If you think I understood what you wrote, forget it. All I got was Dink and WPS. I'm hysterical.

But not to worry. My name is Melody, I sprout, I Vitamix, and soon I shall be WI FI Melody.

Might not be this year, but I'll get there.

lol

Melody

I added a bit more about Verizon products to it.

http://www22.verizon.com/residential...one/123765.htm

If you got the wireless modem form verizon you wouldn't need to mess with a router.

the computer close to the modem can still be plugged in with a cable & the wireless signal would go to the usb adapter on the other pc.

I have a Westell 6100G modem from Verizon. Is that a wireless modem?

I have no clue.

Melody

Oh, I have a good question. Let's say I get the wi fi adaptor thing for my old computer. I hook it into the USB port. I have several neighbors who have laptops and computers and routers. Now my friend around the corner has a laptop and no dsl line. She thought she was getting the signal from her daughter who lives upstairs but she wasn't SHE WAS GETTING IT FROM THE NEXT DOOR. She said "oh, look, who is this guy" and I said "Oh, that's Giovanni who lives next door". I said "you're getting the WiFi signal from your next door neighbor?? Does he know this??" She said "I have no idea"

So what happens if I do the WiFi thing before I buy the router?

If someone near my house has a router, do I get a WiFi signal from THEIR router? Is this legal? Would they see it on their computer? I don't want to do something I'm not supposed to do. I don't want someone knocking on my door saying "Are you getting a signal from my house? "

See why I'm confused?

Please advise me on this.

Thanks, Melody

That Verizon link has pictures - the ones with antenna are the wireless ones.

Sure you can try to see if you get a neighbors wifi signal.

They may not care or they would have a password/encrypted signal on it.

You can always ask if some signals show up if you can use it until you get your own...

Oh, I just might do that. There is no antennae on my modem. So eventually I'll buy a router.

I can't believe we are now living in a Star Trek world.

Melody

Sorry I meant Verizon will do an exchange, the old modem for the new wireless combo modem, I can't remember the price they quoted me, but I already had bought a new wifi router and too late to return it.

Might have been $59.00/69.00 or such.

but if you can piggy back on a neighbors signal and they are OK with it, use it.

So let's see if I got part one of this correct.

I go to my computer guy and see if he sells a wireless adaptor USB thing. I plug it in. It will prompt me to put in a cd right? I do the installation. Some screen will come up and I just follow directions and if it finds a signal in my nearby surroundings, I should be on the internet, RIGHT??

Wow, I have officially entered Star Trek territory.

And my husband can't even use the VCR.

ROFL.

Melody