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compumat347 · 08-05-2005, 2:10 AM

Theres a new fad out, better wireless internet connections, I'm quite satusifes wiht my "wired" dsl connection, and find the wireless solutions too flashy and not as powerful. some companies released some better routers, but how do they increase the speed? it really boils down to your computer, your connection, and how much dough your willing to shell out.

wgray8231 · 08-05-2005, 10:15 AM

Compare these max speeds:

802.3 (Ethernet): 100 Mbps
802.11b (WiFi): 11 Mbps (Runs in 2.4 GHz range--can interfere with cordless phones)
802.11g: 54 Mbps (Runs in 2.4 GHz range)
802.11a: 54 Mbps (Runns in 5 GHz range--better security, less range)

What kind of speed do you get on DSL? Services range anywhere from .25 to 3 Mbps. What type of network you use in the house won't matter for the Internet connection speed; only within your home network. Ethernet is still going to be the fastest, most reliable, and most secure.

agentHibby · 08-05-2005, 1:54 PM

The only difference with super G is if you go peer to peer in your home it will be faster for data transfer. If not G or Super G is fine. Really makes no difference.

Bugwart · 08-05-2005, 3:41 PM

Any of the current wireless networks are faster than your broadband connection. I have a 3 mbps cable modem (Charter Pipeline). Either my old notebook with a 802.11b card (11 mbps) or my new notebook with its built in 802.11g (54 mbps) module is much faster than the broadband link. The wireless router can handle up to 100 mbps wired. Anywhere in my house where I sit down with my notebook, the bottleneck is the connection to the internet.

Public wireless access access points are slower than my connection. When I have measured them, there are generally in the range of 300 to 700 kbps.

Scrumhalf · 08-05-2005, 5:25 PM

Agreed.... I wired my whole house with Ethernet cable in 2000 when it was being built - took about 3 days of solid work. I can usually get anywhere from 40-80 Mbps sustained speed between the 6 computers in my house - probably kinked some of the slower runs.

I'm not sure how fast real life wireless connections work - for example, can g really give sustained 54Mbps performance in ideal circumstances, for examples, between computers in line-of-sight in the same room?

At any rate, it is only a problem if you routinely move movie files between computers.....

compumat347 · 08-10-2005, 1:09 AM

thats just it, its just a sales pitch, designed and proved in some research facility, which can never be duplicated in a real-life setting

08-05-2005, 2:10 AM	#1
compumat347 Fresh Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New York Posts: 24 Phone(s): Motorola c650, Motorola T722, Nokia 252c (vintage) Provider(s): T-mobile To Go Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	802.11g, or super g? Theres a new fad out, better wireless internet connections, I'm quite satusifes wiht my "wired" dsl connection, and find the wireless solutions too flashy and not as powerful. some companies released some better routers, but how do they increase the speed? it really boils down to your computer, your connection, and how much dough your willing to shell out.

08-05-2005, 10:15 AM	#2
wgray8231 I don't work here. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Nashville, TN (SID 179) Posts: 1,463 Phone(s): Motorola W755 Provider(s): VZW Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Images: 54	Re: 802.11g, or super g? Compare these max speeds: 802.3 (Ethernet): 100 Mbps 802.11b (WiFi): 11 Mbps (Runs in 2.4 GHz range--can interfere with cordless phones) 802.11g: 54 Mbps (Runs in 2.4 GHz range) 802.11a: 54 Mbps (Runns in 5 GHz range--better security, less range) What kind of speed do you get on DSL? Services range anywhere from .25 to 3 Mbps. What type of network you use in the house won't matter for the Internet connection speed; only within your home network. Ethernet is still going to be the fastest, most reliable, and most secure.

08-05-2005, 1:54 PM	#3
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08-05-2005, 3:41 PM	#4
Bugwart Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Eastern Pennsylvania Posts: 951 Phone(s): Samsung SCH i760,, Samsung M600, SGH-R220,, Moto SLVR L7, many retired Provider(s): SKT, Verizon, China Mobile, EPlus Devices: Nuvi 855 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 802.11g, or super g? Any of the current wireless networks are faster than your broadband connection. I have a 3 mbps cable modem (Charter Pipeline). Either my old notebook with a 802.11b card (11 mbps) or my new notebook with its built in 802.11g (54 mbps) module is much faster than the broadband link. The wireless router can handle up to 100 mbps wired. Anywhere in my house where I sit down with my notebook, the bottleneck is the connection to the internet. Public wireless access access points are slower than my connection. When I have measured them, there are generally in the range of 300 to 700 kbps.

08-05-2005, 5:25 PM	#5
Scrumhalf Chopin's humble servant Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Portland OR Posts: 1,027 Phone(s): iPhone 3GS 32GB, RAZR V3, V600, V557 Provider(s): AT&T Thanks: 6 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	Re: 802.11g, or super g? Agreed.... I wired my whole house with Ethernet cable in 2000 when it was being built - took about 3 days of solid work. I can usually get anywhere from 40-80 Mbps sustained speed between the 6 computers in my house - probably kinked some of the slower runs. I'm not sure how fast real life wireless connections work - for example, can g really give sustained 54Mbps performance in ideal circumstances, for examples, between computers in line-of-sight in the same room? At any rate, it is only a problem if you routinely move movie files between computers..... __________________ "If I don't practice the way I should, then I won't play the way that I know I can." - Ivan Lendl

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compumat347 Fresh Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New York Posts: 24 Phone(s): Motorola c650, Motorola T722, Nokia 252c (vintage) Provider(s): T-mobile To Go Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 802.11g, or super g? thats just it, its just a sales pitch, designed and proved in some research facility, which can never be duplicated in a real-life setting

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