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Connecting Laptops to the Internet Michigan

All the things you'll need to get your laptop connected to the internet.

Local Companies

Internet Information Services, Inc.
810-794-4400
PO BOX 323
Algonac, MI
HughesNet Satellite Internet Authorized Dealer
248-809-4349
63 Michigan Ave
Detroit, MI
LanZing Internet
1-800-961-9464
222 W. Howe Ave.
Lansing, MI
cyberMIND
269-373-6680
259 East Michigan Avenue
Kalamazo, MI
The Orbis Group LLC
313-535-5441
17297 Pierson St
Detroit, MI
Wood County Internet Council
(517) 546-1270
Findlay
Howell, MI
Arialink
(517) 492-1350
1223 Turner St
Lansing, MI
Mid Michigan Values
(810) 235-8460
4190 E Court St Ste 531
Burton, MI
Springcom Inc
(517) 857-3500
400 E Main St
Springport, MI
Quality Technologies
(517) 424-0588
101 W Chicago Blvd
Tecumseh, MI

Laptops For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Adapted From: Laptops For Dummies, 2nd Edition

The Internet isn't a computer program. Nor is the Internet a single large computer somewhere. No, the Internet is thousands and thousands of computers, all connected and all sharing information. It's more of a concept than a thing.

You need five things in order to access the Internet with your laptop:

  • A computer
  • A device to connect to the Internet
  • Software to access and use the Internet
  • An Internet Service Provider (ISP)
  • Money

The computer you already have. That's easy. And if it's a modern computer, then you probably have both of the common methods of connecting to the Internet, either the built-in modem or the built-in Ethernet connection (wired or wireless). Two down!

Windows XP comes with all the Internet software that you need. Windows XP has both special software to connect to the Internet and software to use various resources on the Internet: the World Wide Web, e-mail, and other mysterious things and bewildering acronyms. Three down!

You connect to the Internet through an ISP. Or to put it another way, to connect your computer to the Internet, you have to find a computer already connected to the Internet and then connect your computer to the Internet through that computer.

The Internet isn't a single computer, but rather a multitude of computers all connected and sharing information and resources.

The ISP can be your office, where your company, the government, or whatever crime syndicate you're indebted to provides Internet service. It can be the university you attend. Or it can be a third-party service.

Finally, you need moolah to get the Internet from an ISP. Like phone service or cable TV, the ISP extracts a given monthly amount in exchange for Internet access. You have to find this money on your own.

You can get access to the Internet without having to pay a monthly fee in a couple of ways:

  • You can get free Internet access in most community libraries, though you have to use their computers.
  • If you connect to the Internet at work, then you get that connection more-or-less free. Though do be aware that many companies heavily filter their Internet access.

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Featured Local Company

Internet Information Services, Inc.

810-794-4400
PO BOX 323
Algonac, MI
http://www.i-is.com/
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