So I finally got tired of tripping over all the cable wires and the power wires surging out of various electrical appliances. I also realized that I was sorely missing my wireless router. So last week, off I went to good ol' Bic Camera (the equivalent of Comp USA/Best Buy/Circuit City etc). I've wandered through the store enough times now to have a pretty decent idea of what's where (and the chart that shows what's on each floor is in English too. . . yaay!)
So I ambled up to the third floor, unusually confident and excited at the thought of doing away with at least one of the tiresome wires. I was a bit thrown when I got to the signs that read wireless LAN and wired routers (since I was looking for a wireless router) and decided to go with the wireless LAN option (I really should get more tech-savvy). I walked over to the shelves, and stared at the boxes, with all the vital information marked clearly. . . in Japanese. It just would have been too easy otherwise. With I sigh, I began picking up boxes, trying to decipher from the little pictures and the very few numbers which was the right one. (I would have asked for help but I've come to notice that at Bic Camera, all the sales people around me seem to mysteriously disappear when I turn around to ask for something!) I finally settled on one, shuffled over to pay for it and headed on home.
Exhausted with the effort of finding the router, I decided to put up with the wires for another couple of days until the weekend. So it was that on Saturday, I awoke refreshed and ready to tackle the daunting task of setting up my wireless router.
And four hours later, I was no nearer to a solution. The closest I came was to the panels that appeared to show that my computer was recognizing the router and was trying to set it up. At first, this pleased me immensely. But the process was so slow and my computer took so long to download each page that I realized (slightly late) that I might have gotten a router that was too slow. And when, after the first few panels, the characters on my screen began to look different from the ones in the instructions, I gave up in frustration, packed the router back in its box and hooked the wires back up.
Now all I need is to go back to the elusive store assitants, explain why I'm returning the router after I'd opened the box, and find the correct one. . . all in sign language.
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Maybe on this task you could use babel fish to write out what you need. hit the translate button. print it out (or write it down) and communicate with paper.
Personally, I'd rather have wires. I'm lucky that all of mine are out of the way and hidden behind book cases, sofas, etc. Most of the people I know who have wired their home networks complain about drop outs from time to time, plus unless you take steps to secure your line you could end up providing free service for your next door neighbors. Wires are still faster too. The good thing is that most routers are both wired and wireless these days.
We have wired the whole house inside the walls, it seemed like the obvious thing to do while we were installing ductwork for the warm air from the new furnace.
Ooops. I didn't mean "wired their home networks." I meant "wireless home networks," although you probably figured that out, LOL! Duh....
Shannon, thanks! That's a great idea! I'll try it! (and HOW ARE YOU?!?!?!?!It's been ages!)
Outlaw, I knew what you meant:) It's true. I had all those problems when I had wi-fi back in the States, but I still loved it!
Hello my old friend (sorry I mean young friend!)
I hope you are fine and dandy!
have a good week
M
how id it go?
Shannon, I actually had to go back for something else and found someone who spoke English. . . couldn't return it coz I'd opened it:( So have to try again. . . but I did make friends with one of the English speakers. . . so at least I got a friend out of it:) I'll try the Babelfish way the next time I need translation! It's a handy tool!
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