Wireless broadband

When you hear broadband providers or your colleagues and friends talking about "wireless" they could actually be talking about two separate things.

Wireless Networking

Having a wire free computer in the house connected to a broadband connection.

Wireless networking is basically a way of linking all the computers at home or work together and letting them share an internet connection without the need to trail wires all over the place.

Wireless Networks are also known as "Wi-Fi" networks.

Wireless Broadband

this is a special kind of broadband package where you can use it at home, but also in certain places when you are away from home.

Wireless broadband in its latest sense is where providers give you the standard access to the internet over your phone line at home and then also give you access out of the house at special "Wi-Fi" hotspots.

A "hotpspot" is very simply just a public area that has a wireless network like the one you have at home. The only difference is that it is usually setup to give access to certain subscribers.

Surf the net would recommend the following wireless broadband providers as providing the best service and value for money: