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Are you using dial up, wifi, etc.?
dial up….people still use this?
One of my good friends still uses dial up because it’s cheaper. I have DSL. Wireless.
WiFi isnt an internet access provider.
What type of internet do you have?
One with computers. 🙂
The Wolf
WiFi isnt an internet access provider.
Did someone ask about internet providers?
A) dialup and WiFi are not comparable
B) WiFi is not a “type” of internet. It is similar to a Cat 5 cable. It is a LAN connectivity technology. Doesn’t even necessarily need internet altogether.
Doesn’t even necessarily need internet altogether
i suppose that can be construed as a technically correct statement but it is functionally false. the entire function of wifi is to access the internet (wirelessly). its kind of like saying a cellphone doesnt need a cellphone service. true it will still light up and make keypad tones but it cant perform the function for which it was created (like atheists).
dial-up, cable, dsl are the main technologies to access the internet.
wifi is a technology to broadcast ones internet connection (once accessed via the above), wirelessly and locally so that it can be accessed with a nearby wireless device.
Mod80 – you can use WiFi to connect to a LAN that doesnt have internet.
Also, even if you use the internet over WiFi, you still need an internet service via broadband cable, dsl, or dialup.
Want fast internet? Try a service like lightpath. 1000mb/s, built in fail over, fiber line right into your location.
Now that’s what I call connected!!
“it ain’t broke, it just lacks duct tape”
Mod80 – you can use WiFi to connect to a LAN that doesnt have internet.
oh
Also, even if you use the internet over WiFi, you still need an internet service via broadband cable, dsl, or dialup.
exactly what i said in my post, read again the parenthetic statement in the second paragraph.
Mod, using WiFi to connect to a non-internet LAN is a useful functionality incomparable to a cellphone without cell service.
yes
i said i wasnt aware of that use of wifi. thank you
I missed noticing your “oh” 🙂
FiOS for the win.
I agonized over which of the internets to pick and finally settled on Star Wars.
WiFi is a way to access the internet using a WLAN.
When we wanted to switch to dsl, I was told my house is not eqippd to take dsl (I still dont know why) so we had to go cable.
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