Wireless Internet Television

• Cell phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) equipped with Web browsers can also use these access points through public hot spots. Some localities provide free wireless Internet for residents and visitors. Since wireless LANs use radio waves that distort over long distances, the radius of the signal is limited, and the further from the hub, the weaker the signal.
  
  
• The most important thing when looking at connectivity is simply making sure your computer has the available hardware, or slot, needed for the connection. The major disadvantage to wireless Internet access through a router is that the signal degrades very quickly, and the farther you move from the wireless access point, the less reliable the connection will be.