[Raistlin]

Originally Posted by Rob C

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Thanks for that Rob, like you say - it starts to get expensive doing things this way.

I think I'll try to badger him some more about Broadband
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Originally Posted by Aragorn

Note - most modern laptops have a built-in modem, so if he's only using one at a time you could create a dial-up connection on the laptop with the same details as the PC and plug it in to the nearest home phone socket!

Oooh, now there's an idea.

Buy a wireless ADSL router now so that he's got it for when he upgrades in the future. But use the built-in modem on the laptop for the time being

Nice one