There are plenty of websites that will explain communications and the internet in varying degrees of detail. The short story is that broadband is a high-speed connection to the internet. It is typically provided via cable TV companies and phone companies using various cabling technologies. Wi-Fi is a wireless connection protocol to the internet (essentially to a local router) that eliminates the need to have an ethernet cable to your devices from your router. Broadband to your house requires a router that will typically have both ethernet ports (there might be some devices you want hardwired to your router) and a Wi-Fi transmitter/receiver. Consumer Wi-Fi products have been available for 20 years and Wi-Fi has become ubiquitous.
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Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee
I think there are many people who have no idea what broadband and WiFi are, or what their use is around the home. It might be nice if someone who is really technically knowledgeable would give an explanation on here of both broadband and WiFi. I have to admit to being one of those who did not realize that you can pick up free WiFi in many public places. When travelling the first thing I do is check my settings for the local free WiFi before I start using my phone.
Someone said to me the other day that using a phone while traveling was very expensive, they had no idea that WiFi is available if you search for it. If you are checking emails or searching on your phone without WiFi you are using Data which can mount up.
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