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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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