Re: Wifi-G for Pocket PC?

Access is not determine strictly by distance, but also the number of, and
type of walls.

One thing that is very important is the angle at which the signal travels
through the wall. Is it 90 degrees, or 20 degrees, etc.? At 20 degrees the
signal is affect much more than at 90 degress.

Whether the wall is adobe, glass, stucco, brick, block, wood stud or metal
stud also all makes a difference. The brand of router, and even the type of
router impacts the distance too. Routers will multiple antennas or even
directional attennas will transmit farther than routers will a single basic
antenna.

While couple years old, these articles will give you some insight into this
issue:
http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/download/0/2063/WirelessPerformance.pdf
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1244309,00.asp

Richard Rosenheim



"Sooner Al [MVP]" <SoonerAl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 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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> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
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> "Carl Rothman" <crothman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >
> > "Sooner Al [MVP]" <SoonerAl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >> 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.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> 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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