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WiFi Ipad

by michhala Oct 15, 2011 9:33AM PDT

I am a PC Windows and not an Apple person. That said, I have had an iPhone for over two years and love it. I am considering buying the WiFi iPad, but know little to nothing about WiFi. Since I do not have a laptop in the house and my PC is not wireless, I have a question which is probably dumb, but here goes....
I am not sure there is enough WiFI in my home to support a WiFi iPad. My PC modem can be wireless and when it is configured as such, there is more than adequate WiFi available. My question is if I reconfigure the PC modem to WiFi, do I have to convert the PC to wireless, too?
Miki
Dell Studio XPS 8100, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, SP1, IE9

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Thank you, mrmacfixit...

by michhala Oct 16, 2011 6:35AM PDT

Thank you sooo much for your reply post and the information contained therein.....I will follow all your instructions.
The modem to which I refer is for the DSL internet service.....sorry I was not explicit.
I appreciate your help.....Miki

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No problem,

by mrmacfixit Forum moderator Oct 16, 2011 9:52AM PDT

Modems are generally platform agnostic in that they work for most operating systems.

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Modem Question

by Dan Filice Oct 17, 2011 5:35AM PDT

MrM,

I had an old modem that was not capable of Wi-Fi. Then I purchased a new 2Wire modem that specifically had Wi-fi capability. What happens if the modem the OP has is old and can't do Wi-Fi, or can any modem be configured for Wi-Fi? In the case of using a modem that has Wi-Fi, the OP simply needs to plug it in then connect their PC to it with CAT5 cable and the iPhone and iPad will "see" the Wi-Fi Network which will need the Network number to be entered (simply the WEP number on the bottom of the modem.

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Where to start here.

by mrmacfixit Forum moderator Oct 17, 2011 9:26AM PDT

Note that the OP clearly stated that they had a modem that was capable of WiFi.
If a modem is an older model and does not do WiFi AND you need WiFi, then go buy a Wireless capable Modem/Router, or just a Wireless Router.
No, you cannot configure a non-wireless modem/router to be wireless.

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by michhala Oct 17, 2011 12:41PM PDT

A few months ago I was doing some WiFi research and had someone test WiFi in my home with a meter....there was some, but it belonged to a neighbor. At that time, I requested the DSL modem be reconfigured to WiFi to make sure I had my own WiFi available. If I had known then what I know now and because I did not want to change my computer to wireless, I would not have asked that the modem be returned to its original state.
It just so happened that Verizon had gifted me with two modems -- the convertible Westell modem with the antenna I now use and intend to make wireless and a wireless Gateway modem that is still in the box.
Miki

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OK, so you are good to go

by mrmacfixit Forum moderator Oct 17, 2011 9:55PM PDT

once you have configured the wireless modem.

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(NT) It appears so....thank you, mrmacfixit :)

by michhala Oct 18, 2011 3:04PM PDT

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(NT) Welcome

by mrmacfixit Forum moderator Oct 18, 2011 10:03PM PDT

Back to iPhones, iPods, & iPads forum

mrmacfixit · Accepted Answer · Oct 15, 2011 11:53PM PDT

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No, you do not have to convert the PC

by mrmacfixit Forum moderator Oct 15, 2011 11:53PM PDT

to be wireless. The PC will remain connected to your modem in exactly the same was as it is now.

<div>Not sure what you mean, exactly, when you refer to your "PC modem" though.
Hopefully you are referring to the modem that came with your Cable or DSL internet service and not to a modem inside your PC.

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