And as we all know, Wi-Fi isn’t always that great.

If you run that data over a wire, on the other hand, it’s unaffected by interference.

And that’s the best result.

A device with several cords plugged into it, including a wired ethernet cable.

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Ethernet is also more secure.

Wireless networks can also get congested.

But Wi-Fi is just so convenient.

Someone unplugging networking cables from a laptop in a home office.

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Who wants to tether themselves?

This will make a massive difference to the quality of your video calls, for example.