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Unread 8 May 2003, 12:36   #1
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as part of a report i have to write i have to "include a review of wireless networking and assess the benefits versus the costs for the ordinary home-user" simple enough i hear you cry but i am heavily restricted with how much im allowed to type in this report,

what would you consider to be the most important issues to cover?
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1. Security is harder.
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I'd say cost was presently a con too.
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as part of a report i have to write i have to "include a review of wireless networking and assess the benefits versus the costs for the ordinary home-user" simple enough i hear you cry but i am heavily restricted with how much im allowed to type in this report,

what would you consider to be the most important issues to cover?
The many different 'improved standards' being invented by the manufacturers mean that if you want better than 11mb transfer rate you are going to be tied to one manufacturer until a completely different standard is ratified that you naturally wont be able to upgrade your existing kit to regardless of what the manufaturer has claimed

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802.11g not ratified yet?

Also cost isnt that high, you can get 802.11g PCI adaptors for ~£40, I'd hardly call that obscene.

Streaming media - you need 128kbps for audio, and <4MBps for uncompressed DVD video + audio - much much less for MPEG4 - so wireless already can cope with media streaming at an affordable pricepoint.

You should stress security.
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