i dont think its possible to have a dircet connection to your laptop, unless you find a hi0fi hot spot or something, but these are normaly in business areas, airports, ect. if you want to have this at home, your choices should involve buying a wireless access point with a dsl modem(any service provider will work). Also, if you want, you can get satelite internet, i dont know how big the dish is, but you still need a 56k modem to upload, and the dish has to be outside. it all depends on your needs, whether its for home use or business, or travel