| reply to deadzoned
Re: Some devices are better off without wireless Definitely more stable on wired. Often times, you don't notice that when you're surfing, since data only flows when you're getting a page, so you don't see the occasional dropped packets, but I guarantee you notice tham when you're doing any kind of real-time stuff, such as streaming audio or video, especially in bi-directional apps like distance education classes, where you may be having a voice discussion while the professor is pushing PowerPoint slides to you.
I can't count the number of times I've had a DE student ask me to troubleshoot a malfunctioning client where it turned out they were on wireless. They'd think that, just because their connection was fast, it would work. Had them switch to wired, and their problems went away. After a while, I started to ask them about their connection as soon as they told me they had a problem. That saved me tons of troubleshooting. |
