Internet access
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Internet access
The technical possibility or connection that allows you to use the internet. This can be provided through various technologies such as DSL, cable, fiber optics, or mobile networks.
In unserem Hotel haben alle Gäste kostenlosen Internetzugang.
In our hotel, all guests have free Internet access.
This word is made up of 'Internet' (internet) and 'Zugang' (access). 'Zugang' means 'access', so the literal meaning is 'Zugang zum Internet' (access to the internet).
Ohne Internetzugang kann ich meine E-Mails nicht abrufen.
Without Internet access, I can't check my emails.
Common verbs used with 'Internetzugang' (Internet access) are 'einen Internetzugang haben' (to have Internet access), 'brauchen' (to need), 'einrichten' (to set up), or 'bekommen' (to get).
Wir müssen für die neue Wohnung noch einen Internetzugang einrichten lassen.
We still need to have Internet access set up for the new apartment.
The quality of an Internet access connection is often described with adjectives such as 'schnell' (fast), 'langsam' (slow), 'stabil' (stable), 'mobil' (mobile), or 'kostenlos' (free).
Für Videokonferenzen ist ein stabiler Internetzugang sehr wichtig.
A stable Internet access connection is very important for video conferences.
internet connection
Die Internetverbindung usually refers to the currently existing technical connection of a device. Internetzugang means, more broadly, the technical possibility of being able to use the internet. So access may generally be available even when the connection of a particular device is currently disrupted.
Das Hotel bietet seinen Gästen über das WLAN einen Internetzugang.
The hotel offers its guests internet access via Wi-Fi.
Mein Laptop hat trotz vorhandenem WLAN gerade keine Internetverbindung.
Despite having Wi-Fi, my laptop currently has no internet connection.
