Wireless and Cellular Service
Wireless Internet service is available in most major metropolitan areas and even in some remote areas, through cellular telephone providers. Three types of service are available:
• Fixed-antenna wireless service—The wireless modem connects to a small whip or dish antenna, and data transfer rates typically are more than 1Mbps using setups with a fixed antenna.
• Wireless modems for laptops—With this type of service, you connect a small plug-in PC Card or USB wireless modem unit to your computer. The modem has a built-in radio, and it establishes a data connection through the cellular network. Windows 8 is the first version of Windows that has built-in software for this type of data service.
• Tethered data service ...
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