dejablues wrote:

My kids (19, 15, and 11) swear you have to buy the adapter to get onto the
web at large.
The DS right out of the box just lets you play with people 100 ft away or
so.

Whoops, I should say that you *do* have to buy
the web browser if you want to surf the web. You don't
need anything attached to the DS to play games over the
internet through Nintendo's network. You just need the
game, a connection to a wireless network, and an exchange
of friend codes.

Best wishes,
Ericka