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laptop broadband

  • 11-02-2008 1:13pm
    #1
    settopbox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 208 ✭✭


    even tough my new laptop does not have a modem built in can i still receive braodband.
    i assumed that there was no point in having a 56k modem on my system if i will be receiving broadband.
    any one confirm this
    thanks


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  • #2
    Doctor DooM
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 25,872 Mod ✭✭✭✭Doctor DooM


    You will need either an ethernet connection or a wifi connection to use broadband. Do you have either of these?

    56k modems used an old connector type like your phone (memory is cruel to me but I think they were called RJ-11 connectors. )

    EDIT: All coming back to me now.


  • #3
    majiktripp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,471 ✭✭✭majiktripp


    56k Modems use RJ-11 connectors which are indeed standard telephone jacks, where as Boradband uses RJ-45 connections (slightly thicker than a phone connection.) But if your laptop is resonably new then it was have a Wired network connection and more than likely a wireless connection too.


  • #4
    settopbox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 208 ✭✭settopbox


    yeah it is a new dell 1530.
    i think it has the above items.
    i was just nervous cause someone told me that because it had no modem it would be unable to be used for broadband.
    thanks for the help


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