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netoperator
Aspirant
Dec 09, 2020

before you buy

Greetings Ladies and Gentlemen, If I want to buy-- and install-- a router for computer and smartphone. What do I need to buy ? Thank you

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  • Greetings Ladies and Gentlemen,  I am thinking of buying wireless router. Do I need a modem ? i connect to internet wireless. Thank you

    • PauLita's avatar
      PauLita
      Luminary

      Neither Ladies, nor Gentlemen need anything to buy to connect their smartphones to internet.

      • schumaku's avatar
        schumaku
        Guru - Experienced User

        PauLita wrote:

        Neither Ladies, nor Gentlemen need anything to buy to connect their smartphones to internet.


        Also the computer can be linked up with the smartphone.

         

        netoperator you need to provide more details for your plan. Of course, Netgear, your mobile operator, or any other router maker will be happy to offer some addiitonal hardware solutons.

         

        Netgear's offerings are here:

         

        4G/5G WiFi Routers Equally good for home, SOHO and a smaller SMB out there in the no-wired-Internet areas.


        4G/LTE Modems Of course not a modem as no analogue modulation and demodulation, technically a bridge. The modem term is misleading anaway, it can serve (and does out of the box) as a NAT router for wired Ethernet. It can be used as a router in combination with a switch and a wireless access point, or in bridge mode to connect your WiFi router or Mesh system of choice.

         

        Mobile WiFi Hotspots