We list the 5 uses of Wi-Fi that you may have not thought of yet – you’re welcome!
Wi-Fi plans are designed to provide instant Internet connectivity to users near the connection’s signals. The Wi-Fi could be provided via a hotspot node or a broadband connection. It provides connectivity up to a certain distance only, so it important to be within range to be able to connect to the Internet.
If you have signed up for a Wi-Fi plan with a leading provider like Airtel, you are already aware of the benefits of high speed Internet and always-on connectivity on a 24/7 basis.
But are you using the home Wi-Fi plan only to connect to the Internet? Did you know that you can use it in the following surprising ways?
1 Stream movies to your TV directly.
You don’t need to hold on to your collection of DVDs and Blu Rays, or rip movies – all of these require a separate drawer or cabinet. Use your home Wi-Fi to stream video over the connection to any Smart TV or Xbox-enable TV in the house. You can use the basic Google Media Server Widget or the Windows Media Centre to make the transfer, and start getting movies wirelessly transferred to your TV.
2 Stream audio to speakers directly.
Just like video, it is possible to deploy your Wi-Fi plan to stream audio to your speakers directly, but you will need additional help in the form of Apple AirPort Express router, or another wireless boombox. Even a standard router will work for this – get one online from leading e-commerce sites.
3 Turn your smartphone into a control.
Suppose there are multiple gadgets all connected to the same Wi-Fi network in your house – this is possible when you have a Wi-Fi plan from Airtel (up to 10 devices at once) – so you can now use your smartphone to control them all. Use the Gmote app for Android phones and iTunes for iPhone to do this, and you can control all the different devices without moving from your seat or your bed.
4 Transfer docs from computer to printer.
If you have an office set up at home, you may have a printer in the office space. You might have another printer plugged into your personal desktop computer or laptop elsewhere in the house. Instead of having multiple printers, just use the home Wi-Fi to print wirelessly from any printer in the house. This is how you can do this: share the printer from the PC it is plugged to, turn it into a standalone server, and start printing files using Dropbox.
5 Sync your files with your phone without USB.
It has always been a tedious task to sync your files, especially music files, from your PC to a portable player like an iPod or to your smartphone. You are normally required to dock the device using a USB connector. But you can use your Wi-Fi plan to wirelessly sync with iTunes, Linux (to connect with PhotoSync for images), Wi-Fi Explorer (for Android) to sync all your files without the intervention of USB.
A word to the wise…
Get a good Wi-Fi plan from a provider like Airtel, for superfast speeds, always-on connectivity, high uptime and zero network outages.
