[MLB-WIRELESS] Hold off on buying wireless equipment for a fe w months!

[James Robertson]

Another thing to remember - We are not just buying cards here.
We are alsobuying/making/begging compatible antennae, co-ax, wet string, 
etc etc.

How much more expensive, and harder to find is 5Ghz stuff going to be, if 
two other (or more) wireless protocols use 2.4Ghz (802.11a and b).. At 
least then its just a matter of purchasing 2 new cards+pigtails to upgrade 
- 5 Ghz gear will also be a fair bit more expensive, and require more care 
and experience to work on.

James


On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Alex F wrote:

> 
> I'm in position "A" with an 802.11b card.  No point in getting an 802.11g 
> card if they are expensive and I'd still have nobody to connect to.  The 
> optimal solution would be to get more people connected close by when the 
> cards become affordable to more people.
> 
> Like all other standards, 802.11g will probably be incompatible with 802.11b.
> So, just wait till 802.11h comes in and upgrade to 802.11g then.
> 
> 
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