Re: Wifi-G for Pocket PC?

Actually my Buffalo access point/router is at one end of my home. I get good throughput through out
the house and a good part of my yard as noted... The home is one floor with wood stud construction,
brick on the outside...

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"Carl Rothman" <crothman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%xt7e.471$V02.54@xxxxxxxxxxx
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> "Sooner Al [MVP]" <SoonerAl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OnZeD3hPFHA.508@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> I'm not sure of your comment..."It'd be really neat to be able to use wifi routers that aren't
>> located less than 100 feet away." Personally I wander all over my 2600+ sq. foot home plus a good
>> part of my yard, which is certainly greater than 100 feet...
>
> I didn't really understand this part of your response to Ed's post. A "typical" 2600+ sq ft home
> is , say, 75 x 35, no two points possibly being much further than 75 ft away from each other
> (except a diagonal from one corner to an opposing corner, which is still only about 82 ft.). And
> we can reasonably assume your router is not in a corner of the house, but in some central point
> (though I have to confess mine is in a corner). In my area, a 2600 sq ft home is typically on an
> approximately 110 x 65 ft lot, so I can't travel more than 110 feet from any point on my property
> to any other point. Your lot may be larger, but even you say you have access only from "a good
> part of (your) yard". So, where does the challenge to Ed's statement limiting his range to about
> 100 feet come from???
>
> Example 1: My daughter's room is ABOVE my office where the wireless router is and maybe 50 feet
> away. She cannot get reliable access using her laptop and a wireless G card in her PCMCIA slot,
> though my son, who's room is directly above my office, does fine, as does the computer in the
> kitchen, a half-level up and about 35 feet away.
>
> Example 2: My Axim can be set to access "Any Available" network. When I set it to <Any> and drive
> down my block, I pick up signals from all of my neighbors who have wireless networks and all of
> the stores on the main streets. If I park outside one of these sites and check my accessibility,
> the signal condition always reads "Poor" and I generally can't access even the Open networks.
> Parked outside a neighbor's house, I can possibly be as little as 40 feet from their router and
> not more than 75 feet or so, yet the structure of the house and those distances alone make
> reliable access nearly impossible.
>
> Anyway, just my 2 cents and a little math.
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>> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
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>>
>> "Edward L. Mann" <guedo_sarragucci@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:l6qdnfvNPZeVBcTfRVn-qw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Anybody know when there will be wireless-G SDIO cards? It'd be really neat
>>> to be able to use wifi routers that aren't located less than 100 feet away.
>>> I'm looking to buy a wifi SD card, wifi-B if necessary, but I'd rather hold
>>> off until the prices come back down and/or wifi-G is available. (I'm
>>> disapointed that the prices on wifi cards for pocket pc seem to be going up
>>> in price - and fast)
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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