clever men I know you can help

2shoes · 2006-12-07T11:59:19+00:00

here please can you clever psp playing men help. I have ordered this for ds. can you use it if you haven't got wireless broadband??

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GlennCloseAsCruellaDeVille · 07/12/2006 12:10

if you don't have it then I think it depends on you tapping into someone else's open connection

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2shoes · 07/12/2006 14:13

Transform an internet enabled PC into a high speed wireless router
doesn't that mean it can be used on a normal connection?

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ThrockenAroundTheChristmasTree · 07/12/2006 14:29

that seems to suggest it is instead of another wireless router.

It says works with any usb or ethernet modem - so does not need to be wireless.

ThrockenAroundTheChristmasTree · 07/12/2006 14:30

by the way - I am not a man - does that matter ?

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2shoes · 07/12/2006 17:11

no of course not I just put it in here as I know men know about these toys lol
happy to get an answer of a clever lady.

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BearintheBigBlueHouse · 07/12/2006 17:22

check this out, esp the diagram - so long as your PC is connected (wired) to the internet, then the Key allows the PSP player to wirelessly play on-line via the PC's internet connection. Says it works with any ethernet connected or USB modem - so no you don't need wireless broadband, just broadband - crystal

BTW I am a fella FWIW

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2shoes · 07/12/2006 17:51

does that eman I have to buy something else to get it to work?

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ThrockenAroundTheChristmasTree · 07/12/2006 18:14

it looked like it just pplugged into the standard usb socket on a pc.

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2shoes · 07/12/2006 19:03

thank you I was so worried that I had ordered something that wouldn't work.
should have listened to ds he's 14 and knows his stuff.

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ThrockenAroundTheChristmasTree · 08/12/2006 07:51

I hope so - even though I work with computers I am never sure from the description until I actually get something and have a chance to figure out how it fits together. Things move so quickly it is impossible to keep up with the latest technology.

arfishyheauheauheau · 08/12/2006 08:19

OK:

Do you have broadband at home? If your main home
PC has broadband (or ADSL) access then this will work. What it does is sets things up so that any other PC or device (such as your PSP) can access the broadband that the main PC has access to - but wirelessly.

It's a way of converting your broadband access into a wireless network - ie your broadband link is accessible by more than just your home pc.

2snowshoes · 09/12/2006 19:38

i have ntl cable broadband

arfishyheauheauheau · 11/12/2006 02:02

You'll be ok then

2snowshoes · 11/12/2006 21:13

thankyou you have made me smile. imagine a sulky 14yr old ds on christmas day. yikes

arfishyheauheauheau · 12/12/2006 06:40

LOL! Yikes indeed.

Good luck. Can you test it out beforehand? Does he ever release his PSP? You'll have to work out the PC side of things (very easy apparently) and then he'll need to know how to attach his PSP to the wireless network. Is he good with that sort of thing?

Let me know if you need any help testing it beforehand. I plan to be face down in large glass of champagne from around 5am on Christmas morning, so possibly won't be any help on the day itself though .

arfishyheauheauheau · 12/12/2006 06:51

LOL! Yikes indeed.

Good luck. Can you test it out beforehand? Does he ever release his PSP? You'll have to work out the PC side of things (very easy apparently) and then he'll need to know how to attach his PSP to the wireless network. Is he good with that sort of thing?

Let me know if you need any help testing it beforehand. I plan to be face down in large glass of champagne from around 5am on Christmas morning, so possibly won't be any help on the day itself though .

2snowshoes · 12/12/2006 22:06

thanks he is quite good with it all. might take your advice and have a look before the day.