In a message on 05-15-18 Ed Vance said to All:   
      
   GE Ed,   
      
   EV> From what I can guess by what I've read is they may be putting Fiber   
   EV> Optic lines in my area.   
      
   So what? There's fiber in the house where I live but I'm not connected.   
   WiFi means that the communication is by radio waves in the GHz bands.   
      
   EV> The letters mention a Wi-Fi gateway and to me it sounds like the   
   EV> Telephone Company is changing their DSL Internet Service to a   
      
   EV> I don't use Wi-Fi at all.   
      
   I use Wifi on all my laptops and also on the stationary machines.   
   To use WiFi on stationary machines you need a Network Adapter that   
   either plugs into a USB port or connects to a network port.   
      
   In my case it's an Asus USB-N13 Network adapter.   
      
   The laptops have a built-in WiFi adapter, even the oldest ones have it.   
      
   I still have two copper lines connected to the phone company.   
      
      
   GN es 73 de Sam, OH0NC   
      
   aka Holger   
      
      
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