| Wireless broadband allows you to connect to your | | | | What are the advantages? |
| internet without the need of your computer to be | | | | The main advantage of wireless broadband is that |
| hard wired into the modem. What you do is plug | | | | you can surf the web from your living-room, |
| a wireless router into the modem then connect | | | | kitchen, bedroom, basically wherever you like as |
| your computer wirelessly to the router through a | | | | long as you have a signal from your router. You |
| wireless card, which is installed onto your PC, or in | | | | also have the advantage of connecting a number |
| many cases comes included when you purchase a | | | | of different computers to the router and each |
| new laptop. Despite what many people think, | | | | being able to browse any website of their choice |
| wireless broadband is not the same as mobile | | | | without interfering with the other users. You can |
| broadband. Wireless broadband has a radius of | | | | also connect a number of different devices to the |
| about 100m from your router, whereas with | | | | internet through the wireless router, for example |
| mobile broadband you can access the internet | | | | phones and PDA's. |
| wherever you have signal on your mobile phone. | | | | What are the disadvantages? |
| Wireless broadband providers | | | | The main disadvantage is that hackers, neighbours |
| There are no 'wireless broadband suppliers', you | | | | or even passers by can use your internet without |
| would still sign up to a regular broadband package | | | | your permission if you don't have your wireless |
| with an Internet Service Provider (ISP) and simply | | | | network properly secured. Another disadvantage |
| connect a wireless router to your modem. It's the | | | | is that the strength of the signal weakens the |
| router that has the power to allow you to go | | | | further away you are from your router, or is also |
| wireless. | | | | weakened if the signal has to go through thick |
| Some ISP's will offer you free wireless routers | | | | brick walls, this would lead to a slower internet |
| and security packages when you take out a | | | | browsing speed. |
| broadband contract with them. | | | | |