Do I need a wifi PCI card if I have an ethernet connection?

[insinuendo]

Just doing routine maintenance on my pc. I have internet provided by an ethernet cable into my mother board and I also have a wifi PCI card. Is it necessary? I would really rather have the PCI slot back. It's also a horrible green colour so if it is useful I may buy a more aesthetically pleasing one. Which of course I don't really want to do. Cheers.

 

[Gadhar]

If you don't use the wifi and you are only using the hard line then you can take the wifi card out.

 

[Corwin65]

Sometimes my internet goes down and I use my phone as a hotspot. That's the only reason I have wifi on my desktop.

 

[insinuendo]

Thanks for the responses. On both points I'll get rid of the card and get a micro WiFi dongle.

 

[Gadhar]

that would work just fine and you are very welcome

 

[bill001g]

Be very careful with buying those tiny wifi dongles. Most put small size and low power usage over performance. The small size limits the size of antenna so you get less coverage. Because they want to save battery they transmit at lower power which also reduces coverage. They are also totally inside you computer which has lots of metal blocking the signals.