[MLB-WIRELESS] Hold off on buying wireless equipment for a fe w months!

[Alex F]

At 02:02 PM 14/01/2002, you wrote:
>So what effective Dta rate will you get after 3-5 km
>with 802.11b???
>
>I bet Jack shit!!

Consider some scenarios:
A - if you have 1 expensive 802.11g node and no one to connect to, I bet 
your data rate will be even less than J.S.
B - if you have a few close ( < 2-3km) neighbours and/or friends with cheap 
802.11b, your data rate might be better than J.S.
C - if you and your nearest node don't care about wireless connectivity 
with anyone else for while, go for 802.11g and enjoy.

I'm in position "A" with an 802.11b card.  No point in getting an 802.11g 
card if they are expensive and I'd still have nobody to connect to.  The 
optimal solution would be to get more people connected close by when the 
cards become affordable to more people.

Like all other standards, 802.11g will probably be incompatible with 802.11b.
So, just wait till 802.11h comes in and upgrade to 802.11g then.



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