Do you need an ethernet cable for wireless broadband?
If you get a wireless internet from a USB modem suplied to you by a Cellular company, you would not need ethernet cable since the wireless internet travels to your PC via Cellular signals. However, if you use cable, or dsl. You need one cable to connect your broadband modem to your wi-fi router. I think if you use a wireless usb modem then the company should take care of wireless security, but if you use a wi-fi router connected to your modem then you have to set up a network ID and password encryption. You need to read the router manuals to learn how.
Wireless Broadband is a very generic term that could mean a lot of things, so unless you tell us the actual plan name and what company is offering the service, it’s hard to provide the details you are asking for. Wireless Broadband typically means that you access the Internet through a Wireless connection to the Internet Service Provider rather than a wired DSL, Cable or Fibre connection for example. But it doesn’t necessarily mean that your computers at home connect to your network wirelessly, they may still connect via ethernet. Wireless Broadband is typically offered in 1 of 3 ways. A) Using a small wireless USB modem about the size of a flash drive (sometimes referred to as a ‘dongle’). This connects directly to the computer to offer Internet service. B) Using wireless modem box that you connect your computer to using a wired Ethernet connection. The modem itself does not require a wired connection to an Internet source (e.g. phone line, cable, etc.), it only requires a power sourc
