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wispagod

join:2001-06-28
House Springs, MO
USB Modem

my cusin has the usb modem he can plug it in directly with out the wire and it works, what's the deal with the USB cable with too ports it seems to work fine on 1?

ydoucare

join:2003-03-12
Rensselaer, IN
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said by wispagod See Profile :

my cusin has the usb modem he can plug it in directly with out the wire and it works, what's the deal with the USB cable with too ports it seems to work fine on 1?
A single USB port puts out less power than what the radio/modem can utilize for the RF signal, so one cable that splits off is only used to draw extra power from the other port, and can improve speeds in some situations.

CMoore2004
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join:2003-02-06
Jonesville, MI

reply to wispagod
In fringe areas, they recommend the use of the Y cable to get more power to it.

On another note, if you have two ports right next to eachother, chances are they're from the same controller and you won't get any more power by doing it this way.
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joeam2
Got any bugs?

join:2005-02-27
Saint Clair, MI
Yeah, thats pretty much what the support techs told me when I asked them about the "y" cable.

CMoore2004
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join:2003-02-06
Jonesville, MI
That's also what the documentation that came with it said.

wispagod

join:2001-06-28
House Springs, MO
reply to ydoucare
Ok, well on a Laptop i doubt it get's more power with both cables, but it's nice to kn0w, BTW: Does the Linksys router have more power to work in a more rual setting at a SOHO?
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