| [TiVo] [SE PA] Wireless N Adapter Carry or No I noticed in this thread Jason was saying there were internal discussions on whether or not we can rent the Wireless N Tivo Adapters
»Re: [CATV] RCN Tivo availability
I am asking because Wireless G is just too slow to transfer to the Tivo; Gives a Timeout error, and transferring from the Tivo takes forever. I am debating on buying a wireless N Bridge if RCN will not carry the N adapters.
Also if RCN will Carry them does anyone know which bands it supports 2.4 Ghz, and 5.0 Ghz or just 2.4 Ghz? |
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 rcnmanJason NealisPremium,VIP
join:2003-05-02
Herndon, VA
kudos:10 | We do not carry them as to configure them you have to use a PC. However, they fully work with our tivo's so you can purchase one if you would like.
We do rent MOCA ECB's as well, which will give you over 100M from point to point.
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Jason Nealis,
Sr. Director, Video Product and Video Operations |
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| Thanks For the response |
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artjohnPremium
join:2000-11-17
Chevy Chase, MD
4 edits | reply to gmogoody
While a few lucky users find they can reliably stream HD video wirelessly at G or N speeds, the reality is that for most a wired connection will always be more reliable.
In order of preference:
Ethernet, then
MoCA (ethernet over coaxial cable) then
Powerline then
well located wired AP extensions
and as a last resort, a well located wireless router.
Tim Higgins at SmallNetBuilder.com explains it best:
»www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless···coverage
RCN's policy requiring wired HD and offering to support MoCA for those lacking ethernet is pretty sound.
Best of luck to you.
Mod Note: (we don't use obscured links here)
(thanks for fixing the link!--it points to a useful resource)
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| Thanks for the response I use Small Net Builder all the time. If the Tivo Premiere supported Gigagbit Ethernet then I would go out and buy the spool of Cat 6 cable and start running wire, but since most devices today do not support Gigabit it would be a waste.I ended up getting an Ethernet to Wireless N bridge. My 5.0 Ghz Band is plenty fast to stream 1080P MKV files from my NAS for awhile now to my LED LCD. So I decided to add the PS3 and Tivo to that network getting rid of 802.11G. Transfers are now a ton better. Transferred a 15GB 2 Hour HD Show to my laptop in TIVO format
Tivo -> Ethernet -> Wireless N Bridge 5.0 Ghz -> E4200 Router -> Laptop on Wireless N 2.4 Ghz
Transfer Time was 35 Minutes. |
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