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All the other brands went along (slrpnk.net)
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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You can't buy a UCB-C Wifi dongle that last time I checked. You have to buy a c-to-a adapter, then use a usb-a wifi dongle. It's nuts that those don't exist.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Genuine question - what device do you have that has USB-C ports, no USB-A ports, doesn’t have WiFi, but supports the dongle?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Pinetab2 shipped with a wifi chip without any Linux drivers. The drivers eventually got made, but before that, you needed a USB dongle with Ethernet or a adapter.

    I would also like a USB-c wifi dongle for tech support reasons. Sometimes, the wifi hardware fails and you need a quick replacement to figure out what happened.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Why do you need a wifi dongle when wifi is built into every single laptop sold?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Some applications need very specific drivers and protocols that aren't compatible with normal chips. Or you have to connect to a device via WiFi but still need internet. Also long range WiFi antennas are amazing.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Maybe the preferred Linux distro doesn't work with them. I had to use another distro for a while because Debian didn't immediately support the card, but there are apparently cases where the internal card just permanently wouldn't work (like in fully free software distros). I would rather replace the card inside the laptop than use a dongle, but idk if this can always be the answer.

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