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2. Piggybacking (Internet access) - Wikipedia

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   connecting one's own wire to a neighbour's house to obtain free cable TV service when the neighbour is a subscriber. The piggybacker uses the connection paid for by another without sharing the cost. That is especially common in an apartment building in which many residents live within the normal range of a single wireless connection. Some ...

3. List of broadband providers in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Phoenix Internet; Planet Networks; RCN Corporation (acquired by TPG) Rise Broadband; Sail Internet; Shentel; Sonic.net; WirelessBuy; Sprint (including Clearwire) Starry Internet; Surf Internet; Ting Internet; United Communications (TN) USA Communications; PenTeleData; Cable One; WideOpenWest (WOW!) Viser; Ziply Fiber; Zentro Internet

4. Residential gateway - Wikipedia

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   If properly configured, the PC can also function as the router for a home LAN. An internal modem can be installed on a single PC (e.g. on a PCI card), also allowing that single PC to connect to a WAN. [7] Again, the PC can be configured to function as a router for a home LAN. A cellular wireless access point can function in a similar fashion to ...

5. Cable Internet access - Wikipedia

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   In telecommunications, cable Internet access, shortened to cable Internet, is a form of broadband internet access which uses the same infrastructure as cable television. Like digital subscriber line (DSL) and fiber to the premises , cable Internet access provides network edge connectivity ( last mile access) from the Internet service provider ...

6. Wireless broadband - Wikipedia

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   Three fixed wireless dishes with protective covers on top of 307 W. 7th Street, Fort Worth, Texas, around 2001. Wireless broadband is a telecommunications technology that provides high-speed wireless Internet access or computer networking access over a wide area.

7. Internet access - Wikipedia

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   A computer or other device accessing the Internet would either be connected directly to a modem that communicates with an Internet service provider (ISP) or the modem's Internet connection would be shared via a LAN which provides access in a limited area such as a home, school, computer laboratory, or office building.