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How to Connect a Wii to Sprint with a USB Card

The Nintendo Wii is a video game system was released in 2006 that offers an experience with motion sensor-based controllers. Sprint is a cell phone carrier that offers cell phone service and wireless Internet access for computers via USB cards it sells. The Nintendo Wii has the ability to connect to the Internet for online gaming, downloading older Nintendo games and just surfing the web. You can share your Internet connection provided by Sprint and use it with your Wii.

Things You'll Need

Nintendo Wii Ethernet adapter
Ethernet cable

Instructions

- 1
  Log in to your Windows account on your computer and click on the "Start" button.
- 2
  Click on "Control Panel," "Network and Internet," "Network and Sharing Center" and "Manage Network Connections."
- 3
  Click on the Sprint Internet connection (it will be labeled either "3G Connection" or "CDMA") with the right mouse button. Select "Properties" from the right-click menu. Click on the "Sharing" tab.
- 4
  Check the box next to the words "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection." Click the "OK" button.
- 5
  Plug the Wii LAN adapter into one of the USB ports on the back of the Wii. Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into the Wii LAN adapter. Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into your computer's Ethernet port.
- 6
  Plug the Sprint USB card into your computer and connect to the Sprint network. Turn on the Wii; on the main menu, click on the "Wii" button in the bottom left corner of the screen.
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  Click on "Wii Settings" on the next screen. Click on the arrow icon on the right side of the screen. Click on "Internet."
- 8
  Click on either "Connection 1," "Connection 2" or "Connection 3." Select "Wired Connection." From there, Nintendo will detect your Internet connection to Sprint and automatically set up your connection.

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