[vocjc]

I have downloaded the SP3 pack for Windows XP but the browser still will not recognise the internet conncetion when I start up my new wireless broadband modem. Is there something else I should try other than what is printed on the modem box?

[Saga Lout]

Originally Posted by vocjc

I have downloaded the SP3 pack for Windows XP but the browser still will not recognise the internet conncetion when I start up my new wireless broadband modem. Is there something else I should try other than what is printed on the modem box?

Instead of starting up your wireless router, just leave it on all the time. So long as the wireless equipment is also turned on at startup, just click on the icon and go to "View Wireless Networks" then on "Change the Order of Preferred Networks". Click to Add and put the name of the network - also known as SSID and the details of your wirless security - I do hope you have some - and in future, it should all be automatic.

What sort of wireless equipment does your comnputer have?

[vocjc]

Thanks Saga Lout, I feel as though this may be a stupid question but...
I bought an E5832 Modem (USB) on a pre-paid broadband wi-fi connection. That's all I have, I don't think my PC (which is 3.5 years old) has a Wireless Network Card or adapter. I've connected from my work PC and activated the account but the home PC browser (Explorer 8) fails to show the internet even though the ISP software is indicating a connection... Does my PC need a seperate card/adaptor or should the USB modem be enough?

[Saga Lout]

Originally Posted by vocjc

Thanks Saga Lout, I feel as though this may be a stupid question but...
I bought an E5832 Modem (USB) on a pre-paid broadband wi-fi connection. That's all I have, I don't think my PC (which is 3.5 years old) has a Wireless Network Card or adapter. I've connected from my work PC and activated the account but the home PC browser (Explorer 8) fails to show the internet even though the ISP software is indicating a connection... Does my PC need a seperate card/adaptor or should the USB modem be enough?

It should be enough. Go into Internet Explorer and click the Tools menu, then Internet Options and on the Connection tab. Click to Remove any old dial-up connections you don't need and if you're retaining any, tick "Dial whenever a network conection is not present". If you clear them all out, tick "Never dial a connection". Next, click the LAN button down the bottom and at the next form, pop a tick in the box "Automatically detect settings". That shuold be enough to tell the system to look for a different kind of connection and let IE find your homepage, which I suspect might be the ISP's advertising site.

[techkid]

Typically, wireless broadband devices use mobile (or cellular, depending on local terminology) phone towers to provide Internet connection. For the most part, it is just 'Plug and Play', regardless of the age of the computer. The only factor is the connector (USB in this case).

But yeah, follow Saga Lout's advice for now, and let us know how this goes.