If you have WIRELESS does it still need the phone lines in order to access the Internet? That is what someone has told me. They said you are not connected to the phone line by a cable or anything, but you still need them. If that is the case what if you don't have a land line phone only cell phones, can you not then have wireless?
Please someone explain this to me.
No, you don’t need a phone line for wireless internet.
I don’t have a home phone and I am typing on the internet just fine.
MagicJack and cel phone is all that we have at our house.
Your cell is actually a 2 way radio set. Better than Dick Tracy ever had.
THe radio talks to the cell tower - you’ve seen them, eveyone complains - but no tower, no cell phone.
THe twoer has equipment that connects tothe Public Switched Telephone Network - PTSN for short.
ALL Internet data corsses the PTSN at some point.
So, yes, need a telepne line at some point - weither its a DS1 or an OC-192, the phone companies, for the most part own or lease the media that carries “The Internet”.
YOu have access to the ‘net - since you poist here, why not do some homework on the technology you seem to use daily?
It all there (here)
HAve fun!
Most all cell towers are connected to phone networks by at least T1 circuits for connectivity. I don’t know if that’s what the person your were speaking with was talking about, but in a way they were correct.
Depends on what you mean by "wireless."
If you mean Wireless connectivity four your computers at home, you need either (1) DSL, which uses phone lines to your house; (2) Cable modem, which uses the local cable provider with a drop to your house, or (3) a satellite dish of a type similar to satellite TV.
With (1), you may or may not need to order a regular telephone along with the internet. With (2) or (3), you may or may not opt to get TV service along with the internet.
In all the above cases, you can opt for wiring from your computer to the modem, or use wireless (WiFi) connections if you get the modem with the WiFi option.
Now, if you're talking about wireless access away from home, e.g., a handheld phone or device, then you connect to a network of cellular stations that use a hierarchy of various technologies (copper pair, fiber, microwave) to hook up to the internet.