Wireless Internet
Wireless Internet
#0Wireless Internet
Posted: 10/3/04 at 8:55pmI am getting wireless internet installed into my Apple Powerbook tomorrow and I was wondering how fast wireless is? Is it as quick, faster, or slower than DSL?
#1re: Wireless Internet
Posted: 10/3/04 at 8:57pmfrom what i've seen, its faster... but don't take my word for it :P
Ebonic_Singer
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CaTheatreGirl
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#3re: Wireless Internet
Posted: 10/3/04 at 10:42pmI have it, too. Agree. Just as fast, maybe faster. Love having it! I'm looking forward to more places having wireless access.
#4re: Wireless Internet
Posted: 10/3/04 at 10:57pm
Your laptop will have an optimum speed of 54 Megabytes per second. If you happen to be using a wireless B base station or access point your computer will only operate at 11 Mbps. These are both broadband speeds so don't fret. It is a little bit slower than ethernet but in my opinion not enough to really notice. I have wireless b in my laptop and wireless b router in the cottage here. Airport works at wireless G speeds (Probably basically the same technology as wireless G under the Apple brand) If that helps you any. Wireless A is not really around anymore and wireless B is well on its way out though wireless B will still be compatible with wireless g and airport wireless access points and routers. I hope I haven't confused you too much. 
#5re: Wireless Internet
Posted: 10/4/04 at 12:21am
God, my head is spinning now 
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#6re: Wireless Internet
Posted: 10/4/04 at 12:30amit depends on the network that your wireless will be working off of. like here at my college the wireless isnt working too well at all and its really slow, they are now starting to let us plug in with wires again. Good luck!
#7re: Wireless Internet
Posted: 10/4/04 at 12:42amIt could have to do with the fact that your school doesn't have enough bandwidth for the demand of the student body Rose. They may not be able to afford it, but since I don't know your school I am only guessing.
#8re: Wireless Internet
Posted: 10/4/04 at 12:44amI am at home but we are using a things called Linksys that someone is going to install in our house tomorrow
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#9re: Wireless Internet
Posted: 10/4/04 at 12:49amyea thats probly it, my school sucks, eh o well. i have linksys too and used it back home with no problem at all. you should be fine then.
#11re: Wireless Internet
Posted: 10/4/04 at 12:30pmStrangest double post ever, based on timestamp.
insomniak
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/7/04
#12re: Wireless Internet
Posted: 10/5/04 at 3:12pmI have Linksys, Spider. It varies in terms of speed. Sometimes it's really fast, other days I give up out of frustration because the page won't load. Most of the time it's somewhere in between the two extremes, toward the quicker end of the scale.
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
LOL.
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#14re: Wireless Internet
Posted: 10/5/04 at 3:17pmWill you be getting airport?
laactress
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/7/04
#15re: Wireless Internet
Posted: 10/5/04 at 3:59pmWe use Linksys too and it's great!
BT
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/04
#16re: Wireless Internet
Posted: 10/5/04 at 4:08pmMy airport extreme and airport express for my powerbook (using DSL) are as fast as the desktop that shares the connection. Wireless is a good thing.
#17re: Wireless Internet
Posted: 10/5/04 at 5:49pmOooh is the airport express hooked into your stereo?!!!
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