DISCUSS: Setting up Wireless Internet at an Apartment Complex

Setting up Internet access when moving into a new apartment can be just like working with wireless hotspots at a school or cafe, As posted to our message board by 'opurdy':

"I'm moving to an apartment complex where people sit out with laptops and pick up a wireless signal. I have a Dell desktop with a router now and a [wireless] adapter ... . Will my adapter pick up that signal to get Internet? Or will I no doubt have to sign up for Internet?"

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