What - Who - do you use for internet connection?

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Right now the phone company is my internet connection. I also have a land line & it's expense & unreliable (older home, older wiring.)

Who or what do you use? Do you like them? My ISP is a local company and I really want to keep them, if possible, because when I call it's a real person who is actually helpful.

I was thinking about WiFi but I don't even really know what that is. I'm so technology impaired. I need a teenager!

Help!

If you are happy with your ISP and all you want is wi-fi (i.e. a wireless local area network) to connect your laptop, smart phones, tablets, etc, just buy a wireless router. I have a Cisco Linksys E4200 that the tech folks at school recommended to me. You just plug it to your modem box and then set it up: configure some security options, give the network a name and password.

The picture below shows the hardware behind a TV in my place (my ISP is my cable company, but I don't have a choice because my condo association was locked by the builder into a 10 year contract with said cable company). The wireless router is the box on the right of the picture. It connects to the box on the left (the cable modem) and the the latter connects to the wall.