macbook air wireless options - no internet access, need wireless card/plan?
E A asked:
What options are available for getting wireless internet access with a MacBook Air if the person will be staying somewhere without internet access (no ethernet, cable, dial-up)? Other people there have a Verizon wireless internet plan.
How can I find out what wireless plans like that you can get for the MacBook Air? Do I buy a card through a provider? I read about needing a USB dongle? Do I get that through Apple?
Do most providers offer wireless internet service for the MacBook Air?
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One Response to “macbook air wireless options - no internet access, need wireless card/plan?”
Because the MacBook Air does not have an Express Card Slot, you can’t use the typical wireless card. You’ll have to get one of the USB receivers. Contact AT&T, Verizon, or another company that will have service in where you are traveling. You’ll buy the USB thing from them (at a discounted rate, maybe even free). But you MUST sign up for a 2-year contract, and I believe it is between $60 and $80 per month. If you have a newer cell phone already, ask them about tethering (using your cell phone signal as a modem and bluetoothing the internet signal to your MBA).
Hope this helps!