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Re: Increase the WiFi power of your 2Wire 2700HG-B said by xdrag:If you increase the xmit power of the antenna beyond it's capacity, the lifespan of the modem will decrease. An antenna is a passive device. How exactly did you "increase the xmit power" of it?
More power, more heat, less life. Generally true. A large enough increase in power could cause a fast flash and instant end-of-life. OTOH the sort of power increase we are talking about might reduce life only slightly, say from 25 years to only 20 years. Considering that the 2Wire in question costs $25 I do not think that will discourage too many people. And FWIW my 2Wire, even at maximum power, barely makes the case warm enough to detect. The same cannot be said of my WRT54G with stock firmware. |
