| s broadband access is a way to receive | | | | So How Do I Get Wireless Broadband Access? |
| broadband on a computer without the need for | | | | To set up wireless broadband in your home, you |
| wires. Instead a broadband wireless signal is sent | | | | will need to have a broadband connection already |
| around a local area using a device called a wireless | | | | set up, you will need to buy a wireless broadband |
| broadband router which enables other computers | | | | router which is the device which sends the |
| within that area to connect to the broadband | | | | wireless broadband signal around your home and |
| internet connection wirelessly. | | | | you will need to buy a wireless network LAN card |
| What Can I Do With Wireless Broadband Access? | | | | for your laptop or second PC which receives your |
| Well this cool innovation makes it possible for you | | | | broadband signal. Once you have the network set |
| to set up a wireless broadband connection in your | | | | up, you will also have the added advantage that |
| home, which lets you use the internet on your | | | | as your computers are networked together, you |
| laptop or a second desktop PC without the need | | | | will be able to send and receive files from one |
| to connect them to your main computer using | | | | computer to the other, read files off any of the |
| wires. You would also be able to receive your | | | | computer hard drives from any computer in the |
| wireless broadband connection in your garden and | | | | network and print documents directly from any |
| be able to move around from room to room | | | | computer in the network. You will have to leave |
| within your house with your laptop whilst | | | | your main computer on for all of this to be |
| continuously connected to the net wirelessly. Once | | | | possible though. However you don't need to leave |
| you get this handy facility you won't want to go | | | | your main computer on to use your broadband |
| back, its just so useful and convenient, especially | | | | wirelessly around your home as the wireless |
| to people that use their computers a lot at home. | | | | broadband router will still send the broadband |
| The other great use for wireless broadband is | | | | signal around your house even when your main |
| where you can access the internet at public | | | | computer is switched off. |
| places such as cafes, restaurants, airports, train | | | | If you only want to use your laptop in Wifi |
| stations etc.. The way this works is that a | | | | hotspots when you are out and about then you |
| business such as a cafe for example broadcasts a | | | | will only need to buy a wireless LAN card as a |
| broadband signal in its immediate local area which | | | | broadband router is not required in this case. The |
| you can log onto using your laptop (which needs | | | | other thing you will need is an account with a wifi |
| to be equipped with a wireless network LAN card) | | | | service provider to give you wifi access. |
| This method of wirelessly connecting in public | | | | Wireless broadband routers and wireless LAN |
| places is known as Wifi and the places that have | | | | cards can be bought in most offline computer |
| these facilities are called Wifi Hotspots. | | | | stores or you can buy them online too. |