>>As implied in the sequels, the "real world" either worked differently than our world, or was another level in the simulation itself, since Neo was able to sto

>>As implied in the sequels, the "real world" either worked differently than our world, or was another level in the simulation itself, since Neo was able to stop the machines using some sort of magic ability Or maybe the implants he had worked as transmitter/receivers and he was picking up on the chatter between the machines. It could be part of the reason why he could control so much of the virtual world. Maybe all implants had some form of wifi and Neo's was just unusually strong. Why the wifi? So that they could be switched to a different pod without loosing their connection to the matrix. One can just keep going and going with alternative explanations.