Larry,
You wrote that you just purchased the Samsung NC10. You mentioned that
you like this netbook.

I don't know the difference from one computer to another because I'm not
computer savy, but I've seen the Acer mini notebook at Walmart. It looks
like a nice machine. Someone that I know told me the Acer computers
aren't that good. What is your opinion of the Acer mini?

I hope you're not getting annoyed with all those questions I asking.

Carmen

JandC805@webtv.net (J and C) wrote in news:7424-49C970C2-3767@storefull-
3171.bay.webtv.net:

> Larry,
> Once again I want to thank you for the informaltion you are giving me.
I
> can tell, you are highly education in the field of computers, so you
are
> the right person to speak to.
>
> The Samsung NC10 seems to be a real nice netbook for browsing the
> internet. It seems like it's a lot better machine then the Dell mini 9
> inch. I guess it would have a wireless card since it's a mobile unit.
> Can you tell me what service provider I would need to use the Samsung
> wireless and approximately how much would it cost monthly. I forgot to
> mention to you that I live in a rural area, so would I be able to get
> wireless service in this area?
>
> Carmen
>
>

The NC10 will accept any WinXP based USB cellular modem card....It
already has a wifi and bluetooth radio systems in it.

Instead of a cellular modem card, I'm using either its Bluetooth DUN
paired with the Motorola ROKR Z6m slidephone (not a smartphone) on
Alltel....or for faster service, directly connecting the NC10 via a USB
A to USB mini cable directly to the phone's mini USB port, directly
tethered, which is much faster, especially in heavily-used bluetooth
areas in public places. I highly recommend direct USB tethering. Any
provider has automating software to make the connection as easy as
pressing a virtual button. Alltel's software will connect to the phone
either way, your choice.

If you can get good cellular phone signal in your rural area, you'll
have cellular internet, too. Call your cellular carrier or look on
their webpages for information specific to their service....prices,
speeds, limit on usage, etc. It varies widely from carrier to carrier,
too widely to be specific, here.

I work in really rural areas of Eastern South Carolina. Alltel has
great fast internet service across the whole region, much to my
amazement. I use the cellular a lot for parts searching/ordering and
information lookup on organ and PA systems in the boondocks.

Being in a rural area does limit your choices, unfortunately. As you
have WebTV, I assume you have a cable TV in your home, right? Cable TV
has broadband internet in most markets. Plug their cable modem into a
wifi router and make your own wifi system for the house. That's 4-8
times faster than any cellular data service, but, of course, you can't
take it with you like cellular. If you don't feel comfortable following
directions to setup your own router, which isn't rocket science any
more, you can rent a wifi-enabled cable modem with a wifi radio built
into it from your cable company.

JandC805@webtv.net (J and C) wrote in news:27814-49C992BB-1792
@storefull-3173.bay.webtv.net:

> Larry,
> You wrote that you just purchased the Samsung NC10. You mentioned that
> you like this netbook.
>
> I don't know the difference from one computer to another because I'm
not
> computer savy, but I've seen the Acer mini notebook at Walmart. It
looks
> like a nice machine. Someone that I know told me the Acer computers
> aren't that good. What is your opinion of the Acer mini?
>
> I hope you're not getting annoyed with all those questions I asking.
>
> Carmen
>
>

Most of the available netbooks are off my list simply because their
screens and frames around their screens are GLOSSY, MIRRORED
surfaces....rendering them totally useless sitting outside during the
daytime when I want to use my mobile computing devices. I've made the
mistake of thinking I could overlook this malady computer companies just
cannot seem to break themselves of in the name of some stupid vanity or
"style"...suffering all during my ownership of them dodging around the
mirror flooding my eyes with SKY or flourescent lights or light from
large windows coming in from outside. The only comfortable place to
look at a glossy screen is in total darkness....and even then you've got
to look at them at some angle so their own light doesn't reflect your
face on top of the picture! All these netbooks, display monitors, TV
sets, laptops are ineligible to purchase, now.

This just about limits the Acer netbooks as they all have glossy
screens, I think. The ASUS EEEPCs have a few models with non-glare
screens that pass this basic test. The Samsung NC10 passes it with
flying colors. The only glossy surfaces are the BACK of the screen, the
outside of the closed netbook, which I don't have to stare at for hours
looking at the latest movies.

UNfortunately, I wanted a Samsung NC20 with the new type of processor
and THAT netbook, if you youtube it from the reviewers has a stupid
GLOSSY screen....off my list. Samsung is also coming out with some kind
of limited edition NC10 with the faster N280 processor and some other
new stuff....again with the ****ed GLOSSY screen I cannot stand to
watch.

Acers and ASUS netbooks are probably not any different from what I have.
I do know they have, in their new models, adopted the expanded
multitouch touchpads with scroll bars and multifingered gestures that
was a good part of the decision process for the NC10 I bought.

The other thing that made my decision was simply Samsung, itself.....

If I buy a $500 widget from Smiley's Auto and Stormdoor, a little local
manufacturer of $500 widgets, that $500 is pretty important to Smiley
and his missus. If something goes wrong with it, Smiley will think
twice about spending a lot of money to make me happy, especially money
he really needs to keep. If I buy a $500 widget from one of the largest
electronics corporations on the planet, and there's a problem with it,
that $500 represents what Samsung spent on toilet paper last week for
the executive washroom and means nothing to Samsung. Before I bought
it, I called Samsung and asked the nice American lady who took my
support call what Samsung would do if the computer failed under
warranty. "Oh, they just swap and give you a new one. It's not worth
their time to spend money fixing them." That alone put Samsung near the
top of my list, and it makes simple sense, is logical for them to be
that way. If I don't like my hamburger at McDonald's, they just replace
it. If I don't like my hamburger at Mom and Pop's diner, they'll balk.
I just makes sense. Acer and ASUS are smaller than monster Samsung.

Another thing in Samsung's favor is this is NOT a netbook made from
pieces parts from a huge variety of vendors. The display is SAMSUNG.
The hard drive is SAMSUNG. Samsung made most everything in the box
except the chipsets, which are Intel. With a small company, you are
buying a display from Mitsubishi, a hard drive from Toshiba, a sound
card from somebody else, all pieces just assembled by the company who
puts their logo on the front of it. They had little to do with the
pieces inside. Because of this, Samsung is in a much better position to
make sure this piece is compatible with that piece and that piece. The
plugs fit, the impedance is correct, the voltage is correct...less
compromises. I looked at all the netbooks for fit and finish. The NC10
doesn't "wobble" when you move the display on its better hinges. The
plastic looks more substantial, like they cared more. Again, spending
$8.43 per unit to Samsung means nothing. Spending $8.43 more per unit
to a smaller company lowers their stock price. I find that economically
logical....

In today's unstable economy, I also figured Samsung would probably
survive longer than the smaller guys, too. So many companies are going
belly up it's hard to keep up with them. GE's stock price is in the
dumper. They're talking about filing for bankruptcy. But bankruptcy
for GE doesn't mean what it does for Smiley's Auto and Stormdoor.
Bankruptcy for GE means we're going to fire some extra heads, cheat our
stockholders and vendors and still be in business for 100 more years.
Bankruptcy for Smiley's means his shop will be vacant for the next 10
years until the court decides to sell the property. Samsung is like
GE....huge!

These are things I think need to be considered in the reality of today.

God I hate GLOSSY SCREENS!!!

JandC805@webtv.net (J and C) wrote in news:27814-49C992BB-1792
@storefull-3173.bay.webtv.net:

> Larry,
> You wrote that you just purchased the Samsung NC10. You mentioned that
> you like this netbook.
>
> I don't know the difference from one computer to another because I'm
not
> computer savy, but I've seen the Acer mini notebook at Walmart. It
looks
> like a nice machine. Someone that I know told me the Acer computers
> aren't that good. What is your opinion of the Acer mini?
>
> I hope you're not getting annoyed with all those questions I asking.
>
> Carmen
>
>

Most of the available netbooks are off my list simply because their
screens and frames around their screens are GLOSSY, MIRRORED
surfaces....rendering them totally useless sitting outside during the
daytime when I want to use my mobile computing devices. I've made the
mistake of thinking I could overlook this malady computer companies just
cannot seem to break themselves of in the name of some stupid vanity or
"style"...suffering all during my ownership of them dodging around the
mirror flooding my eyes with SKY or flourescent lights or light from
large windows coming in from outside. The only comfortable place to
look at a glossy screen is in total darkness....and even then you've got
to look at them at some angle so their own light doesn't reflect your
face on top of the picture! All these netbooks, display monitors, TV
sets, laptops are ineligible to purchase, now.

This just about limits the Acer netbooks as they all have glossy
screens, I think. The ASUS EEEPCs have a few models with non-glare
screens that pass this basic test. The Samsung NC10 passes it with
flying colors. The only glossy surfaces are the BACK of the screen, the
outside of the closed netbook, which I don't have to stare at for hours
looking at the latest movies.

UNfortunately, I wanted a Samsung NC20 with the new type of processor
and THAT netbook, if you youtube it from the reviewers has a stupid
GLOSSY screen....off my list. Samsung is also coming out with some kind
of limited edition NC10 with the faster N280 processor and some other
new stuff....again with the ****ed GLOSSY screen I cannot stand to
watch.

Acers and ASUS netbooks are probably not any different from what I have.
I do know they have, in their new models, adopted the expanded
multitouch touchpads with scroll bars and multifingered gestures that
was a good part of the decision process for the NC10 I bought.

The other thing that made my decision was simply Samsung, itself.....

If I buy a $500 widget from Smiley's Auto and Stormdoor, a little local
manufacturer of $500 widgets, that $500 is pretty important to Smiley
and his missus. If something goes wrong with it, Smiley will think
twice about spending a lot of money to make me happy, especially money
he really needs to keep. If I buy a $500 widget from one of the largest
electronics corporations on the planet, and there's a problem with it,
that $500 represents what Samsung spent on toilet paper last week for
the executive washroom and means nothing to Samsung. Before I bought
it, I called Samsung and asked the nice American lady who took my
support call what Samsung would do if the computer failed under
warranty. "Oh, they just swap and give you a new one. It's not worth
their time to spend money fixing them." That alone put Samsung near the
top of my list, and it makes simple sense, is logical for them to be
that way. If I don't like my hamburger at McDonald's, they just replace
it. If I don't like my hamburger at Mom and Pop's diner, they'll balk.
I just makes sense. Acer and ASUS are smaller than monster Samsung.

Another thing in Samsung's favor is this is NOT a netbook made from
pieces parts from a huge variety of vendors. The display is SAMSUNG.
The hard drive is SAMSUNG. Samsung made most everything in the box
except the chipsets, which are Intel. With a small company, you are
buying a display from Mitsubishi, a hard drive from Toshiba, a sound
card from somebody else, all pieces just assembled by the company who
puts their logo on the front of it. They had little to do with the
pieces inside. Because of this, Samsung is in a much better position to
make sure this piece is compatible with that piece and that piece. The
plugs fit, the impedance is correct, the voltage is correct...less
compromises. I looked at all the netbooks for fit and finish. The NC10
doesn't "wobble" when you move the display on its better hinges. The
plastic looks more substantial, like they cared more. Again, spending
$8.43 per unit to Samsung means nothing. Spending $8.43 more per unit
to a smaller company lowers their stock price. I find that economically
logical....

In today's unstable economy, I also figured Samsung would probably
survive longer than the smaller guys, too. So many companies are going
belly up it's hard to keep up with them. GE's stock price is in the
dumper. They're talking about filing for bankruptcy. But bankruptcy
for GE doesn't mean what it does for Smiley's Auto and Stormdoor.
Bankruptcy for GE means we're going to fire some extra heads, cheat our
stockholders and vendors and still be in business for 100 more years.
Bankruptcy for Smiley's means his shop will be vacant for the next 10
years until the court decides to sell the property. Samsung is like
GE....huge!

These are things I think need to be considered in the reality of today.

God I hate GLOSSY SCREENS!!!

"Larry" <noone@home.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9BD8E4702FD64noonehomecom@74.209.131.13...
> JandC805@webtv.net (J and C) wrote in
> news:7424-49C970C2-3767@storefull-
> 3171.bay.webtv.net:
>
>> Larry,
>> Once again I want to thank you for the informaltion you are giving
>> me.
> I
>> can tell, you are highly education in the field of computers, so
>> you
> are
>> the right person to speak to.
>>
>> The Samsung NC10 seems to be a real nice netbook for browsing the
>> internet. It seems like it's a lot better machine then the Dell
>> mini 9
>> inch. I guess it would have a wireless card since it's a mobile
>> unit.
>> Can you tell me what service provider I would need to use the
>> Samsung
>> wireless and approximately how much would it cost monthly. I forgot
>> to
>> mention to you that I live in a rural area, so would I be able to
>> get
>> wireless service in this area?
>>
>> Carmen
>>
>>
>
> The NC10 will accept any WinXP based USB cellular modem card....It
> already has a wifi and bluetooth radio systems in it.
>
> Instead of a cellular modem card, I'm using either its Bluetooth DUN
> paired with the Motorola ROKR Z6m slidephone (not a smartphone) on
> Alltel....or for faster service, directly connecting the NC10 via a
> USB
> A to USB mini cable directly to the phone's mini USB port, directly
> tethered, which is much faster, especially in heavily-used bluetooth
> areas in public places. I highly recommend direct USB tethering.
> Any
> provider has automating software to make the connection as easy as
> pressing a virtual button. Alltel's software will connect to the
> phone
> either way, your choice.
>
> If you can get good cellular phone signal in your rural area, you'll
> have cellular internet, too. Call your cellular carrier or look on
> their webpages for information specific to their service....prices,
> speeds, limit on usage, etc. It varies widely from carrier to
> carrier,
> too widely to be specific, here.
>
> I work in really rural areas of Eastern South Carolina. Alltel has
> great fast internet service across the whole region, much to my
> amazement. I use the cellular a lot for parts searching/ordering
> and
> information lookup on organ and PA systems in the boondocks.
>
> Being in a rural area does limit your choices, unfortunately. As
> you
> have WebTV, I assume you have a cable TV in your home, right? Cable
> TV
> has broadband internet in most markets. Plug their cable modem into
> a
> wifi router and make your own wifi system for the house. That's 4-8
> times faster than any cellular data service, but, of course, you
> can't
> take it with you like cellular. If you don't feel comfortable
> following
> directions to setup your own router, which isn't rocket science any
> more, you can rent a wifi-enabled cable modem with a wifi radio
> built
> into it from your cable company.
>
My advice would be NOT to buy any DELL laptop that has a master
password security feature on it unless the vendor can supply the
master password with it. See thread on DELL Inspiron 1545 - password
stuffed.
Roy

"Larry" <noone@home.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9BD8E4702FD64noonehomecom@74.209.131.13...
> JandC805@webtv.net (J and C) wrote in
> news:7424-49C970C2-3767@storefull-
> 3171.bay.webtv.net:
>
>> Larry,
>> Once again I want to thank you for the informaltion you are giving
>> me.
> I
>> can tell, you are highly education in the field of computers, so
>> you
> are
>> the right person to speak to.
>>
>> The Samsung NC10 seems to be a real nice netbook for browsing the
>> internet. It seems like it's a lot better machine then the Dell
>> mini 9
>> inch. I guess it would have a wireless card since it's a mobile
>> unit.
>> Can you tell me what service provider I would need to use the
>> Samsung
>> wireless and approximately how much would it cost monthly. I forgot
>> to
>> mention to you that I live in a rural area, so would I be able to
>> get
>> wireless service in this area?
>>
>> Carmen
>>
>>
>
> The NC10 will accept any WinXP based USB cellular modem card....It
> already has a wifi and bluetooth radio systems in it.
>
> Instead of a cellular modem card, I'm using either its Bluetooth DUN
> paired with the Motorola ROKR Z6m slidephone (not a smartphone) on
> Alltel....or for faster service, directly connecting the NC10 via a
> USB
> A to USB mini cable directly to the phone's mini USB port, directly
> tethered, which is much faster, especially in heavily-used bluetooth
> areas in public places. I highly recommend direct USB tethering.
> Any
> provider has automating software to make the connection as easy as
> pressing a virtual button. Alltel's software will connect to the
> phone
> either way, your choice.
>
> If you can get good cellular phone signal in your rural area, you'll
> have cellular internet, too. Call your cellular carrier or look on
> their webpages for information specific to their service....prices,
> speeds, limit on usage, etc. It varies widely from carrier to
> carrier,
> too widely to be specific, here.
>
> I work in really rural areas of Eastern South Carolina. Alltel has
> great fast internet service across the whole region, much to my
> amazement. I use the cellular a lot for parts searching/ordering
> and
> information lookup on organ and PA systems in the boondocks.
>
> Being in a rural area does limit your choices, unfortunately. As
> you
> have WebTV, I assume you have a cable TV in your home, right? Cable
> TV
> has broadband internet in most markets. Plug their cable modem into
> a
> wifi router and make your own wifi system for the house. That's 4-8
> times faster than any cellular data service, but, of course, you
> can't
> take it with you like cellular. If you don't feel comfortable
> following
> directions to setup your own router, which isn't rocket science any
> more, you can rent a wifi-enabled cable modem with a wifi radio
> built
> into it from your cable company.
>
My advice would be NOT to buy any DELL laptop that has a master
password security feature on it unless the vendor can supply the
master password with it. See thread on DELL Inspiron 1545 - password
stuffed.
Roy

All this information is now getting over my head. I'm getting confused
with all this technical stuff. I'm a novice when it comes to computers.
Larry, are you telling me I need to get a cellular phone to use with the
netbook as a connection device? If that's the case, it's best not to get
a netbook.

I've come to this conclusion, maybe I should bring my Dell notebook as
you had told me to do, to my local computer shop and have him install
all the software that I need so that I can connect it to the internet
and to check it for viruses, which I don't think I have on it, but then
again you never know. Anything is possible, I could have gotten one when
I was connected to AOL. I really don't like AOL and I won't use them
again.

Larry, I do appreciate the time you spent trying to help me. If a person
like me doesn't have any idea of what they are doing, then it's best not
to venture into something they don't understand. Computers don't like
me, they never have and they never will.

Carmen

All this information is now getting over my head. I'm getting confused
with all this technical stuff. I'm a novice when it comes to computers.
Larry, are you telling me I need to get a cellular phone to use with the
netbook as a connection device? If that's the case, it's best not to get
a netbook.

I've come to this conclusion, maybe I should bring my Dell notebook as
you had told me to do, to my local computer shop and have him install
all the software that I need so that I can connect it to the internet
and to check it for viruses, which I don't think I have on it, but then
again you never know. Anything is possible, I could have gotten one when
I was connected to AOL. I really don't like AOL and I won't use them
again.

Larry, I do appreciate the time you spent trying to help me. If a person
like me doesn't have any idea of what they are doing, then it's best not
to venture into something they don't understand. Computers don't like
me, they never have and they never will.

Carmen

In news:508-49CA0AD8-439@storefull-3172.bay.webtv.net,
J and C typed on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:43:36 -0700:
> All this information is now getting over my head. I'm getting confused
> with all this technical stuff. I'm a novice when it comes to
> computers. Larry, are you telling me I need to get a cellular phone
> to use with the netbook as a connection device? If that's the case,
> it's best not to get a netbook.
>
> I've come to this conclusion, maybe I should bring my Dell notebook as
> you had told me to do, to my local computer shop and have him install
> all the software that I need so that I can connect it to the internet
> and to check it for viruses, which I don't think I have on it, but
> then again you never know. Anything is possible, I could have gotten
> one when I was connected to AOL. I really don't like AOL and I won't
> use them again.
>
> Larry, I do appreciate the time you spent trying to help me. If a
> person like me doesn't have any idea of what they are doing, then
> it's best not to venture into something they don't understand.
> Computers don't like me, they never have and they never will.
>
> Carmen

Hi Carmen! I don't understand why you need the Internet on the go? I
live in a rural area that doesn't even have digital cellphone service
yet. Although I used to and I used my cellphone and connected it to my
laptop and my PDA device. It was cool, but I really didn't need it. I
didn't pay extra for this with Verizon, as night calls and weekend calls
were free. But things could have changed in the last few years. Maybe
you can't do this anymore.

I also don't understand why you need to take your computer in to have it
secured? As it is really simple to do it on your own. All you need is
something like Avast (free) and Spybot (free). The only other thing to
do is to visit this website and to checkout how secure your computer
really is.

Gibson Research Corporation (GRC)
ShieldsUP!
https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2

Run File Sharing and Common Ports. Those are the important ones. And you
can get Spybot and Avast from below.

Spybot
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

Avast
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html

--
Bill
Asus EEE PC 701G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Windows XP SP2

In news:508-49CA0AD8-439@storefull-3172.bay.webtv.net,
J and C typed on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:43:36 -0700:
> All this information is now getting over my head. I'm getting confused
> with all this technical stuff. I'm a novice when it comes to
> computers. Larry, are you telling me I need to get a cellular phone
> to use with the netbook as a connection device? If that's the case,
> it's best not to get a netbook.
>
> I've come to this conclusion, maybe I should bring my Dell notebook as
> you had told me to do, to my local computer shop and have him install
> all the software that I need so that I can connect it to the internet
> and to check it for viruses, which I don't think I have on it, but
> then again you never know. Anything is possible, I could have gotten
> one when I was connected to AOL. I really don't like AOL and I won't
> use them again.
>
> Larry, I do appreciate the time you spent trying to help me. If a
> person like me doesn't have any idea of what they are doing, then
> it's best not to venture into something they don't understand.
> Computers don't like me, they never have and they never will.
>
> Carmen

Hi Carmen! I don't understand why you need the Internet on the go? I
live in a rural area that doesn't even have digital cellphone service
yet. Although I used to and I used my cellphone and connected it to my
laptop and my PDA device. It was cool, but I really didn't need it. I
didn't pay extra for this with Verizon, as night calls and weekend calls
were free. But things could have changed in the last few years. Maybe
you can't do this anymore.

I also don't understand why you need to take your computer in to have it
secured? As it is really simple to do it on your own. All you need is
something like Avast (free) and Spybot (free). The only other thing to
do is to visit this website and to checkout how secure your computer
really is.

Gibson Research Corporation (GRC)
ShieldsUP!
https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2

Run File Sharing and Common Ports. Those are the important ones. And you
can get Spybot and Avast from below.

Spybot
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

Avast
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html

--
Bill
Asus EEE PC 701G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Windows XP SP2

Larry <noone@home.com> wrote:

>God I hate GLOSSY SCREENS!!!

Agree with you Larry!!

Larry <noone@home.com> wrote:

>God I hate GLOSSY SCREENS!!!

Agree with you Larry!!

JandC805@webtv.net (J and C) wrote in news:508-49CA0AD8-439@storefull-
3172.bay.webtv.net:

> All this information is now getting over my head. I'm getting confused
> with all this technical stuff. I'm a novice when it comes to
computers.
> Larry, are you telling me I need to get a cellular phone to use with
the
> netbook as a connection device? If that's the case, it's best not to
get
> a netbook.

You don't HAVE to get a cellular phone to use a netbook. But, alas, it
must connect to the internet via "something". It will connect via wifi,
assuming wifi is available to it. Those are the options... a wifi
hotspot hooked to the internet provided by some
company/hotel/restaurant. If those are not available in the location
you're currently located in, the other option is to buy cellular data
service from a cellular phone company.

At home, there are two choices, also. Buy some kind of internet service
from your cable TV or telephone carrier, preferably broadband, not some
$9.95/mo dialup which is so slow you can't even upgrade Windows in a
day....or use your cellular phone data connection like you would on-the-
road. I use both cable TV and cellular, here. Netbooks connect
directly to your router with an Ethernet cable, or can connect to the
router's wifi radio if that's available.

Cellular just ADDS to the number of ways and convenience of the internet
connection. There's no place in a hundred miles of my house my cellular
data connection doesn't function. I'm not dependent on free/paid wifi
hotspots for internet away from home.

>
> I've come to this conclusion, maybe I should bring my Dell notebook as
> you had told me to do, to my local computer shop and have him install
> all the software that I need so that I can connect it to the internet
> and to check it for viruses, which I don't think I have on it, but
then
> again you never know. Anything is possible, I could have gotten one
when
> I was connected to AOL. I really don't like AOL and I won't use them
> again.

While he has the laptop, have him check its configuration for maximum
speed and to unload the crapware you don't use off it. It's like
getting a free new high speed computer if properly done....(c;]


>
> Larry, I do appreciate the time you spent trying to help me. If a
person
> like me doesn't have any idea of what they are doing, then it's best
not
> to venture into something they don't understand. Computers don't like
> me, they never have and they never will.
>

Way too many of us never give back to the newbies what someone before us
gave to us. Every one of the people you see on here started out totally
confused. Years later, some of them actually know what they're
doing!...(c;]

JandC805@webtv.net (J and C) wrote in news:508-49CA0AD8-439@storefull-
3172.bay.webtv.net:

> All this information is now getting over my head. I'm getting confused
> with all this technical stuff. I'm a novice when it comes to
computers.
> Larry, are you telling me I need to get a cellular phone to use with
the
> netbook as a connection device? If that's the case, it's best not to
get
> a netbook.

You don't HAVE to get a cellular phone to use a netbook. But, alas, it
must connect to the internet via "something". It will connect via wifi,
assuming wifi is available to it. Those are the options... a wifi
hotspot hooked to the internet provided by some
company/hotel/restaurant. If those are not available in the location
you're currently located in, the other option is to buy cellular data
service from a cellular phone company.

At home, there are two choices, also. Buy some kind of internet service
from your cable TV or telephone carrier, preferably broadband, not some
$9.95/mo dialup which is so slow you can't even upgrade Windows in a
day....or use your cellular phone data connection like you would on-the-
road. I use both cable TV and cellular, here. Netbooks connect
directly to your router with an Ethernet cable, or can connect to the
router's wifi radio if that's available.

Cellular just ADDS to the number of ways and convenience of the internet
connection. There's no place in a hundred miles of my house my cellular
data connection doesn't function. I'm not dependent on free/paid wifi
hotspots for internet away from home.

>
> I've come to this conclusion, maybe I should bring my Dell notebook as
> you had told me to do, to my local computer shop and have him install
> all the software that I need so that I can connect it to the internet
> and to check it for viruses, which I don't think I have on it, but
then
> again you never know. Anything is possible, I could have gotten one
when
> I was connected to AOL. I really don't like AOL and I won't use them
> again.

While he has the laptop, have him check its configuration for maximum
speed and to unload the crapware you don't use off it. It's like
getting a free new high speed computer if properly done....(c;]


>
> Larry, I do appreciate the time you spent trying to help me. If a
person
> like me doesn't have any idea of what they are doing, then it's best
not
> to venture into something they don't understand. Computers don't like
> me, they never have and they never will.
>

Way too many of us never give back to the newbies what someone before us
gave to us. Every one of the people you see on here started out totally
confused. Years later, some of them actually know what they're
doing!...(c;]

I truly like this group. I'm glad I came upon it accidently. Everyone
here is very nice. Thank you Larry, Adrian, and Bill for helping me out.

Sincerely,
Carmen