I got my school laptop today and when I got home I connected it to my home wifi so I could access Facebook, YouTube etc. The computer still wouldn't allow me to access those sites while connected to my own wifi. I tried to reconnect to the 3G now and it is telling me it can't do it and something about an apn?
I have an acer aspire 1830 and telstra 3G
Five answers:
anonymous
2012-02-05 17:56:58 UTC
Insert the SIM card into the USB modem, if your carrier requires it. Carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile use SIM cards---a small, fingernail-sized card that contains your personal cellular information. Remove the plastic cap from the modem and insert the SIM card into the slot until it clicks into place. Replace the cap.
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Turn on the laptop. Insert the USB modem into an open USB port on the laptop.
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Install the software by using the automatic installation wizard. The wizard should start once the laptop recognizes the presence of the new modem. Follow the prompts, accept the license agreement and click "Install" until a window tells you that the installation is completed. Restart the laptop if prompted.
4
Connect to 3G with the USB modem by opening the software program that it installed. This can usually be found as a shortcut on the desktop or by opening the Start menu, clicking on "All Programs" and looking for an application that has the name of your wireless carrier in it. Look for an option to "Connect." Choose this to activate the connection.
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Open a web browser to test the modem
Mckenzie
2012-02-02 23:41:28 UTC
Yuh Can't Connect to wifi when u leave the wifi spot unless say u have hmm.. a android go to the market and download the free app its like wifi teether or something or u might just have it already in ur wifi setting on ur phone but I have a sprint hotspot witch I just needa follow directions and it gives me a password and user for my phones wifi and u just type the info on ur computer then u have wifi
?
2016-12-11 09:11:42 UTC
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm see documentations approximately samsung and apple , because of the fact they might furnish some softwares , yet why do no longer you purchase a USB modem and positioned the SIM card in it and make a subscribation to an internet plan and set your ideas on ease ???
anonymous
2012-02-03 00:22:28 UTC
Unfortunately, those sites (and more) have probably been explicitly blocked by the school. The blocking is done on the laptop rather than on the network you are attached to.
anonymous
2012-02-03 00:15:27 UTC
you have to go to your service provider or call them and ask for the APN settings, for mor einfo. on which processor wont allow 3G connection visit
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