WTF?!?! i thought the PS3 had a wireless adaptor

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#1 rabbit_pie
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Ok, so i have just got my PS3, i want to play online but when i go to "sign up for playstation network" it says my ethernat cable isnt plugged in. I have an ethernet cable but my router is down stairs, a long way from the PS3, so is there anyway to play online wirelessly?
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If you have the 60 GB like me then you go to Settings then to Network Settings and Configure Network Connection or something like that.
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#3 crck
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If you got the 60gb then it does come with wifi.  But I believe you have to set it up in the system menu.  I dont know the details myself as I do use an ethernet cable but I'm 100% sure you can play online wirelessly as long as you got the 60 gig.  Check the ps3 manual for more details.
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#4 rabbit_pie
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found it, thanks guys, much appreciated
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#5 meischris39
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Yeah they should make it more clearer i spent a good few minutes trying to figure out what the hell was going on.
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#6 choasgod
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Ahh ... they really should ask you first time you start PS3 if network connection is Wireless or Wired instead of assuming wired ...

   Personally it took me about 30 secs to figure out i had to set it to wireless in settings ...
     it did take me nearly 2 hours to work out that PS3 dosnt except SHARED WEP key ... u need it OPEN WEP key ...

    
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#7 brotherreese
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Just for the record, this is how you set-up the wireless connection.
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#8 The_Tombo
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pff putting up a wireless network is very easy with the ps3 just the same as the psp .. its like 4 button presses and the option is in a logical place..
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#9 rasstarman
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Ok, so i have just got my PS3, i want to play online but when i go to "sign up for playstation network" it says my ethernat cable isnt plugged in. I have an ethernet cable but my router is down stairs, a long way from the PS3, so is there anyway to play online wirelessly?rabbit_pie

You can buy a wifi adaptor for the Ps3 for about $20.00 if you have the 20 gig version.

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#11 Cellien
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[QUOTE="rabbit_pie"]Ok, so i have just got my PS3, i want to play online but when i go to "sign up for playstation network" it says my ethernat cable isnt plugged in. I have an ethernet cable but my router is down stairs, a long way from the PS3, so is there anyway to play online wirelessly?rasstarman

You can buy a wifi adaptor for the Ps3 for about $20.00 if you have the 20 gig version.

Oh just saw your post.. Where do you buy one?
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#12 rasstarman
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[QUOTE="rasstarman"]

[QUOTE="rabbit_pie"]Ok, so i have just got my PS3, i want to play online but when i go to "sign up for playstation network" it says my ethernat cable isnt plugged in. I have an ethernet cable but my router is down stairs, a long way from the PS3, so is there anyway to play online wirelessly?Cellien

You can buy a wifi adaptor for the Ps3 for about $20.00 if you have the 20 gig version.

Oh just saw your post.. Where do you buy one?

Linksys has wireless adaptors that work with both ps3 and xbox 360. You can always get them on Ebay for 20-30 depending which model you want.

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#13 mdl207
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Man.. so there is no wifi adapter for people that got the 20gb version? Damn that is cold.Cellien

Yea...I'd much rather pay $100 for one

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