While some people tend to gravitate towards the change in technology, eager to make that leap ahead, others are a bit more fearful about change. And when it comes to age, sometimes the younger generations are much more savvy about how to handle surfing the net--and at what speed things work best--when compared to those who didn't grow up using these types of technology. The trouble comes, even with grown-up children and their parents, when it's obvious that a change would really help out around the house, or in the world of business. And then, it's the responsibility of those who understand how things work to actually get out there and help with the explanation of exactly what the difference is between old choices and the new, superior options.
To explain wireless internet to someone who simply doesn't understand how it works, there's no reason to be focused on the technical aspects of connecting. This will likely just confuse anyone who isn't already well-acquainted with how things work, and that's not the best way to win someone over to a new method of doing something. Instead, it's better to talk about exactly how things will be different. In the case of Wi-Fi, the idea should be to stress the ease that mobility provides, not just going from spot to spot, but in one's own home. With a wireless internet router set up at home, it becomes possible to actually be able to get online from any machine in the house, meaning a move away from desks and everyone waiting to get online. And that can mean a major difference in terms of how people are able to surf the net, which can be a delight for those who have been waiting for youngsters to get off the internet so that they can get on.
Likewise, plenty of people who are retired spend a great deal of time moving from place to place, whether it's visiting relatives or finally getting to take much-deserved vacations. And staying in touch with the entire family, whether it's video-chatting from a national park or just firing off an email before a flight departs, is considerably easier with wireless internet. A computer needs only be in a "hot spot," a place where a signal exists, and it can access the world wide web. This is a simple enough concept to explain, especially when considering how cordless phones work, and how most people find them a comfortable piece of technology to use on a regular basis.
So rather than allowing older relatives to get caught up in the stress of wondering if they can work a new piece of equipment, explain instead that something like wireless internet requires no savvy know-how, just the understanding of how to find a network and click to connect. And in terms of recent developments, that's one of the easiest possible scenarios to be dealing with, and is worlds easier to learn than how to figure out access to the net from a smartphone, at least.
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