Therefore, O children of the earthquake and the storm, let us stand shoulder to shoulder, heart to heart, and pocket to pocket. Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context. It has also been asserted that the stripe on each shoulder is sometimes double.
This is usually via the telephone network. However, some people connect to the Internet using satellites, fibre-optic cables or radio waves (Wi-Fi). Not that long ago, computers were the only devices that most people could use to connect to the internet.
Generally known as the wide area network (WAN), the internet connects computers from around the world. In reality, the internet actually connects many local networks together, via a ton of routers. With the internet, your home local network is no longer secluded but becomes part of one giant worldwide network.