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54mbps or 11mbps - does is matter?

Poll Results: networking - Which is better value for money? 54mbps or 11mbps?

 
  • 78% (30)
    54
  • 21% (8)
    11
38 Total Votes  
post #1 of 33
6/12/04 at 7:57pm
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Does it matter?
54mbps or 11mbps?
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post #2 of 33
6/12/04 at 7:58pm
It matters if you are moving large files across a network. You will see no difference while using the internet.
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post #3 of 33
6/12/04 at 10:08pm
actually it matters more the location where you'll be using it.

If in an office or university, then go with 802.11g

If in a cafe/hotel/restaurant, get the cheapest card since most public places with wifi tend to go with the cheap equipment that wouldn't be able to pump out the bits anyway. Not to mention if you're just using it to surf the internet, you won't need more than 11mbps.
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post #4 of 33
6/12/04 at 10:09pm
54mbps (g speed) will maintain higher speed at longer distances as opposed to 11mbs (b speed)
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post #5 of 33
6/12/04 at 10:46pm
yeah but if you think about it, 1Mbit is over 100 kbps which is fast enough for most surfing anyways..so 11 is probably good enough.
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post #6 of 33
6/13/04 at 12:11am
Another consideration is what will you be installing at home, if you are not wired down? A "B" router is quite a bit cheaper than a "G", and alot cheaper than a "A/G" mixed. If you are living with others, ask them all to chip in for a "G" router.

Value, well, "B" is supported everywhere, "G" if available will be faster, assuming your signal is good. Value is a word I generally use to quantify "would I notice a difference in most everyday activities", ie. do I need that Porsche, or is the Honda Civic OK?
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post #7 of 33
6/13/04 at 12:53am
i would use G because it's more secure then B
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post #8 of 33
6/13/04 at 12:55am
really? I don't think there are any security improvements from b to g...
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post #9 of 33
6/13/04 at 1:12am
actually the g standard supports a higher bit level on encryption, also g offers greater compatability with wifi networks. for example if you have a b card on a g only network your out of luck, but if you have a g on a b wifi network it will work with it as well as the g network.

Now back to the encryption, if memory serves me (i could be wrong)

b = max of 128 bit encryption
g = max of 256 bit encryption

anyway i hope this helps.
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post #10 of 33
6/13/04 at 2:12am
It really doesn't matter that much unless you are going to be transferring large files to another computer on your network, in which case 802.11g is the way to go. As for encryption, having WPA encryption is worth it since it is more secure than WEP, and enabling the MAC address filter on the router/access point makes your network that much more secure.
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post #11 of 33
6/13/04 at 2:20am
I don't know how tricked out you are making your system, but on a base 8600, I think you are talking about 5% of your purchase price would give you a better card (like the 1350). The government is going to take more than that in taxes! As mentioned above, security is one aspect to review, but that extra $100 you spend on the card to get that security (and the free XP patches), will need to be spent in almost equal amouts on the wireless router to support that extra functionality fully.
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post #12 of 33
6/13/04 at 2:25am
well most decent B routers have a MAC address filter anyways, so I still think the B router is the best bang for the buck right now, especially since you're not gonna be hitting anything above 11Mbit if you have a regular hi-speed internet connection anyways.

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Originally Posted by djdk
It really doesn't matter that much unless you are going to be transferring large files to another computer on your network, in which case 802.11g is the way to go. As for encryption, having WPA encryption is worth it since it is more secure than WEP, and enabling the MAC address filter on the router/access point makes your network that much more secure.
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post #13 of 33
6/13/04 at 8:05am
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Originally Posted by redfish
Another consideration is what will you be installing at home, if you are not wired down? A "B" router is quite a bit cheaper than a "G", and alot cheaper than a "A/G" mixed. If you are living with others, ask them all to chip in for a "G" router.
The difference wasn't that much for the notebook card...about $10 USD, for the PCI card it was about $20.
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post #14 of 33
6/13/04 at 8:25am
Id suggest just buying a G because B is slowly becomming obsolete, might as well save your self the trouble of having to buy a new card in a few months or whatever.. plus, G's have gone down in proce ALOT.. i just bought a G router for 30$ and 2x microsoft G cards for 28$ each..i remember buying my first B router for 230$... and the cards were 84$ each.. get it while the gettin good..

-Evil Juggalo
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post #15 of 33
6/14/04 at 12:24pm
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Yeah, but the price goes down all the time. It's very unlikely it'll go upagain.
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post #16 of 33
6/14/04 at 1:31pm
i don't think b is becoming obselete at all. more people use b than g. i wouldn't expect b to go away for quite a long time.
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post #17 of 33
6/14/04 at 1:33pm
yeah and in the meantime you can get b for less
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post #18 of 33
6/14/04 at 1:41pm
If you had a b router and a g card in your computer, could you pick up the signal and would it be faster than b router and b card?
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post #19 of 33
6/14/04 at 1:45pm
no.

edit: you can pick up the signal, but the speed will be the same.
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post #20 of 33
6/14/04 at 1:47pm
b actually works across much longer distances, through walls, etc.
ive done lan parties with b and found it insufficient, so if you plan on doing lots of networking, go with g. only problem being the distances and signal strength do go down, so you might only get say, 48mbs, but in my opinion it is definitely worth it
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