can i use my laptop in Spain?
My hotel in Spain tells me it has free wireless connection .My isp is talktalk but they are being negative with any information. Can i use my Dell Inspiron ,what do i need to go on line?.when there.. Thank you for any help out their.
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You should be able to connect to wireless internet in Spain without any additional components on your computer. However, you will need a power-converter because the plug you use to charge your laptop in the United States is not compatible with power socket configurations or voltages in Europe. You can easily buy adapters at any Radio Shack or technology store for pretty cheap prices. They also sell packages that include adapters for many different regions if you're a big traveler.
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You can use your laptop to go online in any country the only issue is you need to know the pass phrase or the web key in order to connect to the wireless network (if they have one ). Almost all the hotels , malls are wi-fi enabled spots and they might get your MAC address or give their pass key in order to go online . Many of them just allow you to use it without any authentication .You just need to have a laptop with a built in wireles NIC card (most of them have one by default).Don't worry Happy holidays ;-)
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Your ISP has nothing to do with it, that's why they can't provide information. If your hotel has wireless internet, you should be able to connect to it provided that your laptop has wireless connectivity. The people at the hotel can probably show you how to connect to it, if they have a password or whatever, but really it's simple, but different in every operating system. Since you didn't tell me what operating system you have, i can't really tell you how. Just a random thought... if you were from Spain and spoke Spanish, and someone wanted help with their computer, which was in English... it would look weird... unless you knew English.
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go to radio shack for the power adapter for your power supply and get a month pass from ATT for internet access and you are good to go! that is all I had to do... its that easy. good luck
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