there are a lot of reasons to set up a
home internet connection for example
you'll have access to email news
shopping TV shows and much more and once
you have a working internet connection
you can create a wireless home network
which will let your whole family connect
their computers smartphones and other
internet ready devices there are
different types of internet connections
that you can have dial-up connects to
your phone line it's usually much slower
than other types of internet connections
but in some areas it may be the only
option available generally DSL and cable
are better options DSL plugs into your
phone line and cable uses your cable TV
connection these are both known as
broadband internet connections because
they offer much faster speeds than
dial-up this makes it easier to watch
videos play games or browse the web 3G
and 4G are types of wireless internet
connections often used by smartphones
but you can also get these types of
connections for your home depending on
where you live 3G or 4G may be a good
broadband alternative to DSL and cable
no matter what kind of internet service
you choose you'll need to purchase it
from an Internet service provider or ISP
chances are you can buy Internet service
from your phone or cable company or you
may want to shop around for a better
price your ISP will guide you through
the entire process of connecting to the
Internet
they'll usually need to send a
technician to your home to turn on your
connection your ISP may also give you a
modem and set it up for you but if you
prefer you can buy a modem from a
computer store and use the included
instructions to set it up yourself these
instructions will vary but the basic
idea is that you'll connect the modem to
your phone jack or cable TV connection
and then connect your computer to the
modem using an Ethernet cable once you
have everything set up you can open your
web browser and begin using the Internet
if you want to connect several devices
to the Internet or if you just want the
freedom to use your laptop without
cables you can create a wireless home
network also known as a Wi-Fi network to
do this you'll need a wireless router
which takes the internet connection from
your modem and broadcasts it throughout
your home your modem may already have a
wireless router built-in so you may not
need to buy one to set up your wireless
connection follow the instructions
included with your router you'll need to
choose a network name also known as an
SSID also for security you should turn
on WPA or wpa2 encryption and make sure
you choose a strong password after
you've set up your wireless network go
into each devices Wi-Fi or network
settings select your network name and
type your password if any of your
devices aren't wireless ready you can
simply plug them into your router with
an Ethernet cable or you can purchase a
wireless card setting up an internet
connection and Wi-Fi network takes a
little bit of work but once you get it
set up your family will be able to use
the Internet without being limited to
one computer