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The Folsom
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join:2003-01-31
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reply to wilburyan
Re: Who cares?

said by wilburyan See Profile :

for 98% of home users that purchase a wireless router... they are doing so to distribute an internet connection throughout there home... that's it.

802.11a and g provide far more bandwidth than the connection they are sharing.

The only situation where 802.11n gear would come in handy is in a business LAN setting where increased bandwidth is important.
When I went 802.11b, I did the math and determined it worked out just right in terms of "Router Speed" versus "Number of Clients/Needs of such" versus DSL D/U "Bandwidth..."

Most consumers do not look at the ramifications/needs of their home network... They look at the numbers fed to them by the marketing pimps...

Thinking "more is better," "sheeple" will pay premium prices for equipment boasting higher numbers which might be more than they need for their configuration. This is not to say that businesses cannot and do not benefit from the various flavors of Wi-Fi.

I suspect there are a good number of experimenters who are posting here at BBR and have attained some real solid numbers in terms of range versus power out versus security schemes; some of them may even be closet hams.

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wilburyan

join:2002-08-01
reply to gjrhine
In that specific case, better speeds can be achieved by better antenna placement and possibly better antennas.


gjrhine

join:2001-12-12
Pawleys Island, SC

reply to wilburyan
You pretty much answered your own question. You can connect from down the block but not from places in your own house. Everyone's circumstances are different and there are plenty of people looking for the better range that N provides as reported by Walt Mossberg last week.
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kdandaoc

join:2003-10-13
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reply to gjrhine
For just how big of a house?
I can hook up to my B router from down my block. What would be helpful ( but doubtful) is to be able to knock the structural interference betwtween tha floors that that my 3 story brick house has.


gjrhine

join:2001-12-12
Pawleys Island, SC

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reply to wilburyan
Most people are looking for more range (which n provides) in the home, not speed.

wilburyan

join:2002-08-01

for 98% of home users that purchase a wireless router... they are doing so to distribute an internet connection throughout there home... that's it.

802.11a and g provide far more bandwidth than the connection they are sharing.

The only situation where 802.11n gear would come in handy is in a business LAN setting where increased bandwidth is important.
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