Does 3G/Wif-Fi connectivity mean internet wherever you want?
On my ipod I need Wi-Fi in order to get internet access. My mom got me a track phone and I'm wondering if it means that it would need Wi-Fi in order for it to work. She thinks it's like an iphone where you don't need to connect to a Wi-Fi
Here's the lowdown on Wi-Fi:
A Wi-Fi-enabled device can connect to the Internet when within range of a wireless network which is configured to permit this. The coverage of one or more (interconnected) access points - called hotspots - can extend from an area as small as a few rooms to as large as many square miles. Coverage in the larger area may require a group of access points with overlapping coverage.
Wi-Fi provides service in private homes, high street chains and independent businesses, as well as in public spaces at Wi-Fi hotspots set up either free-of-charge or commercially. Organizations and businesses, such as airports, hotels, and restaurants, often provide free-use hotspots to attract customers. Enthusiasts or authorities who wish to provide services or even to promote business in selected areas sometimes provide free Wi-Fi access.
Routers that incorporate a digital subscriber line modem or a cable modem and a Wi-Fi access point, often set up in homes and other buildings, provide Internet access and internetworking to all devices connected to them, wirelessly or via cable.
Similarly, there are battery-powered routers that include a cellular mobile Internet radiomodem and Wi-Fi access point. When subscribed to a cellular phone carrier, they allow nearby Wi-Fi stations to access the Internet over 2G, 3G, or 4G networks. Many smartphones have a built-in capability of this sort, including those based on Android, BlackBerry, Bada, iOS (iPhone), Windows Phone and Symbian, though carriers often disable the feature, or charge a separate fee to enable it, especially for customers with unlimited data plans. "Internet packs" provide standalone facilities of this type as well, without use of a smartphone; examples include the MiFi- and WiBro-branded devices. Some laptops that have a cellular modem card can also act as mobile Internet Wi-Fi access points.
Wi-Fi also connects places that normally don't have network access, such as kitchens and garden sheds.
Wi-Fi is usually preferred by those on "metered plans" (read: NOT AN UNLIMITED PLAN) as it's FREE. Wi-Fi usage does NOT count toward your 'monthly data nor talk/text minutes'.
3G, or '3rd Generation' is (3G usage goes against your monthly "data usage", like 500Mb or whatever your cap is on your particular plan)
3G finds application in wireless voice telephony, mobile Internet access, fixed wireless Internet access, video calls and mobile TV. (READ: 3G you PAY for, or it "goes against your minutes)
Also, some phones (usually smartphones and those on 4G/LTE) are capable of tethering:
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