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.
Wi-Fi
'das Wlan' and 'der Internetzugang' are closely related, but they are not the same thing. 'Wlan' is the wireless network in a specific area, for example at home, in a hotel, or in a café. 'Internetzugang' more generally means the possibility of using the internet. This can be through Wi-Fi, but also through cable or mobile communications. So you can be connected to the Wi-Fi but still have no Internet access if the internet connection is down. The confusion arises because many people use Wi-Fi to get online in everyday life.
Nach dem Umzug hatte meine Schwester zwei Tage lang keinen Internetzugang.
After the move, my sister had no Internet access for two days.
Im Restaurant fragt sie nach dem Passwort für das Wlan.
In the restaurant, she asks for the Wi-Fi password.