Wi-Fi vs. Ethernet: Has wireless killed wired?

DIGITAL TRENDS ^ | 13 JANUARY 2013 | MATT SMITH

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As home networks have increased in popularity, so has the wireless router. The rise of Wi-Fi has also caused the downfall of wired networks (in homes, at least), and many consumers now see Ethernet cords as being rather old-fashioned – that is, if they see them at all. Some newer computer models, like Apple’s MacBook Air, don’t even have ports for Ethernet connections anymore.

The blistering connection speeds offered by today’s Wi-Fi standards do make wired networks appear a bit of a relic, but appearances can sometimes be deceiving. Though Wi-Fi has improved significantly over the last five years, it is not perfect. So is there still a place for Ethernet in the home?

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[GeronL]

I should probably get some Cat5 and forget it. I cannot believe my USB isn’t letting me boot up a Linux distro so I can reformat the hdd and install Win 7. My heart isn’t in it anyway.

[bjorn14]

Also, when my wife downloads big programs they recommend you to be connected to wifi router.

[ican'tbelieveit]

That is too bad about that son; I would be concerned about that neighbor. Probably other signs cropped up before that kiddo broke into the house. No concerns of that where I live, now. There have been places where I have lived in the past where I didn’t even bother to know the neighbors, they weren’t worth my time or effort, and would never had had access to anything of mine.