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If you have a computer and live in the city then you have seen people sitting in café’s searching the internet on their own computers all over town. You might be thinking to yourself, I don’t see any wires connected to their computer, how can they be connected to the internet? Wifi is the answer.

Wifi is a relatively new technology that enables a person with a computer (usually laptop) with a Wifi card to send and receive information through the air. Most Wifi cards can send and receive signals within a short distance of less than 100 feet, but that is usually enough for patrons to enjoy their coffee and check their email at the same time.

There is new technology that will be out shortly that drastically expands the reach of the Wifi signal to more than half a mile. This can help bring more people onto the internet without the expense of laying heavy infrastructure underground.

Many smaller to mid size cities are now planning on adding Wifi throughout the entire city. Just recently Philadelphia has made a deal with a telecommunications company to cover the whole city with Wifi signals. Other cities such as San Francisco are looking to cover their entire city with Wifi signals as well.

Pretty cool huh?

The last couple of years have seen phenomenal growth in VOIP or voice over internet protocol. You can now talk to your friend or family member either down the street or half way around the world by easily connecting into the internet. All that is required is a high speed connection, a computer and a headset.

Instead of using the clunky headsets that incorporate both the headphones and microphone, many people are opting to purchase USB telephones. These phones are extremely similar to your normal home phone except that you plug them into a USB port instead of the old style telephone jacks.

Many people love the convenience of being able to talk to anyone around the world for one low price which many VOIP services offers. In addition many internet search portals are now offering phone chat, which is the same thing as IM’ing but with voice instead of text.

Most internet phones are extremely inexpensive and cost less than $40 for two phones. The also look great and are comfortable to chat on. There are even business versions of these phones and cordless varieties as well. So if you are interested in chatting online take a look at USB phones for VOIP or internet chatting.