Wii Browser

shortys94

Hey

Wondering if anyone can help me out. My grandma has broadband access and a wireless setup with router. She doesnt have a laptop or anything yet. So I was wondering that it may be easier for her to have something simple. So I thought the wii might suffice. As she could switch from Corrie to internet shopping. You see I was wondering whether the wii comes with the browser on board and wireless??? Is it easy to use, can you get a wireless keyboard for it??


Please provide info

Thanks

Captain Chaos

The Wii has built in Wireless, but you need to download the browser from the Wii shop, its free.

There is no keyboard, instead a keyboard is on screen and you just point and click the keys with the Wiimote.

In theory its easy to use and to settup, but my wireless settup was acting up at bit but seems OK now.

shortys94

Yea, is there a keyboard you can get?

Would the wii mote be easy enough for a granny to handle? was thinking ps3 for a browser, but wii is cheap and mite be simple

uberpixie

Captain Chaos wrote:

The Wii has built in Wireless, but you need to download the browser from the Wii shop, its free.

Its free for now.....

The browser is free at the moment from Opera but they will be charging for it in the near future.

So when they start to charge for it, you will ahve to buy it from the Wii store using Wii points. You can pick up 2000 Wii points for around €20 in a Game store or the like.

Fianl price has not been confirmed yet as far as I know.

Also how big is the telly yore granny has? And what wil she be using the net for?

shortys94

26 inch sharp aquos

using it for shopping and surfing the net

qwertplaywert

the typing is brillant with the pointer,almost as good as a keyboard

shortys94

Alright, could anyone do this too, lol i know it sounds stupid but for some reason it aint workin for, could someone go to www.toys.ie and check if the claremorris store has the wii console in stock



also tried to find a video of the keyboard point and click system on youtube, but cant find


is browser secure also? for ordering online, shopping etc.

Answer above, as want to preorder one in smyths

again is it simple to use

brainiac

shortys94 wrote:

= could someone go to www.toys.ie and check if the claremorris store has the wii console in stock

Expected date available 5th April 2007 - PreBooks Only - Stock may arrive earlier, keep checking website

unklerosco

Get a cheap 2nd hand laptop on boards... It'd be much much easier to use... Buying a Wii for internet use dont make sense.

Im_No_Superman

uberpixie wrote:

Its free for now.....

The browser is free at the moment from Opera but they will be charging for it in the near future.

So when they start to charge for it, you will ahve to buy it from the Wii store using Wii points. You can pick up 2000 Wii points for around €20 in a Game store or the like.

Fianl price has not been confirmed yet as far as I know.

Also how big is the telly yore granny has? And what wil she be using the net for?

The full version of the browser is out in april and will be free to download till june. I just connected my wii to the internet yesterday and have found it incredibly easy to use, the onscreen keyboard is particularly nice to use i find.

shortys94

yea found a vid on youtube, looks incredibly easy to use, thanks guys

CrazyTalk

unklerosco wrote:

Get a cheap 2nd hand laptop on boards... It'd be much much easier to use... Buying a Wii for internet use dont make sense.

I gotta agree. A Wii might give trouble, from what I've heard

Setun

CrazyTalk wrote:

I gotta agree. A Wii might give trouble, from what I've heard

Yeah sometimes i get redirected to a page i was on a few minutes previous. I'd recommend a laptop - teh wii is user friendly but it's not really intended for just surfing the net. You'd probs be better off with a cheap pc or a laptop (then she can watch her programmes and surf the net at the same time. sorted.)