Wii

[Harashi]

Hey I am currently on this site via the Wii if you have one and would like to trade freind codes post them, I will put mine on in a minute.us

[Zelda Veteran]

Where did you buy a hookup, so that you could be online Via wii? And there is already a friend code topic.

[bgrugby]

I have a Wii and yes we have a FC thread already in the Chatroom section.

[Harashi]

Sorry its hard to browse by Wii and once you get your internet hooked up go to the shop channel and you can download a free trial browser

[Zelda Veteran]

Yes, i understand that, but here is what i need to know:

-What do you need to buy to get Internet on the Wii?
-Where do you buy it?
-How much does it cost?

[bgrugby]

Well you need high speed internet (i.e. DSL or Cable) and also a Wireless router or a Wi-Fi USB connector. You can get either one at any electronics store or big retail stores like Best Buy, Circuit City, Walmart, Radioshack, etc. The Wi-Fi USB connector is about 30 bucks and you can get a Wireless router for anywhere around 30-100 bucks.

[Zelda Veteran]

Ok. So you're saying---
-USB Connector & Wireless Router
-Circuit City
-I could spend a total of 60 bucks if I go the cheapest route.

[bgrugby]

No no no

- USB Connector OR Wireless Router. The difference is a Wireless router is a seperate device that you plug your ethernet cable into and then take an ethernet cable from the router to your main computer. The USB connector is a USB device that you plug into a USB drive on your computer for Wi-Fi access on your Wii and/or DS
- Circuit City, or any of the stores I have mentioned
- 30 bucks at the cheapest (unless you can find a router on sale).

[Zelda Veteran]

I'll have to ask my dad how to hook that all up. You could have spoken Arabic right now, and I wouldnt have understood any better. ;D Anyways, the information you supplied is more than enough. Thanks, I'll be out hunting for it tomorrow! Thanks.

edit: My dad says he already has one :o He said he would help me hook it up tomorrow.

[Hi no Seijin]

Hold on.  I need a USB connector for my DS?

[bgrugby]

No you do not need a USB connector if you have a DS, if you already have a wireless router there is no need. Nintendo made the Wi-Fi USB connector so that people would not have to buy a router to play the DS or Wii on Wi-Fi and have to deal with hooking up a router. With the USB connector all you have to do is plug it into a USB slot on your computer and that is about it (besides some easy setup).

Also, ZV if your dad already has a wireless router hooked up then there is nothing else you have to do with the Wii. Of course if it is not hooked up you have to hook it up but once it is working all you have to do is connect to the internet on the Wii and that is it.

[Hi no Seijin]

Okay, so I'm pretty sure I don't have a router, and it seems to me that getting the USB connector is going to be cheaper and less of a hassle for me to set up.  Now then, since I'm somewhat of a techno idiot, let me see if I got this right.  I can get the Wi-Fi USB connector and plug it into my laptop.  From there, after some easy setup, I should be able to play, say, Tetris DS with people from around the world.  Is that correct?

[bgrugby]

Well let me ask this, is your laptop wireless, as in can you use the internet without a cord plugged in or does it only work if you have a cord in it?

[Hi no Seijin]

I can access the school's wireless network, but I think I can only get to it on the campus where my classes are.  I use an ethernet cable in my dorm, which is on the medical campus.

[bgrugby]

Ok well that doesn't help but yes if you get a Nintendo Wi-Fi USB connecter all you have to do is connect it into a USB port on your labtop as long as you are connected to a high speed internet. It does not take much installation and it will allow you to use the Wii/DS to play online.