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Setting Up A New Pc.
Is setting up a desktop PC as easy as a laptop?
Need to get a new one ,as the present one is not Wireless Enabled and am using Ethernet Network Adapter with it but my son is not happy with this...hence a new PC.I have wireless broadband where the ENA is running from.
Need to get a new one ,as the present one is not Wireless Enabled and am using Ethernet Network Adapter with it but my son is not happy with this...hence a new PC.I have wireless broadband where the ENA is running from.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.You didn't say you wanted to Skype. Presumably this doesn't work with Skype because Skype needs a high bitrate that you get from your plug adaptor when it is working. So if you bought a new desktop which was wireless enabled that wouldn't work either. Why don't you just buy an extension cable without surge protection and use that, but check that it solves the problem first by borrowing one or move the desktop temporarily to a place where you can plug it directly into the wall and test it out.
Details please of the Ethernet Network Adapter and make/model of your pc, Windows O/S
Are you aware the Virgin Router (if its a Super Hub 2) can broadcast in the 5Ghz wireless and have you checked its switched on? 5Ghz has a superior range. It may well be your Ethernet Adapter might not be able to receive this, but its worth a try.
Also have you considered adding a Wireless Ethernet Card to the pc, provided you've got a spare slot on the motherboard.
Are you aware the Virgin Router (if its a Super Hub 2) can broadcast in the 5Ghz wireless and have you checked its switched on? 5Ghz has a superior range. It may well be your Ethernet Adapter might not be able to receive this, but its worth a try.
Also have you considered adding a Wireless Ethernet Card to the pc, provided you've got a spare slot on the motherboard.
my virgin router is 152Ghz,,they upgraded me when I told them about the problem,said it MIGHT help...but it has not...it is the latest router,only had it since March.
I,personally,am happy with the way things are...but my son is not..so if he wants a new PC,he will have to pay for it.I am happy on my laptop which I use more.
I,personally,am happy with the way things are...but my son is not..so if he wants a new PC,he will have to pay for it.I am happy on my laptop which I use more.
Hello. I think you are describing a Wireless 3G Dongle. What you need is a WIFI USB Dongle. This should connect to your existing WIFI network and should be fast enough for Skype etc.
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