless LAN or the 802.11a/b/g standards.

hi there

pls refere to this link of dell

http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kb/en/document?c=us&DN=1089860&l=en&s=gen

bhanu

Yes you will need a card for the notebook to use it wirelessly in addition to what the telco's selling