Australia Bigpond Wiseless using iMac as "host" & Macbook Pro

Hi ya
Not sure how to even ask the questions. I have a iMac (2006) and I use Telstra Bigpond 7.2 wiseless USB thingy (Australia) for my Broadband internet. My partner has a Macbook Pro. Currently we can only have one mac working on the www at once, ideally we would both like to use the www at the same time. I know it can be done, but haven't a clue how to do this. I have tried using Bluetooth to get the Mac's to talks and they kind of do. I have also turned on this Airport thingy but nothing happens. I get the feeling I need to buy something???? I have also just tried to connect the two Mac's with a cable, but this is a bit dump when my partner has the Macbook and likes to be mobile...
I'm not very technical I've been to an Apple shop in Perth (Midland) and they didn't know what to do either!!
Any help would be welcome. And no I don't have cable www in my area it has to be wireless only solution
Cheers
Fleur

Hi Fleur,
One solution to this problem could be to use a mobile broadband router. Some general examples can be found in this web page. A mobile broadband router creates a "bridge" between a wide area mobile broadband network and a local wireless (Wi-Fi) or wired (Ethernet LAN) network. Make sure that a chosen router has support for the exact USB mobile broadband modem and for the mobile network operator in question.
Alternatively, you may want to carry out a few experiments with Internet Sharing.
Jan

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