2 computers 1 wireless USB card

[pinkcandycane]

I am considering the purchase of a second computer, and need some advice on how or if my wireless USB card from Cricket will let us use both computers. I am pretty uneducated in computer networking or sharing. Is a router of some kind needed? Will I need to contact Cricket for any adjustments?  Then on top of that how difficult is it to set up, and what wires or cords will I need? Also I have seen in the description of some of the computers I have looked at  have internal wireless something. does that work for public WiFi areas?           Thanks for any help I receive ahead of time. Pinkcandycane!!!!!                                                  I have windows vista if that matters

[davo]

hi, heres a discussion i pulled off the internet re-cricket wireless,
answer 4 probably would be your best answer.
ive attached the url to a router that should be compatible.
if your patient,Joey may have a better solution,and more information/advice.

Can you connect the Cricket wireless USB broadband to a wireless router?

1. The short answer is that you can bridge connections and all but its complicated and the way my cricket works you would not want to connect a router of any kind. The speed is slow enough that i would not connect more than one computer even if its possible.

2. The way it was made should tell you that it's NOT recommended and probably difficult or nearly impossible to use with a router! It uses XP's dial-up networking (or better known as RAS) to make a connection to the internet... since the router doesn't have RAS, the modem would have NO way to make a connection without a computer! So, in essence, the only way is to go through the computer first... then route the traffic to the router or use ICS on your network... either is not really recommended as this modem isn't really fast enough to support more than one computer, as mentioned. So you should heed the answer! If you are only connecting to one computer, then just use ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)... be sure to have good firewalls on BOTH computers! More than one computer using the internet connection is NOT recommended as performance will suffer greatly... it's also NOT recommended connection for gamers and people using p2p, etc. Look elsewhere if you are a heavy duty user!
 
3. I connected it to wireless router. You make good points about it not being made for that purpose but it's not "nearly impossible" It was very simple. Yes you have to go through the computer first, but NO it doesn't make performance suffer. Cricket broadband isn't all that great performance wise PERIOD. But if you already have it you may as well get the same inconsistant service on ALL your comp. for the same price you were paying to have it on 1 comp.

4. If speed is not an issue and you want to to share wireless broadband anyway. Try the Kyocera KR-2. It works great and will take most broadband cards including some provided by Cricket. I rarely use more than one computer at once and have three TIVO's being updated so it is a great solution.

5. I also have a Cricket 600A modem and want to hook it up to a wireless router. I have discovered there are 3G Broadband Wireless Routers out there & am considering hooking one up to see how well it will work. Netgear has one but doesn't say if it works with a Cricket

http://www.kyocera-wireless.com/kr2-router/

[Joey]

If you have a wireless router at home, you can broadcast to a home full of wireless computers if you decide to. The only requirement is that you have computers that have wireless cards.

If you have a friend with a laptop they can even go to your home and use your wireless.

[WonderDocTeam]

If you have two computers, and two usb adapters set one to adhoc mode and connect the other computer to the wireless network that you just made.