My brothers and I have attempted countless times to explain to our mother the difference between WiFi and mobile data, including that you should connect to WiFi to save data and that you don’t need a functioning SIM card with data to use the WiFi at the airport when arriving from overseas.
I love my mother but I am struggling to comprehend the incomprehension. If anyone has some kind of simple or fun metaphor or something that explains it, I would be forever grateful. Thank you.
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Wifi is a short distance wireless connection between your computer or phone and a router within the location you are, which is then connected by wired connection to an internet service provider (Comcast, Spectrum, etc.) in order to connect to the global internet.
Mobile data connects to cellular towers that could be miles from you, that are directly connected to the global internet.
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