Wireless Internet?

[Roxyluvsme13]

Is there anything you can buy to have internet without a router or anything?

[Jessika]

Nope, you HAVE to buy a wireless router or else how can the signal be broadcasted? And you also HAVE to buy a wireless card if your computer is not already equipped with wireless capabilities.

EDIT: Well I mean, you can buy a wireless modem, but they are MUCH more expensive.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Nope, you HAVE to buy a wireless router or else how can the signal be broadcasted? And you also HAVE to buy a wireless card if your computer is not already equipped with wireless capabilities.

EDIT: Well I mean, you can buy a wireless modem, but they are MUCH more expensive.

What's a wireless modem o__O

[Jessika]

A modem is what connects you to the internet. If you have cable or dsl, then it is the box that plugs in to the wall. If you are on dial-up, it is located internally in your computer.

[Roxyluvsme13]

I knew that, but a wireless one doesnt connect or anything?

[Jessika]

A wireless router connects TO your current modem. You can NOT connect a wireless router (or ANY router, for that matter) to the wall.

If you got a wireless MODEM, you CAN connect that directly to the wall. But if you already have an existing modem, you don't want to waste the money buying a new modem if you already have one, so its just cheaper to buy a router.

[Roxyluvsme13]

A wireless router connects TO your current modem. You can NOT connect a wireless router (or ANY router, for that matter) to the wall.

If you got a wireless MODEM, you CAN connect that directly to the wall. But if you already have an existing modem, you don't want to waste the money buying a new modem if you already have one, so its just cheaper to buy a router.

Well, there's no possible way to have internet anywhere then, . Which is always what I wondered.