Thread: Good ADSL providers ?

Originally Posted by Utemad

802.11b = 10Mb/s
802.11g = 54Mb/s

802.11n (Sometimes called MIMO, which is actually just one of the new things the spec adds) is faster.

However, remember these are maximum figures, and shared bandwidth...you won't get close to them if you have stuff competing on the same frequencies (i.e. video senders, some cordless phones, other people's wireless routers if you live in a densely populated area, etc.) and you haven't set your channel spacing properly.

You also drop speed the further the client is from the access point, and in this respect 802.11n with it's MIMO stuff is worth it's weight in gold...

Originally Posted by jik22

However, remember these are maximum figures, and shared bandwidth...you won't get close to them if you have stuff competing on the same frequencies (i.e. video senders, some cordless phones, other people's wireless routers if you live in a densely populated area, etc.) and you haven't set your channel spacing properly.

You also drop speed the further the client is from the access point, and in this respect 802.11n with it's MIMO stuff is worth it's weight in gold...

All good things to consider but for people that just use it to surf the net while sitting on the couch watching tv b & g are more than enough.

Wireless is also good for searching AULRO when working on the Landy in the garage. Just need to remember to type with a clean finger

Oh and to keep it on topic........I use Exetel. No complaints but I'm going to go on a lower plan. They were talking about bringing out a 512kb download with a lower download limit. I never go anywhere near my limit of 12gb considering that downloading from 12am to 12pm does not count.

Originally Posted by Utemad

All good things to consider but for people that just use it to surf the net while sitting on the couch watching tv b & g are more than enough.

Speed wise, I agree...but for people wanting more range (House to garage, house to garden, or bloody big house!), MIMO/n is an option they should know about, as it may save the expense of extra wiring, an extra access point or Ethernet-over-Mains (Which I have to use here!). To me, it's advantage isn't it's speed so much, as 54Mb will be fine for ADSL connectivity as you say.

Originally Posted by jik22

Speed wise, I agree...but for people wanting more range (House to garage, house to garden, or bloody big house!), MIMO/n is an option they should know about,

mmm more range you say. I will have to look into one for our office. Our current g router is very borderline in some spots.

However the exact same router at home is fine everywhere inside and out however I do live in a townhouse and the router is upstairs.