[ILUG] Help Needed New to Linux

[Sheila Flanagan]

I recently bought the Lenovo S10 on laptops.ie (this may have been a bad
decision as now I have no one to speak to directly in relation to 
software etc.) I specifically bought the laptop to use for internet
purposes and I was advised that it was one of this best for this 
purpose. So I believed once I received I could go to a service provider
such as Vodafone, 3G etc and purchase a broadband stick and away we go.
Not as simple as that it turns out. As the laptop I purchased runs on
Linux I am coming up against a brick wall and no service provider
appears to be compatible unless its running on Windows. I am not tech
savy at all, therefore all the boards and websites I am visiting are
just throwing me for six. All I want to do is use the internet
wirelessly, on the go as soon as possible. Pease can you advise what it
is I should be doing to enable this - or 
whether it is possible at all. I have no back up support from the seller
or the manufacturer. Otherwise I will be returning!


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