Wireless vs. Landline — What's the Difference?

Wireless communication (or just wireless, when the context allows) is the transfer of information between two or more points that do not use an electrical conductor as a medium by which to perform the transfer. The most common wireless technologies use radio waves.

A landline (also known as land line, land-line, main line, home phone, fixed-line, and wireline) is a phone that uses a metal wire or optical fiber telephone line for transmission as distinguished from a mobile cellular line, which uses radio waves for transmission.

Having no wires.

A traditional telephone line in which a telephone is connected to the public network by cables.

Of or relating to communication by transmitting electromagnetic signals through the air

Telephone service provided by such cables

Chiefly British Of or relating to radio or communication by radiotelegraphy or radiotelephony.

An aboveground communications cable on land.

A radio telegraph or radiotelephone system.

A fixed telephone communications cable; originally, one run over land, as opposed to a submarine cable.

A message transmitted by wireless telegraph or telephone.

(by extension) A telephone connected by such a fixed wire, specifically not wireless/mobile.

Chiefly British Radio.

(attributively) That which is connected by such a fixed wire (telephone, internet etc.).

To communicate with or send communications by wireless.

A telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits;

Not having any wires.

Of or relating to communication without a wired connection, such as by radio waves.

(uncountable) The medium of radio communication.

Wireless connectivity to a computer network.

A radio set.

To send a message by wireless (by radio)

Having no wire;

Short for Wireless telegraphy, Wireless telephony, etc.; as, to send a message by wireless.

Medium for communication

Transmission by radio waves

An electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals

A communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves

Having no wires;