Make my desktop pc wireless ?

[tali1]

I want to make my desktop pc wireless -will this work ?
http://www.ebay.co.uk...0&hash=item231060fc42
thx

[ChuckFickens]

No.

It's bluetooth, not wireless.

http://www.ebay.co.uk...M&hash=item43aa05364a

But why would you want to?

[owdhamer]

We have just bought a wireless mouse and keyboard, chews batteries

[tali1]

chuckFickens thanks - i know it sounds daft but it's due to a move around of bits and pieces - so there is no way a dongle /usb will do it ?
So I have to open up the back of PC and fit the PCI adapter to get wireless?

[AlBags]

No
Just plug in a USB dongle.
Why you would want to tho .. PC's are best permanently connected .. for reliability and speed.

[AlBags]

.. an internal card is best tho. That one looks cool enough.

[tali1]

Albags thx can you link me to the type of usb dongle?

[AlBags]

Here's a bunch of Belkins ... any will do the job. 802.11g is widely used .. 11n is latest standard .. so get one with this .. it's likely to be faster.
Keep the dongle out in free space on a lead to get good signal if you can .. or buy the fancy stand one.
http://www.ebay.co.uk...at=See-All-Categories

[tali1]

Err......more confusion someone tell me these dongles are tariff based and need continuing payments ?

[daffy654]

They are referring to mobile broadband dongles, not ones that connect to your own wireless network.

[hc4361]

No, a usb wifi dongle simply connects your pc to your own router, exactly the same as the wifi card inside a laptop.
No monthly fees or anything.

[hc4361]

I would seriously consider investing in this:
http://www.amazon.co....qid=1317727976&sr=8-1

You plug one in near your router and connect your router to it via cable.
You plug the second one near your pc and connect your pc to it. 2 ethernet cables are included.

[tali1]

thanks hc4361- don't need anything that sophisticated as long as the USB dongle picks up my internet connection (and is def not a mobile tariff one) that's all i need

[hc4361]

It's not sophisticated, but it is faster than wireless and safer than wireless.

[Mobius1]

It depends what you want to do with the wireless connection. If it's mainly internet then really it'll be fine. Yeah sure, Powerline and (obviously) a physical wire are both faster but until 50-100Mb net connections become the norm, existing wifi technology is more than sufficient in terms of throughput.