Typical "beginner needs help" question

k, i've decided to get the XPS2 with all the specs as posted in the "hardware, what to buy" section. now, i live about 1.5 hours away from where i'm going to college at (i live in Staunton Il., going to school in St.Louis, Mo.) so i'm staying at my Aunts house (lives in Ballwin Mo.). My XPS2 is going to be the only computer that has ever entered her house, so she dosn't have any form of internet or desktop pc what-so-ever. now, i'm going to want to be able to get on the internet from her house, school, work, and when i come home on the weekends. How do i do this?

 

Well, there are a few options. If you have access at school and work, which I'm sure you do, then you only need to solve the problem at the house. A dial-up connection with someone like Netscape will be cheapest at $10 or so per month. The speed won't be ideal, but if you're not there much...if you want more speed, you need cable or DSL at $40-$50 per month. From there you can plug in directly to the model or get a wireless router. You don't really need the latter if the place you use the computer is close to the modem.