| Wireless broadband is the most new improved | | | | for your laptop or second computer which |
| broadband service available. This service is a way | | | | receives your broadband signal. Once you have |
| to receive broadband without the need for wires, | | | | the network set up, you will also have the added |
| instead a broadband wireless signal is sent around | | | | advantage that as your computers are |
| a local area using a device called a wireless | | | | networked together, you will be able to send and |
| broadband router, which enables other computers | | | | receive files from one computer to the other, |
| within the area to connect to the broadband | | | | read files off any of the computer hard drives |
| internet connection. | | | | from any computer in the network and print |
| What Can I Do With Wireless Broadband? | | | | documents directly from any computer in the |
| Well, this improved innovation makes it possible | | | | network. You will have to leave your main |
| for you to set up a wireless broadband | | | | computer on for all of this to be possible though. |
| connection at home/work which lets you use the | | | | However you don't need to leave your main |
| internet on your laptop or another desktop | | | | computer on to use your broadband wirelessly |
| computer, without the need to connect them to | | | | around your home as the wireless broadband |
| your main computer using wires. You could take | | | | router will still send the broadband signal around |
| your laptop in other rooms of your house or | | | | your house even when your main computer is |
| office, for that extra bit of peace and quiet or | | | | switched off. |
| privacy. Once you get this facility, you won't want | | | | If you only want to use your laptop in Wifi |
| to change back, it's useful and convenient. | | | | hotspots when you are out and about then you |
| The other great use for wireless broadband is | | | | will only need to buy a wireless LAN card as a |
| where you can access the internet at public | | | | broadband router is not required in this case (you |
| places such as cafes, restaurants, airports, train | | | | will only need a broadband router if you were to |
| stations etc. The way this works is that a | | | | use your laptop or computer wirelessly at home). |
| business such as a cafe for example broadcasts a | | | | The other thing you will need is an account with a |
| broadband signal in its local area, which you can | | | | Wifi service provider to give you Wifi access. |
| log onto using your. This method of connecting to | | | | Wireless broadband routers and wireless LAN |
| broadband in public places is known as Wifi. The | | | | cards can be bought in most offline computer |
| places with these facilities are known as Wifi | | | | stores or you can buy them online too. Make the |
| hotspots. | | | | most of your broadband provider and choose the |
| How Do I Get Wireless Broadband Access? | | | | right provider for you. Browse broadband |
| To set up wireless broadband in your home, you | | | | packages available to you. |
| will need to have a broadband connection already | | | | Several broadband service providers have several |
| set up, you will need to buy a wireless broadband | | | | packages available and now include Wifi products, |
| router which is the device which sends the | | | | such as wireless kits, wireless minutes, LAN cards |
| wireless broadband signal around your home and | | | | etc. |
| you will need to buy a wireless network LAN card | | | | |