If wi-fi is basically radio waves then why do we pay a monthly bill for it? If I go out and buy 2 radios give one to a friend and we talk over it, we don’t have to pay for that monthly. Also I don’t pay for like my microwave or FM radio monthly. I know I’m missing something, just a curious thought while staring at my router.
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> If wi-fi is basically radio waves then why do we pay a monthly bill for it?
You don’t. You can simply buy a Wifi router, take it out of the box and plug it in, and you’ll have Wifi.
You may be disappointed though. Wifi only connects computers in your house to each other. And most people want to connect to faraway computers on the Internet. For example, to use websites like Reddit, Facebook or Youtube, you connect to faraway computers owned by the operators of those websites.
You’re not paying a monthly fee for Wifi. Wifi is free [1]. Your monthly fee is for the ability to connect to faraway computers outside your house.
[1] Wifi is free as long as you own your Wifi router. Some ISP’s encourage people to rent a Wifi router. The electronics section of Target or Walmart sells Wifi routers for less than $100, a much better deal than the ISP’s monthly fee.
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