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How to connect to internet at a hospital?

EXL311EXL311 member
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For those of you who have used the internet at a hospital was it just wifi?  DH is in the ER with gallstones and an infected gallbladder.  He's going to have surgery and will be in 2-3 days.  He wants his laptop but we're not sure about how he could get connected there. 
Dee Dee DS Elijah Xin 3/11/05 DD Evangeline Mei 8/24/06
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Re: How to connect to internet at a hospital?

  • Mrs MannersMrs Manners member

    Wi Fi access only at our hospital

    Surely his laptop has a wireless card in it. It's virtually impossible to get one without it now.

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  • EXL311EXL311 member
    We do have wireless in the laptop.  We've never done this before so he wasn't sure if I would need to bring him any cords to connect to something.
    Dee Dee DS Elijah Xin 3/11/05 DD Evangeline Mei 8/24/06
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  • amiamishamiamish
    Yup, WiFi is the only way to connect to the network here.
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  • Mrs MannersMrs Manners member

    imageEXL311:
    We do have wireless in the laptop.  We've never done this before so he wasn't sure if I would need to bring him any cords to connect to something.

    Just his power cord. You may have to get a wireless access code from someone at the hospital if the network is secure.

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  • hopefulmomhopefulmom member

    Only been in for deliveries but at our hospital they have computers there for patient use and it is high speed already set up.  Good thing because I don't have a lap top.  My DH has 2 (one is for work) but I haven't a clue how to bring it up.  lol

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  • mags2041mags2041
    Not every hospital has wi-fi access... Just ask his nurse or information if there is patient/visitor access. I know Mayo has wifi but not sure about other hospitals in the valley.
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  • alicia11780alicia11780

    It totally depends on the hospital.  Banner Desert told me that they do not offer WiFi.  He could ask his nurse or you could call the information desk and they could let you know if they have it available.  You would also need to find out if it is password protected and what the password is.

    If they do all you have to do is bring the laptop and when it loads you will have to go to Network(either on the computer's desktop or via the start menu).  You will then tell it to connect to a Network.  The only one that should be available should be the hospital's.  Click on it and it if requires a password then you would enter it then you should be good to go.

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