Getting internet access on your lap top with wifi.?

I am confused bout wifi hotspots. If You have a laptop with a wifi card, do you have to be in a place to plug up your lap top or can you be outside somewhere as long as it picks up a signal?

Answers:
Depends on the strength of the hotspot. Most are good enough to sit outside the store and get signal. Depends on how much material is between you and the transmitter, weather conditions, moisture levels in the fur of small animals etc.

All it needs is to pick up the signal, however the closer you are, the faster it will be.
if youre outside and not plugged into an outlet, then you can still use the internet as long as you get a signal...its much like a cell phone
By plug up your laptop I assume you mean plug it in to a dsl\cable modem. No, hence the name wireless. you just have to pick up a wireless signal with no security on it (like wep or wpa). The legality of doing that you could double check, but that would be boring.

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