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Wireless vs Notspot - What's the difference?

wireless | notspot |

As nouns the difference between wireless and notspot

is that wireless is (label) the medium of radio communication while notspot is (informal) an area where wireless internet access is not available.

As an adjective wireless

is not having any wires.

As a verb wireless

is to send a message by wireless (by radio).

wireless

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Not having any wires.
  • Of or relating to communication without a wired connection, such as by radio waves.

    • Synonyms

    * cordless

    Antonyms

    * wired

    Noun

    (wikipedia wireless) (wirelesses)
  • (label) The medium of radio communication.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1935, author= George Goodchild
    • , title=Death on the Centre Court, chapter=3 , passage=It had been his intention to go to Wimbledon, but as he himself said: “Why be blooming well frizzled when you can hear all the results over the wireless . And results are all that concern me. […]”}}
  • (label) A radio set.
  • (label) Wireless connectivity to a computer network.

    • Derived terms

    * wireless operator

    Verb

  • To send a message by wireless (by radio)
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    notspot

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) An area where wireless Internet access is not available.
  • * 2009 , Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Welsh Affairs Committee, Digital inclusion in Wales: thirteenth report of session 2008-09 (page 140)
    • The exchange enablement phase of the RIBS programme was completed in July 2007. Now seeking to address broadband notspots .
  • * 2009', Jane Wakefield (BBC News), ''Need to tackle 'social' '''notspots
    • Some 17 million people in the UK - 30% of the population - are estimated to be offline because they simply don't want it. Some have opted out for economic reasons while others believe broadband has no relevance to their lives.
  • * 2010 , BBC News, Erbistock villagers quoted £550,000 for broadband link
    • "We've been able to do this work for £50,000," said Mr Lewis.
    "I'm not sure why BT said it would cost so much more, but essentially this is a case of community action and a small company working together.
    "This is now the first Welsh notspot area to receive broadband using this method. We hope to go live in October."