How to get WiFi from ISP provider?

You connect the wireless router to the ethernet cable or modem and establish a wireless network and then connect your Mac to the wireless network.
Maybe the AirPort Express would suffice your needs, as it is simple to setup and doesn't require technical knowledge.

 

You are really confused.

First let us know what "internet plan" did you get? Is it the FIOS plan or DSL? You answer and if Verizon gave you a "router" let us know. Plus do get a wireless router, that is what creates wireless wi-fi connections.

 

All you need is a Router that serves a Wifi signal - your ISP doesn't care whether you have it or not. Something like this would work fine, I would think, but compare a bit first. I would recommend the Siemans model I have, but its a couple years old by now.

If you use a Mac, you can turn on Internet Sharing in System Preferences to create a fast hot spot for quick web access; but it won't work quite as smoothly as a permanent wifi solution though.

 

The best router I've ever owned... was a Belkin 54g and they aren't expensive at all. Stay away from Netgear.

 

Your ISP is just that, your Internet Service Provider. So, obviously they provide you with access to the Internet through a router. Whether you connect directly to the router via a cable (Ethernet) or not (WiFi) is up to you, your ISP just gives you connectivity.

Most WiFi capable routers will have antennas, or if you look under them (the routers) you'll see something like "SSID" and "WEP password", and so on... if so, it's a WiFi enabled router.. but very few routers without antennas are actually WiFi capable so I doubt yours is. You can get any router nowadays at an electronics store and it will most likely be able to broadcast your network throughout WiFi. After that, you'll have to configure it slightly for it to work properly, call your ISP to help you out and you'll be set

 

here this will work.
http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-Linksys...U1P6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1308416286&sr=8-2

all you do is plug the router WAN port into the Ethernet port on the modem and you now have a wireless network.

WAN stands for Wide area network (aka internet)

 

You always want a router of some sort behind the modem. It will work as a hardware firewall and block people trying to access your network.

When you set up a wireless network make sure to lock it down and protect it so people can't drive by and hack you.

a,b,g,n, are just speeds and all of them will work with current computers, the modem doesn't care about any of it as it is just a pass through.

 

If you set up a password to protect your network you shouldn't need to unplug it. Most networks are encrypted with WPA security which should be sufficient as long as you pick a strong password. WEP has fallen out of favor as WPA is more secure.

I may have missed it, but what devices will you be using on the wifi network? Laptop, Smartphone, tablet, etc. ?

If you use a desktop machine as well you will want to make sure you pass the signal through from the wireless router to the desktop using one of the LAN (local area network) ports. The word router implies multiple access ports, but I just wanted to make sure you understood that because most manufacturers also sell Wireless Access Points that simply serve to broadcast the signal and don't have LAN ports.