Wifi at home question

**sammy sung** · 06-18-11, 01:20 AM

I recently bought myself a Samsung galaxy S2, my first smartphone. The complete newb as i am to both wireless networks and smartphones i'm wondering what i need to do to have a working wifi at home that uses the same line i use for my pc ? I want to download a few games etc to it but they won't dl without a wifi connection and it's a drag trying to find free/open ones. I have a 100/100mbit connection 3 separate ip's an 3 wallsockets so i can use 3 pc's/consoles at the same time without the need for a router.

Need a simple sollution for this, any ideas ?

**Airbrushkid** · 06-18-11, 04:04 AM

Do you have a wireless router? That's all you need.

**sammy sung** · 06-18-11, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Airbrushkid

Do you have a wireless router? That's all you need.

Nope, don't have one but i guess i'll have to get one .

**Airbrushkid** · 06-18-11, 09:33 AM

Wifi is wireless. And you want to use wifi of the phone then yes you'll need a wireless router.

**mullet** · 06-19-11, 09:03 AM

LOL sammy you are a prime candidate for a router.

06-19-11, 10:24 AM

Some people still don't have wireless routers in these times?

**sammy sung** · 06-20-11, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Hogrider

Some people still don't have wireless routers in these times?

Why would you need one without wireless devices at home ? Never had one before that needed internet and now i basicly just want it for the android phone, for apps, games etc. I would never connect my pc through wireless, it's much easier just plugging the tp cable straight into the wall socket for the fibre connection. Can't get the full bandwith over wifi, 65% of the 100mbit available seems to be the limit.

06-20-11, 05:32 PM

Some people still don't have wireless devices to connect to a wireless router in these times?

We've got an ipad2, ipod touch4g, 2 android phones, printer and pc connected wirelessly
Wired we have a pc, blu ray player, HD DVR and XBOX 360

**sammy sung** · 06-20-11, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hogrider

Some people still don't have wireless devices to connect to a wireless router in these times?

We've got an ipad2, ipod touch4g, 2 android phones, printer and pc connected wirelessly
Wired we have a pc, blu ray player, HD DVR and XBOX 360

I have a wired PC, PS3, 360 and a printer. The galaxy S2 is the first smartphone i've owned and i never felt the need to add a wireless network just to surf the net on the smallass screen on my previous phones.

06-20-11, 06:05 PM

I don't like to surf on the phone either. I do like having my Android phone on my wifi network to make wifi calls though.

**sammy sung** · 06-20-11, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hogrider

I don't like to surf on the phone either. I do like having my Android phone on my wifi network to make wifi calls though.

Yea sounds like a good idea that.

**mullet** · 06-20-11, 10:14 PM

Sammy how much do you pay for those additional IP addresses? NAT is your best friend.

06-18-11, 01:20 AM	#1
sammy sung Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Stockholm Sweden Posts: 2,306	Wifi at home question I recently bought myself a Samsung galaxy S2, my first smartphone. The complete newb as i am to both wireless networks and smartphones i'm wondering what i need to do to have a working wifi at home that uses the same line i use for my pc ? I want to download a few games etc to it but they won't dl without a wifi connection and it's a drag trying to find free/open ones. I have a 100/100mbit connection 3 separate ip's an 3 wallsockets so i can use 3 pc's/consoles at the same time without the need for a router. Need a simple sollution for this, any ideas ? __________________ -=[Q9650@3.6GHZ \| Thermalright ultra 120 extreme \| Antec 1200 \|ASUS P5Q-PREMIUM\|MSI N580GTX Twin Frozr II\| Kingston Hyper X DDR2 1066 4GB]=-

06-18-11, 04:04 AM	#2
Airbrushkid Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,413	Re: Wifi at home question Do you have a wireless router? That's all you need. __________________ Intel Q9550 l eVGA NForce 780i SLI FTW l 2 Palit GTX 560 Ti 2 GB SLI l Corsair Dominator 8 gig PC2-8500 l 2 - Intel X-25M 80 gb SSD Raid 0 l WD 1 -2TB & 2 -1TB l On board sound l Antec TruePower Quattro TPQ-1200 1200W l Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit l 3 X Dell E248WFP 24" Monitors

06-18-11, 09:33 AM	#4
Airbrushkid Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,413	Re: Wifi at home question Wifi is wireless. And you want to use wifi of the phone then yes you'll need a wireless router. __________________ Intel Q9550 l eVGA NForce 780i SLI FTW l 2 Palit GTX 560 Ti 2 GB SLI l Corsair Dominator 8 gig PC2-8500 l 2 - Intel X-25M 80 gb SSD Raid 0 l WD 1 -2TB & 2 -1TB l On board sound l Antec TruePower Quattro TPQ-1200 1200W l Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit l 3 X Dell E248WFP 24" Monitors

06-19-11, 09:03 AM	#5
mullet Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 7,998	Re: Wifi at home question LOL sammy you are a prime candidate for a router.

06-19-11, 10:24 AM	#6
Hogrider Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Wifi at home question Some people still don't have wireless routers in these times?

06-20-11, 05:32 PM	#8
Hogrider Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Wifi at home question Some people still don't have wireless devices to connect to a wireless router in these times? We've got an ipad2, ipod touch4g, 2 android phones, printer and pc connected wirelessly Wired we have a pc, blu ray player, HD DVR and XBOX 360

06-20-11, 06:05 PM	#10
Hogrider Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Wifi at home question I don't like to surf on the phone either. I do like having my Android phone on my wifi network to make wifi calls though.

06-20-11, 10:14 PM	#12
mullet Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 7,998	Re: Wifi at home question Sammy how much do you pay for those additional IP addresses? NAT is your best friend.