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| Thread ID: 86253 | 2008-01-10 01:13:00 | Wireless Modem Advice? | Winston001 (3612) | Press F1 |
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| 628937 | 2008-01-10 01:13:00 | I'm intending to go wireless in my new abode. I imagine I'll need a card for my 4yr old lappie and the desktop. 802.11n or g? Network capable too. I've not done any research in this area before so don't know much. :D | Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 628938 | 2008-01-10 01:18:00 | Go wireless n if you can afford the premium devices.......greater speed and distances. | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 628939 | 2008-01-10 01:42:00 | Are we talking about wireless as in internet, (ie: Woosh) or wireless as in networking (ie: 11.b,g, and n)? Theyre different things. The 1st post suggests as in networking, which doesnt apply to the other wireless. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 628940 | 2008-01-10 02:48:00 | I would go Wireless N too if possible especially if you are going to have to buy cards for the laptop and desktop. 802.11n gives better speed and greater coverage. Linksys or Belkin would be my first choice then D-Link. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 628941 | 2008-01-10 03:38:00 | Definitely go for Wireless N as there's no point in shelling out for a,b,g gear and then having to upgrade a short while later. I'd definitely go for Linksys for both the modem/router and any PCMCIA cards you need for your laptop. pbtech.co.nz |
beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 628942 | 2008-01-10 05:32:00 | My apologies, I can never remember whether Wi-fi is mobile or local network. Wireless to me is local network in the house and that is what I mean. It would be nice to have remote broadband but it isn't as secure or fast as wired and I can't justify it anyway. I just want to sit on the couch or at a table with a lappie and use it. Just for clarity - Bluetooth isn't relevant is it? |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 628943 | 2008-01-10 06:11:00 | Just for clarity - Bluetooth isn't relevant is it? Nope its similar but you would probably have to have 2 computers kiss each other to use it lol . I dont think its range is as long as WI-FI . If youre on broadband / ADSL now, if you wanted to access the net using WIFI, yup (and youre not too far away from the main PC with net access) . 11 . g should be good enough . Just get a modem/wireless router (Or if you've got one, all u have to do, is configure the laptop if its got onboard WIFI) . N will go further, but is a lot more expensive than 11 . b and g . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 628944 | 2008-01-10 07:46:00 | If you just want normal a,b,g broadband at home without having to pay more for n-routers then a simple Linksys WRT54G should be more than enough to do the job and simple enough to set up as well. | beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 628945 | 2008-01-28 09:05:00 | I'm looking at this for a friend. wireless b/g has a low signal strength between the locations (took my router there to see) but can get a high gain antenna. Wireless N promises the range, but the Linksys ones do not have removable antenna if it doesn't work. Both systems will cost close to the same, but don't want to go N if it still won't work. | wotz (335) | ||
| 628946 | 2008-01-28 10:18:00 | Who cares about removable antennas? Wireless-N will definitely give you the range and/or speed you want as long as its not insane. | beeswax34 (63) | ||
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