Help with Mobile Broadband

deedaydreamer · 11-03-2009, 08:28 PM

Okay, I am obviously computer illiterate but there has to be someone who knows all about internet connections etc. My sister has my older desktop PC and I always had it hooked to a wired DSL connection through out local phone company with a modem. She bought one of those Cricket Broadband modems and plugged it in. I guess it works like dialup. It appears to load up fine and it same it is connected but it will not load up the internet at all. There are LAN that are unplugged. Is it supposed to be plugged into something else? Do I need some sort of adapter to make it work? It only lists the Cricket broadband under Network Connections dialup. Under that where it says "LAN and HIGH SPEED INTERNET" nothing is connected. So, if there is someone out there that can explain this in simple layman terms if this is going to work with the just the broadband modem or if I should try something else. I would appreciate the help. Thanks

Poyol · 11-04-2009, 06:29 AM

You need to buy Broadband itself, you need to buy into a package phone your phone company, They'll be able to help you!

Thanks

Poyol

11-03-2009, 08:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
deedaydreamer Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1 OS: xp	Help with Mobile Broadband Okay, I am obviously computer illiterate but there has to be someone who knows all about internet connections etc. My sister has my older desktop PC and I always had it hooked to a wired DSL connection through out local phone company with a modem. She bought one of those Cricket Broadband modems and plugged it in. I guess it works like dialup. It appears to load up fine and it same it is connected but it will not load up the internet at all. There are LAN that are unplugged. Is it supposed to be plugged into something else? Do I need some sort of adapter to make it work? It only lists the Cricket broadband under Network Connections dialup. Under that where it says "LAN and HIGH SPEED INTERNET" nothing is connected. So, if there is someone out there that can explain this in simple layman terms if this is going to work with the just the broadband modem or if I should try something else. I would appreciate the help. Thanks

11-04-2009, 06:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
Poyol Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Greater Manchester Posts: 34 OS: XP SP2	Re: Help with Mobile Broadband You need to buy Broadband itself, you need to buy into a package phone your phone company, They'll be able to help you! Thanks Poyol