High speed internet: Is wi-Fi the only way to get on internet?
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Hi, Most wireless routers come with 4 ethernet ports on the back. You can pick up some cable for around $10 and "plug" your laptop in to the router. It's as simple as putting the cable in the place where it fits on the device(s).
1362980
I think so... I had high speed internet; but don't know what the speed was...
305684
Yes you can, if Internet connection is over 5G or it depends of router data transmitting.
1582974
Only two way to get internet on the tablet: 1.) It can connect to you home WiFi (or anywhere that has free WiFi) 2.) If you use your cellphone as a WiFi hotspot, you can connect to it that way.
1738911
Ethernet is only if you are going to hard wire to the internet. Most people have a wireless modem and hook up their computer that way, thus no wire.
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Get a better internet connection and use a Ethernet wired connection to go on-line (no WiFi). Had the exact same issues until I discovered that my standard Time Warner standard internet connection was barely able to keep up with the HD bandwidth requirement and my WiFi signal was only average due to the router being on the other end of the house. This resulted in many frequent video breakups and rebuffering episodes, which was annoying to say the least and discouraged watching online content. Broke down and pulled CAT6 cabling throughout the house, and upgraded Time Warner to Turbo level to get close to 20Mbs vs. the standard 10Mbps. A one time pain, but it makes all the difference in the world. Will never go back to using WiFi again except for basic web surfing on the laptop. Also, using the right router can make or break the difference. I got rid of my Time Warner provided WiFi integrated router to a dedicated Cisco small business router. Huge difference, and can now run gigabit, which far exceeds the requirement of what my Samsung TV & BluRay requires.
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You will need to buy a dongle or something similar to connect to your wifi. I haven't bothered, but I think you only get access to a limited number of sites on the internet.
586349
No, but depending on how many devices are connecting to your WiFi sometimes it is better to connect directly with a Ethernet cord for video streaming this also depends on your internet speed.
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Yes the only way. I assume because this product does not come with built in wi-fi.
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Yes, if you have a regular wifi router. Maybe overkill if you have an standard 2.4GHz N wifi router and the computer is not that far from the router <50 feet with fewer than 2 walls.
943818
Ethernet only I am not sure if but someone said there was wifi hardware capabilities that could come with a update. Not sure if this is true but not Ethernet is the only way.
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No There is not, I plugged a wireless USB device into the front to gain remote access to the internet. There is a LAN card for a direct Ethernet connection to the internet though.
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Unfortunately my only experience is with a pretty fast connection in the city. I would think not, though. Your connection has to be strong and steady. We ended up hardwiring it to our router rather than depending on wifi.
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Not that I know of but then wi-fi users are mostly laptop users this is a desktop computer don't make much sense needing wi-fi for a desktop all u have to do is get internet service. Why worry about wi-fi
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No. If you need to access wifi, you need to have a wifi adapter to plug in to the computer. I prefer wired speeds, personally, so mine is plugged in to my router directly, but I could use a wifi adapter to connect to my wifi network if I wanted to.
65041
The equipment is capable of speeds much faster than most internet connections. What is unknowable until you hook it up is what speed the wiring in your house will give. My wiring doesn't always give the highest speed setting the equipment is capable of, but still gives me full HD on my 60 inch screen.
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No you can't. You will have to select a different WIFI network to use the internet.