uk laptop internet access in ireland (eire)

[ace]

can anyone please tell me what i need to access the internet in ireland south (eire) this is what i have.uk laptop running vista h/p, i also have an irish mobile phone (for use only in ireland) pay as you go with o2 ireland.
ive heard people talking about a "dongle" (whatever that is)
i will only be over there for a couple of weeks,so i dont want to sign up to an irish contract, even dialup would be ok. many thanks for any suggestions/ideas

 

[nso5300]

i mean you could by a dongle ( the usb broadband modem) and then you can use almost where ever you travel* for example with vodaphone if you buy the dongle (79€) then can pay five bucks a day for internet access. then when you get back to the uk use it there just might have to get another sim or something

 

[ace]

thanks for that ill look into it

 

[Tarka Dal]

Use your phone! Cheaper...than buying a dongle...
What phone do you have?
Does it have free internet access?

 

[ace]

thanks for your help, my phone is a " sony ericsson k510i",on payg , i also have a usb lead from phone to laptop,and bluetooth,i never used the internet on the phone, not sure how to

 

[Tarka Dal]

you'll need to setup roaming with your phone company and at the same time ask them to input the details for the phone to use as a modem...
I did this a few years back should be fairly cheap now but ask them whilst your phoning them...

 

[ace]

ok thanks