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Wireless SRX technology



On 15 Jun 2005 Ted Swoyer wrote:

> Today's commonly available devices are rated at 14Mbps. The next generation
> will be 200Mbps. I have seen the actual throughput of wireless b/g drop off
> rather quickly depending on what is between the access point and station and
> which way the antenna is facing. I have seen the powerline equipment work
> with no degradation in the signal across the span of a house and know of at
> least one installation in a hotel (to give the guests Internet access). 14M
> is also a bit faster than most cable/DSL connections.

Thanks, and agreed on the last point.  If one does a lot of file 
transfer then the speed can become important in and of itself.  If it's 
just Internet access then it doesn't matter too much.

--
Tom







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