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dm24angel
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Wireless router ?
The guy at Best buy basically told us whoch to buy. A Linksys one, ...My computers running slow now. 
It makes them slower? Mines not wireless or is it now? Im so confused.
We have two computers.
Mine and my moms which we bought the card and router to make wireless.
Message edited 5/28/2008 8:58:10 PM.
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: Wireless router ?
from what I understand, wireless connections do run slower, but it shouldn't be *that* bad.
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| Posted 5/28/08 9:05 PM |
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luckysmom
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Re: Wireless router ?
we have a linksys and our computer run a tad bit slower than it did when we were not wireless but it's not bad at all.
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| Posted 5/28/08 9:15 PM |
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MrsMessina
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Re: Wireless router ?
We have a desktop computer and then my laptop, which is wireless--- neither one seems to run faster than the other....
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| Posted 5/28/08 9:15 PM |
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chris605
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Re: Wireless router ?
Posted by dm24angel
The guy at Best buy basically told us whoch to buy. A Linksys one, ...My computers running slow now.
It makes them slower? Mines not wireless or is it now? Im so confused.
We have two computers.
Mine and my moms which we bought the card and router to make wireless.
I have a laptop and a desk top - we just installed a linksys wrieless router for the laptop - now the desktop is NOT wireless - we got a router that did both broadband and wireless....
What model router did you get ? Are your computers laptops or desktops or both? If you have a desktop - how far is the router from it ??
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| Posted 5/28/08 9:17 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Wireless router ?
As long as you are within range of the wireless router, you shouldn't see any speed difference. Yes, wireless routers are a bit slower than direct connections, but that's really irrelevant.
A Ferrari has a higher top speed than a Dodge, but on the LIE (going the legal speed), it doesn't matter.
First, wireless local area networks (WLANs) feature differing levels of performance depending on which Wi-Fi standard they support. 802.11b WLANs offer maximum theoretical bandwidth of 11 Mbps. 802.11a and 802.11g WLANs offer theoretical bandwidth up to 54 Mbps. (In contrast, typical wired Ethernets run at 100 Mbps.)
Your wireless connection is from 11-54 MBps, vs 100 MBs with a hard-wire. However, your Internet speed is probably around 20 MBps. Unless you have a super-fast Internet connection, and a bad router, you won't see the speed difference.
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| Posted 5/28/08 9:26 PM |
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HeathKernandez
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Re: Wireless router ?
Posted by GoldenRod
As long as you are within range of the wireless router, you shouldn't see any speed difference. Yes, wireless routers are a bit slower than direct connections, but that's really irrelevant.
A Ferrari has a higher top speed than a Dodge, but on the LIE (going the legal speed), it doesn't matter.
First, wireless local area networks (WLANs) feature differing levels of performance depending on which Wi-Fi standard they support. 802.11b WLANs offer maximum theoretical bandwidth of 11 Mbps. 802.11a and 802.11g WLANs offer theoretical bandwidth up to 54 Mbps. (In contrast, typical wired Ethernets run at 100 Mbps.)
Your wireless connection is from 11-54 MBps, vs 100 MBs with a hard-wire. However, your Internet speed is probably around 20 MBps. Unless you have a super-fast Internet connection, and a bad router, you won't see the speed difference.
yeah... what HE said 
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| Posted 5/28/08 9:38 PM |
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