I remember a time when I did not know that much about computers or the wireless internet. I said to myself "wireless? I can go outside with my laptop and into the middle of nowhere and still have internet?" Turns out that wasn't the case. I see the pros of a wireless connection with a lap top roaming around your house and not being cornered in your room for hours typing a paper or what not.
Now that I moved off campus we got a wireless connection for our modem. Perpetually it is a good way to "damn the man" so that you and your roomates can all use the internet without having outrageous bills. However, living in this setting you also have to deal with certain interfernces. I often have to reconfigure the signal and reset the modem and what not which becomes an annoyance. Also sometimes I pick up alternate signals which confuses me and my computer alike taking the internet longer to load. It is a step in a good direction though seeing that computers used to be as big as rooms you can now cut down on annoying wires and entanglements and if you're lucky enough to have thought to get a laptop you can roam your house, pick your favorite spot in the living room hang out with your friends, watch tv, and still get your work done.
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There are definitly pros and cons to wireless. It is definitly a step in the right direction, but it can also be a pain in the neck like you have said.
Over the Winter Break I took an online course. While using wireless came in handy, it only came in handy when I was in my living room. I could not get a signal or I would get kicked off while I was upstairs in my room. So while I had to take a test or write my paper, I would be in the living room where my family was watching tv, on the phone, or talking. So basically for me, the wireless caused me more aggrivation then I needed.
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