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In Reply to: Yet another WI-FI question posted by psgary on April 9, 2007 at 13:54:11:
between 802.11b and the supposedly faster g and n. You internet connection goes much slower than the b spec and faster g and n specs won't make a lick of difference to any perceived performance. That's why I go with b spec equipment as most people are foolish enough to almost throw out that good, working equipment and upgrade to newer equipment without realising that they're not gaining anything.I believe the n spec has better range, but that only becomes a necessity if you're going to operate your devices far from the base station (like, do you live in a Hollywood mansion?) And then again, you can get range boosters for b spec equipment anyway which costs far less than a full set of new g or n gear, so that point is moot.
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if I understand correctly, a b receiver/card in a laptop could connect with a g Wi-Fi network. It would just be slower, right?
They are all interoperable, so you should have no problems. As for being slower, only in a technical sense, and only if you spent your days and nights transferring huge multimedia files back and forth between different computers on a WiFi connected network. It would have no effect on internet download speeds at all, so you don't have to worry.
We still use a bunch of 802.11b stuff here at work, and it is just fine. And the prices are much more realistic.
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