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DELL Inspiron 580 has no modem

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  • 07-03-2010 12:02am
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    justforgroups
    Registered Users Posts: 153 ✭✭


    Hi,
    Was looking thru' the specs of this on Dell's website, and saw there is no modem selectable? Does that mean there is no wireless/means of accessing the 'net?
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    blubloblu
    Registered Users Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭blubloblu


    Modem is not synonymous with (wireless) network card.


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    justforgroups
    Registered Users Posts: 153 ✭✭justforgroups


    Ok, excuse my ignorance :D

    "modem" to me means the network card - the ports, wireless etc.

    I saw other models which offered a wireless option, so was curious about this. There's actually no mention of wireless connectivity on the PC.


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    Angus Og
    Closed Accounts Posts: 401 ✭✭Angus Og


    I looked at the model and it has a network card which means that you can have a wired connection. If wireless is necessary, you can get a wireless USB adapter. They don't cost much.


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    sceptre
    Registered Users Posts: 19,608 ✭✭✭✭sceptre


    justforgroups wrote: »
    Ok, excuse my ignorance :D

    "modem" to me means the network card - the ports, wireless etc.
    Naw, in this case, modem would be very specifically "56k modem for connecting directly to the net through a phone line in the old fashioned slow way". USB 'old-fashioned' modems are available and cheap if someone really wants that option.


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    justforgroups
    Registered Users Posts: 153 ✭✭justforgroups


    sceptre wrote: »
    Naw, in this case, modem would be very specifically "56k modem for connecting directly to the net through a phone line in the old fashioned slow way". USB 'old-fashioned' modems are available and cheap if someone really wants that option.
    Yeah that's the thing - u pay a s$$$ load of money for a computer, the least you'd expect nowadays is for it to come with a wireless modem :confused:


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    Angus Og
    Closed Accounts Posts: 401 ✭✭Angus Og


    Exactly. They think wireless is only for laptops. The weird thing is, laptops come with both wired and wireless options. I ended up buying a wireless adapter for my PC for that reason.


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