<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Paul, tell us what model, G-3 or G-4 and Operating System you are using. If you already have an airport card installed in your iBook, you should be able to connect. Open Utilities and launch Airport Setup Assistant; it will find the service for you. Be sure to check the "Show AirPort status in menu bar" under Internet Connect. If you have all black wave bars, you are in!<DIV><BR><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lucida Grande; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV>Vicki Allwardt</DIV><DIV><A href="mailto:vallwardt@mac.com">vallwardt@mac.com</A></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN> </DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Aug 21, 2006, at 5:43 PM, <A href="mailto:x4u-request@listserver.themacintoshguy.com">x4u-request@listserver.themacintoshguy.com</A> wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Courier" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Courier">A growing trend is "wireless hotspots", promoted by Telecom, a</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Courier" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Courier">significant MS supporter.</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Courier" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Courier">But can a Mac use them?<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>I really don't know.</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Courier" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Courier">The promotions show a little "wireless card" slipped into the side of</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Courier" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Courier">a PC with a little antenna raised.</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Courier" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Courier">My iBook has no slot for such a card.</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Courier" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Courier">I wonder what I am missing???????</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Courier" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Courier">Should I be able to use such hot-spots?<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>What do I need?</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Courier" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Courier"><<</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Courier; min-height: 17.0px"><BR></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Courier" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Courier">Paul Moortgat</FONT></P> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>