If it has a built in wireless device, you turn it on, in a hot spot and it
finds the signal. In my opinion, if you were experienced with laptops, it
may make sense to buy a used one, but in your case, you'd probably wind up
with someone else's headache



"rb" <rbig@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> I'm totally a newbie regarding laptops. I'm thinking of buying one to
> take on an extended tour to the Mid East. I'm wavering between buying a
> new one for maybe $475 or so, and one on Ebay for half that.
>
> My questions involve the huge volume of laptops for sale on Ebay. If it
> doesn't say its wireless equipped, does that mean it probably isn't?
>
> With wireless equpped laptops, is it as simple as turning the laptop on
> and then connecting to the internet, if I'm in an area with wireless hot
> spot coverage?
>
> What about the cards I read about that some seem to require? How do I
> know what kinds and how many I need?
>