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From: Bob Villa on 29 May 2010 02:53 On May 28, 6:43 pm, Roy <royba...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hello group > One lady friend of mine asked if there is a way to regain her notebook > wireless internet connection ? > > Her notebook is already 2 years old and having that fault She had the > unit brought to an HP service center and the guy there told her that > it needs to replace the motherboard that will set her back by 300USD. > Now she is using a wired internet connection but she still wants to > regain wireless internet connectivity > I would like to ask if there is any remedy to her problem? > TIA > > Roy Nearly the same set of circumstances here Roy. A lady friend took her 2 yr old HP dv6000 with no WiFi and a guy said the same. I replaced the BroadCom PCIe card and it still will not work. Put a USB WiFi dongle on it (re-cert LinkSys $10) Vista could not see the new (or old) card?!
From: AJL on 29 May 2010 02:58 AJL <9239(a)fakeaddress.com> wrote: >Roy <roybasan(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >>On 29 Mayo, 12:31, AJL <9...(a)fakeaddress.com> wrote: > >>> Assuming the hardware us really broken, a cheaper way to stay on the >>> air might be to get one of those little USB plug in WiFi modules. My >>> local Walmart sells them for US$35. Plug one in, run the software, and >>> you're on the air... >> >>Does that USB plug in wifi work with any kind of wifi connections? >>I mean some provide USB 3G type wirless internet connection but that >>lady is not into that at the moment. > >There are several different makes. Most will do G which is quite >adequate for most needs, but N is available at higher cost. Here is >one like what I mean: > >http://www.belkin.com/iwcatproductpage.process?product_id=179211 > > >>He just want to connect to his home network wirelessly. >>I was thinking of getting also PCI wireless card but not sure if its >>as good as the internal in built wireless device in the notebook. After posting that reply I noticed a link at the bottom of that page for the wireless card. http://www.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=136500 It's cheaper and has a much smaller 'stick out' factor so that may be a better way to go. None of my el-cheapo laptops (under US$400) has a card slot so it wouldn't work for misers like me but perhaps your friend has better taste in laptops... ;) >I used one several years back when I had a laptop with no wireless. >Worked just fine. The thing sticking out the laptop's side was kind of >a PITA, but what you gonna do... ;) > >BTW mine came with an extension cable so that I could elevate and >orient the antenna for best reception when working in fringe areas >(like my back porch) so that was one advantage over the built in >wireless.
From: Roy on 29 May 2010 04:05 On 29 Mayo, 14:53, Bob Villa <pheeh.z...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On May 28, 6:43 pm, Roy <royba...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hello group > > One lady friend of mine asked if there is a way to regain her notebook > > wireless internet connection ? > > > Her notebook is already 2 years old and having that fault She had the > > unit brought to an HP service center and the guy there told her that > > it needs to replace the motherboard that will set her back by 300USD. > > Now she is using a wired internet connection but she still wants to > > regain wireless internet connectivity > > I would like to ask if there is any remedy to her problem? > > TIA > > > Roy > > Nearly the same set of circumstances here Roy. A lady friend took her > 2 yr old HP dv6000 with no WiFi and a guy said the same. > I replaced the BroadCom PCIe card and it still will not work. Put a > USB WiFi dongle on it (re-cert LinkSys $10) > Vista could not see the new (or old) card?! That is a surprising coincidence Bob... This implies that HP had really lousy wifi that it will not last long compared to other manufacturers... I had an HP compact model 9040 that had the same problem some years back ( wifi problem) and never bought another HP unit again... But anyway I will relay that PCIe information to this lady... Thanks for that! Roy
From: Roy on 29 May 2010 04:15 On 29 Mayo, 14:58, AJL <9...(a)fakeaddress.com> wrote: > AJL <9...(a)fakeaddress.com> wrote: AJL ,I will relay that info also to the lady... Thanks! Roy
From: Roy on 29 May 2010 04:20
On 29 Mayo, 14:53, Bob Villa <pheeh.z...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On May 28, 6:43 pm, Roy <royba...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hello group > > One lady friend of mine asked if there is a way to regain her notebook > > wireless internet connection ? > > > Her notebook is already 2 years old and having that fault She had the > > unit brought to an HP service center and the guy there told her that > > it needs to replace the motherboard that will set her back by 300USD. > > Now she is using a wired internet connection but she still wants to > > regain wireless internet connectivity > > I would like to ask if there is any remedy to her problem? > > TIA > > > Roy > > Vista could not see the new (or old) card?! Huh,,? vista does not recognize it.......? |