[bcab] Re: Advent 4211 wireless probs

Hello Tom

My 4211 has a ReakTek card (or chipset as probably embedded on motherboard) and 
I have found it particularly good for picking up wifi. Tried it with public 
hotspots in England, Belgium, Holland and Italy and had no probs connecting 
apart from Italy where I needed to be quite near source. My wife's laptop would 
not pick up on this signal at all (she uses a RoverBook which I think is a 
rebadged Toshiba). My desktop also uses RealTek chips for networking - no 
problem.

Can't say if I've just been lucky or you've bought a dog. 

Like you I bought from PC World. Today had news that PC World probably won't 
exist after Christmas which is not good news guarantee wise.


Regards
Tony



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steve Nutt 
  To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 6:33 PM
  Subject: [bcab] Re: Advent 4211 wireless probs


  Hi Tom,

   

  Realtek, as far as I know.

   

  All the best

   

  Steve

   


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  From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
Of Tom Reid
  Sent: Saturday 29 November 2008 18:23
  To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: [bcab] Re: Advent 4211 wireless probs

   

  StevHi e,

   

  What wireless card is init?

   

  Thanks,

   

  Tom

    

   


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  From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
Of Steve Nutt
  Sent: 29 November 2008 17:41
  To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: [bcab] Re: Advent 4211 wireless probs

  Hi Tom,

   

  Well I can honestly say I have no problems so far with the MSI Wind.  It runs 
like, well, like the Wind <Smile>.

   

  All the best

   

  Steve

   


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  From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
Of Tom Reid
  Sent: Saturday 29 November 2008 12:26
  To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: [bcab] Advent 4211 wireless probs

   

  Partly a curio as I have booked the advent for a repair. Wireless connection 
drops off almost immediately on connection. Have a realtech card with what is 
supposedly the latest drivers from thetechguys site.

   

  There is supposedly a general prob with this card. does anyone else have this 
or are folk using different wireless cards?

   

  My first machine's battery failed within a month and it took PC world more 
than a month to get another one so I got a replacement machine. I have had this 
machine for just over a month and problems.

   

  I really like the concept of the net book, but, beginning to think that 
either I am hell of unlucky or the machine is not what it was cracked up to be. 

   

  I would be wary about getting one. As the Irish man said when asked the way 
to cork, "If I was you, I wouldn't start from here".   

  Tom

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