I ask this question simply because I have just signed up for Sky broadband, and despite my wife clearly stating that we didn't want wireless (because of potential security risks) they sent us a wireless router anyway!
What has really surprised me when I looked at the router and how it works is that, it's not wireless. In fact a wireless router has just as many wires connected to it as my ADSL modem!
It may not be connected to my PC, but it's still connected to the phone line, and most importantly, connected to the mains power supply. Now, I don't know about you, but I have considerably more USB ports on my PC than I do plug sockets in my home, so really, having to plug it into the mains instead of into my PC is far less convenient! :confused:
I can kind of understand the point of wireless for laptops, but I'm just wondering; considering that a wireless router has the same number of wires as a "wired" router, and needs separate mains power; what on earth is the point in wireless internet? :(
Unholymess
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