How Does Wi-Fi Actually Work?

Wi-Fi is like a radio that lets your phone talk to the internet. Imagine you have a special radio in your house, when you turn it on, your phone can hear it and send messages through the air instead of using wires. The radio is called a router, and it helps your devices connect to the internet.

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Your phone finds the internet through a router like a radio signal.
You can watch videos on your tablet even when you're not near the Wi-Fi router.
Your smart speaker plays music using invisible signals from the router.

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