Wireless N Adapter [message #116053] |
Tue, 22 February 2011 00:07 |
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ljdavick
Messages: 3548 Registered: March 2007 Location: Fremont, CA
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1 Sale a Day has USB wireless n adapters for sale. Looks like a good deal to me, though I just bought the wireless g last week - Doh!
<https://1saleaday.com/wireless>
Larry Davick
A Mystery Machine
1976(ish) Palm Beach
Fremont, Ca
Howell EFI + EBL + Electronic Dizzy
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Re: Wireless N Adapter [message #116056 is a reply to message #116055] |
Tue, 22 February 2011 00:37 |
Ken Burton
Messages: 10030 Registered: January 2004 Location: Hebron, Indiana
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WD0AFQ wrote on Tue, 22 February 2011 00:22 | That is a good deal LArry, 2 watts. Wonder how much shipping is?
dan
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$4.99
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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Re: Wireless N Adapter [message #116142 is a reply to message #116053] |
Tue, 22 February 2011 19:50 |
jtblank
Messages: 237 Registered: June 2007 Location: Tulare, CA
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Thanks for the "heads up", I ordered one as I have the perfect place to try it. Every May a group of us go camping in Pismo at the North Beach State Campgrounds, there are tons of open signals but signal strength is so low that netflix really drags.... we will see and I'll post the results.
John Blankenship
'76 Palm Beach
Tulare, CA
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Re: [GMCnet] Wireless N Adapter [message #116164 is a reply to message #116160] |
Tue, 22 February 2011 22:40 |
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As to wireless N standard -- keep this in mind. You may be able to operate
at that speed but if the access point you're going through is still
supporting B and G you'll still be at the lower speed. And, if that AP has
lots of traffic whatever capability you have just went south.
I'm not trying to disappoint anyone but I do believe the expectation level
needs to be clarified.
Byron Songer
1978 Royale by Coachmen
Louisville, KY
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Eastern States - http://www.gmceast.com
D C *Mac* Macdonald wrote:
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> They should still work with an ancient USB 1.1
> only computer. The range would be identical
> because power and sensitivity would remain the
> same regardless of the type of USB. Speeds
> would, naturally, be reduced from what you can
> obtain with the USB 2.0 capability.
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>> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
>> From: cbwoodsr@swbell.net
>> Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:20:47 -0600
>> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Wireless N Adapter
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>> Just remember they are built for USB 2.0;
>> Otherwise UR milage may differ
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>> 77 Kingslay
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Re: [GMCnet] Wireless N Adapter [message #116168 is a reply to message #116164] |
Tue, 22 February 2011 23:03 |
Ken Burton
Messages: 10030 Registered: January 2004 Location: Hebron, Indiana
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Byron Songer wrote on Tue, 22 February 2011 22:40 | As to wireless N standard -- keep this in mind. You may be able to operate
at that speed but if the access point you're going through is still
supporting B and G you'll still be at the lower speed. And, if that AP has
lots of traffic whatever capability you have just went south.
I'm not trying to disappoint anyone but I do believe the expectation level
needs to be clarified.
Byron Songer
1978 Royale by Coachmen
Louisville, KY
Personal - http://web.me.com/bnsonger
Eastern States - http://www.gmceast.com
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AND if the access point you connect to supports N, B, and G you would hope that you are home free. You are until someone else connects to your same access point at a slower speed. Then the AP shifts to the slower B or G speed to accommodate them.
One other note the faster the connection speed the shorter the range.
I'm not trying to talk anyone out of buying these. The previous versions have been very good for longer range connections. I assume they are using the same receiver in these and they ought to operate well.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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deal is over [message #116170 is a reply to message #116169] |
Tue, 22 February 2011 23:29 |
bukzin
Messages: 840 Registered: April 2004 Location: North California
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Just checked (its 9:29 PST) and seems that deal is over.
Glad I got my order in before it went away.
Bukzin
1977 Palm Beach
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Re: [GMCnet] Wireless N Adapter [message #116196 is a reply to message #116168] |
Wed, 23 February 2011 08:07 |
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Ken, thanks for throwing in that kernel of truth. I thought about it but
didn't want to sound too depressing. As Dan pointed out, it was still a good
price.
My experience so far is that not that many wireless hosts have N capability.
And of those that do there are always G users on board to pull the speed
back for the sake of compatibility. Like 4G for cellular, in a few years
everyone will have upgraded equipment and N will become more pervasive.
Byron Songer
1978 Royale by Coachmen
Louisville, KY
Personal - http://web.me.com/bnsonger
Eastern States - http://www.gmceast.com
Ken Burton wrote:
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> Byron Songer wrote on Tue, 22 February 2011 22:40
>> As to wireless N standard -- keep this in mind. You may be able to operate
>> at that speed but if the access point you're going through is still
>> supporting B and G you'll still be at the lower speed. And, if that AP has
>> lots of traffic whatever capability you have just went south.
>>
>> I'm not trying to disappoint anyone but I do believe the expectation level
>> needs to be clarified.
>>
>> Byron Songer
>> 1978 Royale by Coachmen
>> Louisville, KY
>> Personal - http://web.me.com/bnsonger
>> Eastern States - http://www.gmceast.com
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> AND if the access point you connect to supports N, B, and G you would hope
> that you are home free. You are until someone else connects to your same
> access point at a slower speed. Then the AP shifts to the slower B or G speed
> to accommodate them.
>
> One other note the faster the connection speed the shorter the range.
>
> I'm not trying to talk anyone out of buying these. The previous versions have
> been very good for longer range connections. I assume they are using the same
> receiver in these and they ought to operate well.
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