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Anonymous asked in Computers & InternetComputer Networking · 1 decade ago

wireless modem router/ wireless router ?????????

i always thought that the wireless router was short for wireless modem router but my friend tells me they are different, i don't know if he's telling the truth or doesn't know what hes talking about.

so can anyone help me.

i would really appreciate it

Thanks.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    They are different!

    Wireless router is an access point for all the computers to connect to the Internet or to any network. All the devices have to have a wireless modem to connect to the router.

    Wireless modem is what a computer uses to connect to a wireless router in order to connect to the network.

    Wireless modem router is a combination of both! You can use it as an access point for all the computers to connect to Internet as well as a modem. Meaning if a PC doesn't have a wireless card you can connect it to the Wireless modem router and it can access the network now.

  • 1 decade ago

    A wireless modem router would be a wireless router/modem combo and a wireless router would just be a router by itself. If you had high-speed cable internet you would need a modem connected to a wireless router to get online.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    No, a wireless router is not a modem you need a modem connected to a phone line. The wireless router is used to use laptops and play wireless xbox live.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The modem only converts the signal that you get from your ISP. For example, I get internet through cable, which requires a modem to connect.However, a router is what allows you to connect multiple computers to a single connection.

    In most cases, if you have more than one computer, you will need both a router and modem. (Some routers may have a router built-in, but that is not too common)

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  • 1 decade ago

    No, they are different. A modem router connects to the internet gateway for you and "routes" it through an Ethernet cable to where you want it to go. A Wireless router takes that Ethernet cable and broadcasts it as a signal for others to connect to wirelessly. They are different things. Your friend may also be talking about a plain router in which case instead of wirelessly broadcasting the signal it would require an Ethernet cable to be connected to it as well as the computer. I find this method much more secure.

    Source(s): My knowhow
  • dominp
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    a wireless modem router is a unit that is a modem and a router together.....2wire makes some of these. Kinda nice cause you just need one box but the downfall is that if you had one that was made for cable ISP and then wanted to switch to DSL you would need to get rid of the whole thing...

    a wireless router still needs for you to have a seperate modem so you can connect it to that for it to work. So if you have a cable modem and wanted to switch to DSL you just need to switch out your modem...and you can keep your wireless router.

  • Ian C
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    well there are wireless modems, wireless routers, and a few wireless router modems. the modem is what you need to have an internet connection and a router is what you need to use multiple devices with 1 internet connection.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    im pretty sure there diffrent dude, i could be wrong but i got a modem and router but im pretty sure wireless is just wireless router.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    wireless usb

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