New computer wont connect

[High]

I have a freedom mini laptop computer and have been having trouble connecting to the internet. I am using a Meteor stick, it lights up and tells me I'm connected but when I google I get the following message ........".Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage" I have followed the instructions in the user manual and still can't get connected!

[MarkRae]

> it lights up and tells me I'm connected

What does it tell you that it's connected to...?

[High]

The dongle doesn't tell me what I'm connected to, it just lights up and I get have access to the internet!.......but as I said on the other computer I keep getting ("IE cannot display the web page")
Its an XP computer.

[MarkRae]

OK, but in order to get on the Internet with a dongle you need to log into a wireless network. Do you have one that you can use? Maybe your own, or a free one such as TheCloud, BTOpenZone, BTFON etc...?

Also, I'm puzzled by "the other computer" - which "other" computer...?

[deggers316]

i got this yesterday in my area, i was using firefox and it was down,
ie was working
firefox came back on later