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May 2004
What is WiFi?

Harry Elver, The Computer Guy™, explains the technology and the pros and cons of using WiFi at our May meeting! Check out Harry's site, http://www.azcompguy.com, for a lot of helpful information on computer security and tips.

WiFi answers on the Web
EuroTel HotSpot provides services in the area of mobile office and offers this answer to the question. http://hotspot.eurotel.sk/en/support5.html
"Wi-Fi, or Wireless Fidelity, is a term that is used generically to refer to any product or service using any type of 802.11 technology. Wi-Fi networks operate in the unlicensed 2.4 and 5 GHz radio bands, with an 11 Mbps (802.11b) or 54 Mbps (802.11a) data rate, respectively.
Wi-Fi enabled devices (laptops or PDAs) can send and receive data wirelessly from any location equipped with Wi-Fi access. How? Access points, installed within a Wi-Fi location, transmit an RF signal to Wi-Fi enabled devices that are within range of the access point."
Our friend google offers a wide range of definitions with links at
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&oi=defmore&q=define:WiFi