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10 High-Speed Wi-Fi Facts
1. AM radio uses frequencies in the range of thousands of waves per second; FM operates in the range of millions; and Wi-Fi sends and receives data using frequencies in which billions of waves travel per second.
2. Hedy Lamarr, a 1940s Hollywood actress once named the most beautiful woman in the world, was the first person to patent the idea of “frequency hopping,” a technology used in some forms of Wi-Fi.
3. Multiple football stadiums across the United States have reported that during a single game, over 30,000 Wi-Fi connections are used within the stadium.
4. In the tiny town of Green Bank, Virginia, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and mobile connections are all outlawed, due to the presence of a high-tech government telescope nearby.
5. Countries where Wi-Fi access is still drastically limited include Greenland, Bhutan, Central African Republic, Cuba, Somalia, and the Solomon Islands.
6. Students without access to Wi-Fi often go to McDonald’s and link into the restaurant's free Wi-Fi in order to study.
7. By the end of 2013, more mobile devices had been produced than there were people living on Earth.
8. Around 94% of consumers say that Wi-Fi is the most important amenity they consider when making a choice about which hotel to stay in.
9. Hackers can attack a user’s data on an open Wi-Fi network in less than 2 seconds.
10. Wi-Fi is available in taxis in some countries, including the United Kingdom.
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10 High-Speed Wi-Fi Facts
1. AM radio uses frequencies in the range of thousands of waves per second; FM operates in the range of millions; and Wi-Fi sends and receives data using frequencies in which billions of waves travel per second.
2. Hedy Lamarr, a 1940s Hollywood actress once named the most beautiful woman in the world, was the first person to patent the idea of “frequency hopping,” a technology used in some forms of Wi-Fi.
3. Multiple football stadiums across the United States have reported that during a single game, over 30,000 Wi-Fi connections are used within the stadium.
4. In the tiny town of Green Bank, Virginia, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and mobile connections are all outlawed, due to the presence of a high-tech government telescope nearby.
5. Countries where Wi-Fi access is still drastically limited include Greenland, Bhutan, Central African Republic, Cuba, Somalia, and the Solomon Islands.
6. Students without access to Wi-Fi often go to McDonald’s and link into the restaurant's free Wi-Fi in order to study.
7. By the end of 2013, more mobile devices had been produced than there were people living on Earth.
8. Around 94% of consumers say that Wi-Fi is the most important amenity they consider when making a choice about which hotel to stay in.
9. Hackers can attack a user’s data on an open Wi-Fi network in less than 2 seconds.
10. Wi-Fi is available in taxis in some countries, including the United Kingdom.
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