Hi Din,
A hotspot is nothing more than an open or closed wireless ads l connection wit a limited reach. Which means that the wireless router you can connect to is free of charge or, when it is hosted by a professional internet provider like e.g. Otenet, you have to buy a subscription to do so. In both cases you need a laptop because it's mobile, provided with what they call a PMCIA card which you can slide into the side of your laptop. There are also PMCIA cards with an USB connector which can be used both in a desktop and a laptop. When the hotspot is free of charge it is most of the time a service from a hotel or a business. Now we get to the point of having one at home.
When you think that it could come in handy to have yourself a wireless adsl connection at home you can call your provider to provide one. The little box you'll get is called a wireless modem/router and has several entries on the back. One for a lan cable with which you can connect to your desktop, because this one is static so you use a cable to connect to the router, one entry for your telephone (that is why you need an adsl isdn connection. Nine times out of ten your wireless modem/router has two sometimes 3 antennas. Very small, just about 10 cm. These antennas are used to send and receive the signals from and to your laptop in case of a wireless connection. The reach of this wireless connection can range from 50 to 300 mtr. If you want to go professional you might even cover an area from Matala up to Mires. And even further as you have read in my topics. In that case you can become a local provider but that takes some more investing
In most countries in Europe you can take a subscription to a provider with, like e.g. Otenet that, covers that country more or less.... In Holland, because its small, we are almost completely covered. I can plug a special PMCIA card in my laptop and connect to the internet wherever I am. You have to install your wireless router and your PMCIA card on your computer to make it work. If you have never done so it could be a bit tricky. It's not something that installs itself automatically. But the manuals help you step by step with it. If the case of the free "hotspot" you can have your installed PMCIA card detect that source and once you are connected you can use your laptop as if you were at home.
Skype uses the broadband connection for its VOIP based telephone connection. That's why its called Voice Over Internet Protocol) it uses the bandwidth of the internet and is only possible with a broadband connection like ADSl.
All Skype telephones use your pc to connect. There is however a new device that makes connection to the internet itself. Here's the link:
Skype But I still;
• Indendørs rækkevidde 50 meter, udendørs rækkevidde 300 meter fra basestationen
• Over 10 timers taletid. Op til 100 timers standbytid
• Understøtter SkypeIn, SkypeOut, Voicemail, opkaldsoversigt, status og mange andre Skype-funktioner
• Kontaktliste for Skype og fastnet synkroniseret automatisk med din Skype-konto
• Basestationen kan tilsluttes både til fastnet- og bredbåndsforbindelse
• Telefonhøjttaler af høj kvalitet og stik til headset
*See available countries. Connection fee and fair usage policies apply.
But you probably mean this one:
The Skype Mobile Phone 3But you have to check whether China is in business.
This last line is an add on because I read your mail to Ton after I posted this one.
Hope I've been of some help.
True is that adage: "He who yields to rule by wooden heads, becomes himself a fool."
Since these postings are outdated (about 1 year) I wonder what has changed. For the better of course.
