A few questions before I buy an AirPort Extreme card

My house and every house on my side of the street is just 10 feet shy of the "recommended" range of all DSL providers in my area. So, I have to stick with Dial-Up until I want digital cable, satellite, or until any one provider moves their office closer to my house. Since I don't want the first two, I've been thinking about buying an AirPort Extreme card, but I'm not 100% sure that it'll do what I want. If I buy one without a Base Station, will I be able to "piggyback," so to speak, onto one of my neighbors across the street's wireless network, providing they don't require a password form an outside source? My cousin has a MacBook G4, and he has AirPort Extreme already installed in the laptop; he's able to piggyback onto his girlfriend's network via her wireless router (I'm not positive what brand it is). I'm just wondering if I can do the same with my outdated, though reliable, computer.

Hello Scrumptious Matt. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
I've been thinking about buying an AirPort Extreme card, but I'm not 100% sure that it'll do what I want. If I buy one without a Base Station, will I be able to "piggyback," so to speak, onto one of my neighbors across the street's wireless network, providing they don't require a password form an outside source?
The AirPort Extreme is 802.11g/b-compliant, and should be able to connect to any open Wi-Fi wireless network that is within range. For 802.11g AirPort base stations, the range is 50' for 802.11g, and 150' for 802.11b.

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SAGEM-PCMCIA-AIRPORT-54MBPS-WIRELESS-WIFI-CARD-MAC-OS-X-/4 00124141388?pt=UK_Computing_Apple_Mac_Accessories&hash=item5d2941df4c#ht_3229wt_ 886
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Alex,
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Rabbit911 wrote:
I have a macbook.... the mircosoft laptops have something to where you can have the internet where ever and whenever
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