WIFI And Your Internet Access

The WIFI family

Are you WIFI?  Well, not you yourself, but your computers.  WIFI is short for wireless fidelity, and before long, it will be the number one new Internet access system, far surpassing dialup and hardwire connections to cable and DSL modems.  

Why? Simply put, with WIFI, you can put your computer anywhere in the house, drag your laptop out to the kitchen table, or out on the patio deck, and still access the Internet.  WIFI makes you mobile.  Most laptops now come with built in WIFI systems, ready for the next generation of access.

If that isn't enough, a little known fact in the Internet world is that Google is widely speculated to be interested or even planning to roll out nationwide WIFI access so that wherever you are, you have instant access, even while riding in your car.

WIFI is pretty inexpensive to install too.  As stated above, most laptops already come with WIFI enabled, and adding a WIFI card to your current computer shouldn't cost more than about $50.  That merely leaves buying a wireless router.

For most people, having a router is a good idea anyway since it acts as a firewall to help protect against intrusion on your system.  With the antenna feature, this firewall router now becomes a WIFI hub.  You can connect all of your hardline computers to it just like the old routers because it has four ports in the back.  But now you can also add even more WIFI laptops.  Even if each member of your family has their own computer, a single $80 WIFI router can handle it all.