How can I convince my parents to get wi-fi for our house?

We only have dsl and it is a pain to go onto the internet on my laptop with out wi-fi so how can I convince my parents to get wi-fi for our house?

asked Mar 26 '11 at 10:57

Mud spelled backwords is dum
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Why should you have to convince them? Why not say that you need wireless in the house.

(Mar 28 '11 at 15:07) DazOwen

Tried that. :-(

(Mar 28 '11 at 22:51) iLoveMyiPodTouch

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4	Tell them to go wireless, like what @josephtaylor1995 said. btw, wires aren't extinct, they are just getting better answered Mar 26 '11 at 11:08 iTechnologyz 1.3k●93●101●120 I completely agree with you, like optical fiber's. (Mar 26 '11 at 11:39) Yogi

4	Show them the benefits to having wireless in the house. answered Mar 26 '11 at 11:09 TheTechDude 16.8k●40●94●298

4	perhaps if you put forward the money for a wireless router and ask if you can buy one, assure them they wont notice any difference and that it will be secured. answered Mar 26 '11 at 11:22 trueb 15.0k●50●99●257

buy a cheap router on ebay and run the Ethernet cable down behind whatever you put the computer on when you connect and run another cable up from one of the inbuilt wired router ports found in most wireless routers then they will never know the difference also hide ssid on the router to stop them finding out that way.

answered Mar 26 '11 at 21:57

popman
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LOL! I could just imagine me doing that!

(Mar 26 '11 at 22:06) Jameel Alayyan

don't forget to use a long wire for the coming up part or someone might try to pull it up to reach their computer and damage the router

(Mar 26 '11 at 22:13) popman

Tell them that using cables will soon be extinct :D (for internet)

answered Mar 26 '11 at 11:00

josephtaylor1995
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edited Mar 26 '11 at 11:00

On the contrary, cables are far from being extinct. Most web servers use cables as they are a lot faster than wifi, gamers also use cables because, like I said, they're faster.

(Mar 26 '11 at 12:36) Hugo

true... But more and more servers are running on WIFI. Think about it.. When you have WIFI at 300+ MBPS.. why use the standard 100MBPS Ethernet when you can use WIFI?

(Mar 26 '11 at 22:04) Jameel Alayyan

because Ethernet is 1 gbps

(Mar 26 '11 at 23:02) Zlpha

What ethernet are you using thats 100mbps? Fiber optic cables go well into the 1gbps+ range.

(Mar 28 '11 at 18:14) chadt4

Assuming they know you are a geek, assure them that if they purchase the hardware, you will set it up and it won't effect their speeds and etc.

Like my parents built a trust with me, so they know that I am a geek and they can trust me technology wise. In fact whenever they need help they run to me! :-)

answered Mar 26 '11 at 22:08

Jameel Alayyan
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Nice sharing...

(Jul 29 '11 at 02:41) yoga

Get yourself a wireless router and hook that up, then give your parents an account on your laptop for when your not using it and send them outside. Then they will see the benefit of all of you having wireless. They might even fork out for a laptop of their own.

answered Mar 28 '11 at 00:14

Geenome
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Show them that having cables make your room dirty and tell about advantages of wi-fi over wired...

answered Mar 26 '11 at 12:37

eversmilinggoutham
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Although wires can quite make a mess, wires can be useful too!

(May 13 '11 at 08:38) iTechnologyz

There's no need to bump a question that's already been flooded with answers..

(May 13 '11 at 08:54) Hugo

0	Another option is to get a 3G card. I used to be in the same situation as you until my parents found a use for WIFI. answered Mar 26 '11 at 22:09 Jameel Alayyan 256●33●36●43

0	in the first place why are they against having Wifi? Cost? Fear of the unknown? Security? answered May 13 '11 at 12:52 itmacpro 31●1●1●4

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