I too know nothing about WiFi. Is the download of a book free? I wouldn't think so. Marie -----Original Message----- From: gen-newbie-request@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 3:00 AM To: gen-newbie@rootsweb.com Subject: GEN-NEWBIE Digest, Vol 6, Issue 458 Today's Topics: 1. Re: WiFi (ETM) 2. Re: WiFi (marilyn E B) 3. Re: WiFi (Jean Masoner) 4. Giddie up - go time (Blondie Mock) 5. Re: Giddie up - go time (M Robards) 6. Re: Giddie up - go time (Bruce Kemp) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 03:15:30 -0500 From: ETM <etm1935@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [GN] WiFi To: gen-newbie@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <1549154780.20111106031530@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 Hi Jean, You also may not need much to set it up at home. I gave my sister a wifi only Kindle for Christmas last year. She called Geek Squad and they set up wifi in her home because she had internet connection for her computer, it just wasn't wireless. The Geek Squad loved her Kindle and she loves not having to go to the library. I know others who use their libraries and I believe one uses his McDonald's. Elaine Hello Bruce On Saturday, November 5, 2011, you wrote > On 11/05/2011 11:00 AM, Jean Masoner wrote: >> I know absolutely nothing about wifi or how it works. I have a question. >> >> I am thinking about getting the new Kindle that is being advertized for >> $79 >> and has wifi. Can someone tell me what you would need in order to use >> the >> wifi? The public library here has wifi. Do I need anything to connect >> to >> the wifi at the library? >> >> Jean >> ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 16:15:13 -0500 From: marilyn E B <marilyneb@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [GN] WiFi To: gen-newbie@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <CAEYUOOg8K_Z3=QxKU6TPyF8V9phwjotk1D6x=KYwwyiPdG=VPA@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Here in Knoxville you will find wifi in many localities. Our new Kroger's store even has a few tables and chairs close to the entry that is for wifi users. I have also seen car service areas that advertise wifi for their customers. So keep your eyes open for wifi in all areas. Marilyn On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 3:15 AM, ETM <etm1935@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Jean, > > You also may not need much to set it up at home. I > gave my sister a wifi only Kindle for Christmas > last year. She called Geek Squad and they set up > wifi in her home because she had internet > connection for her computer, it just wasn't > wireless. The Geek Squad loved her Kindle and she > loves not having to go to the library. > > I know others who use their libraries and I > believe one uses his McDonald's. > > Elaine > > Hello Bruce > > On Saturday, November 5, 2011, you wrote > > > On 11/05/2011 11:00 AM, Jean Masoner wrote: > ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 19:20:51 -0600 From: "Jean Masoner" <jmasoner@isc-durant.com> Subject: Re: [GN] WiFi To: <gen-newbie@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <EBAAF570BBC249B59D69BBD7798C2D21@jeanbe37a0913a> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Thanks to everyone for the help on wifi. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "marilyn E B" <marilyneb@gmail.com> To: <gen-newbie@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2011 3:15 PM Subject: Re: [GN] WiFi > Here in Knoxville you will find wifi in many localities. Our new Kroger's > store even has a few tables and chairs close to the entry that is for wifi > users. I have also seen car service areas that advertise wifi for their > customers. So keep your eyes open for wifi in all areas. > > Marilyn > > On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 3:15 AM, ETM <etm1935@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Jean, >> >> You also may not need much to set it up at home. I >> gave my sister a wifi only Kindle for Christmas >> last year. She called Geek Squad and they set up >> wifi in her home because she had internet >> connection for her computer, it just wasn't >> wireless. The Geek Squad loved her Kindle and she >> loves not having to go to the library. >> >> I know others who use their libraries and I >> believe one uses his McDonald's. >> >> Elaine >> >> Hello Bruce >> >> On Saturday, November 5, 2011, you wrote >> >> > On 11/05/2011 11:00 AM, Jean Masoner wrote: >> > > ******************** > > Gen-Newbie's website: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:43:12 GMT From: Blondie Mock <ZooKeeperss@webtv.net> Subject: [GN] Giddie up - go time To: gen-newbie@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <COL118-DS9D14478EB17F3E9BB0483AFD90@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Well, gang, made a leap of faith...After the last dr. visit and a clean health record, my 1st stop was the Verizon show case, now have a new Iphone-4, oh, that's fun, then signed up for wi-fi and its now installed, but I am so far behind in anti- virus ware, its been 3 days installing, (whew), now waiting to install my NETGEAR USB port, package says can't until the updates are installed, ok, I wait some more! Then I bought a MAGIC JACK, with the intension of adding it to the wall phone plug, but it says has to plugged into the p/c...huh? Won't any phone plug work on it? Guess I need now computrer schooling, wanta help? TIA. ~ Linda ~ Willow Creek,CA. ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 18:22:05 -0800 From: M Robards <pezealogy@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [GN] Giddie up - go time To: gen-newbie@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <CAC9u4dt0w8c+PizTGr9q-EmAacEZ-p7_x+rt4=Z9pv=Zf=_LHg@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Linda, we have a MagicJack phone. Have had it for several years, 3 or 4? It uses our broadband and it works fine, as long as someone isn't 'using' the computer the MJ is plugged into. We have it on the less powerful of our two main computers. I have my gmail as the contact email, so when someone phones and we don't answer the voice message is left on my gmail account. That part is sort of crappy, but at least we know there was a call and can phone back if we can't understand the message. We all already have cell phones, already pay too much for those, so I saw no reason to keep paying 40 a month for the land phone. melissa On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 5:43 PM, Blondie Mock <ZooKeeperss@webtv.net> wrote: > Well, gang, made a leap of faith...After the last dr. visit and a clean > health record, my 1st stop was the Verizon show case, now have a new > Iphone-4, oh, that's fun, then signed up for wi-fi and its now > installed, but I am so far behind in anti- virus ware, its been 3 days > installing, (whew), now waiting to install my NETGEAR USB port, package > says can't until the updates are installed, ok, I wait some more! Then I > bought a MAGIC JACK, with the intension of adding it to the wall phone > plug, but it says has to plugged into the p/c...huh? Won't any phone > plug work on it? Guess I need now computrer schooling, wanta help? TIA. > > ~ Linda ~ > Willow Creek,CA. > > > > ******************** > > Gen-Newbie's website: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:36:20 -0800 From: Bruce Kemp <wb7ooe@wbcable.net> Subject: Re: [GN] Giddie up - go time To: gen-newbie@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <4EB76E54.7030508@wbcable.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 11/06/2011 05:43 PM, Blondie Mock wrote: > Then I > bought a MAGIC JACK, with the intension of adding it to the wall phone > plug, but it says has to plugged into the p/c...huh? Won't any phone > plug work on it? Guess I need now computrer schooling, wanta help? TIA. > > > There are now 2 verities of Magic Jack devices. I had one of the original ones that plug into a computer that was on a dedicated computer. When that computer went bad, I ordered the new Magic Jack Plus that only uses the computer to register it and then it connects into a power supply, the phone, and a LAN cable. They both work very well, but the newer one is a lot cheaper on the electrical power to use. Bruce -- Registered Linux user number 482434. "If we were meant to be nude, we would have been born that way." ------------------------------ To contact the GEN-NEWBIE list administrator, send an email to GEN-NEWBIE-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the GEN-NEWBIE mailing list, send an email to GEN-NEWBIE@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. 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