Yeah, you can buy a wireless router for about $50, but they're absolute crap. The range and strength of them are poor. This USB transmitter they're going to be selling is top quality stuff. Buffalo makes some damn good wireless hardware. I bought my wireless router for $130, and it's fantastic, it's a Belkin Pre-N and I always get 4-5 bars of signal instead of 1-2 with my old Linksys router.