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alison
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Posted: Tue May 25, 10 3:05 pm Post subject: wi fi
Is there a setting somewhere to see if a laptop is set up for wifi, or otherwise, how can I find out please.

sean
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Posted: Tue May 25, 10 3:06 pm Post subject:
Most of them have a little switch on the front.

vegplot

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Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Tue May 25, 10 3:08 pm Post subject:
You might find one of the button on the keyboard marked with a little radio mast icon. If it's there it's more than likely WiFi enabled.

alison
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Posted: Tue May 25, 10 3:20 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

Most of them have a little switch on the front.

So there is, thanks Sean, computer guru

vegplot

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Posted: Tue May 25, 10 3:21 pm Post subject:

alison wrote:

sean wrote:

Most of them have a little switch on the front.

So there is, thanks Sean, computer guru

Promotion. Sean is now a geek.

alison
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Posted: Tue May 25, 10 3:24 pm Post subject:

vegplot wrote:

alison wrote:

sean wrote:

Most of them have a little switch on the front.

So there is, thanks Sean, computer guru

Promotion. Sean is now a geek.

I thought that would give you a laugh!

JohnB

Joined: 09 Jul 2005
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Location: Beautiful sunny West Wales!

Posted: Tue May 25, 10 5:43 pm Post subject:
Just because there's a switch, doesn't mean it does anything! I've got a Bluetooth switch on the front of my laptop, but there's no hardware for it inside, even though it was advertised as having Bluetooth .

12Bore

Joined: 15 Jun 2008
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Posted: Tue May 25, 10 5:57 pm Post subject:

JohnB wrote:

Just because there's a switch, doesn't mean it does anything! I've got a Bluetooth switch on the front of my laptop, but there's no hardware for it inside, even though it was advertised as having Bluetooth

Is it a Sony Viao by any chance, I was given one last week and the Bluetooth is the only thing that's beaten me so far!

Blue Sky

Joined: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 7658
Location: France

Posted: Tue May 25, 10 6:00 pm Post subject:
Doesn't matter, you can buy a USB WIFI adapter here for 20 Euros so probably cheaper in the UK to get you underway if the button don't play.

JohnB

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Posted: Tue May 25, 10 6:24 pm Post subject:

12Bore wrote:

Is it a Sony Viao by any chance, I was given one last week and the Bluetooth is the only thing that's beaten me so far!

No, it's an Acer. The Bluetooth hardware is a factory option, but the people I bought it from were selling the non Bluetooth version, but advertising it with Bluetooth. They offered me my money back, but I made them give me a USB Bluetooth adaptor instead, as I liked the rest of the computer.

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