On 12/27/03 1:20 PM, "Paul Nicholson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Dec 26, 2003, at 12:45 PM, G'kar wrote: > >> On 12/26/03 3:13 PM, "Paul Nicholson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> I don't have an AlBook, but I do have a tiBook, and it's WiFi is >>> miserable. It would barely do 25 feet straight line of site with no >>> obstructions between my kitchen table and dining room table. Forget >>> going an even shorter distance through a sheet rock wall. tiBook WiFi >>> is lame. >>> >> There's no question that the tiBook WiFi reception doesn't compare to >> the >> iBook's but your reception is so extreme that I can only imagine that >> something very strange is going on with your computer, the base >> station, or >> your home. > > With a DLink 802.11b router on the kitchen table, I was able to > communicate to my tiBook on the dining room table. However the speed > was slower than my DSL connection and it was sensitive to both the > computer and router orientation. Yes, if I turned the router just so > and typed into a tiBook at a bizarre angle. It probably would have > worked at the dining room table. However, I also wanted it to work at a > desk in the office and a desk in the bedroom. > > I expect wireless performance that would allow me to use by tiBook at > full DSL speed from any room in my house. The tiBook won't do that. > >> I have a two story (and basement) home. My base station is in the hall >> closet putting it roughly in the center of the house vertically and >> horizontally. It is a first generation airport with no external >> antenna. >> Several of my friends own tiBooks and none have trouble with reception >> on >> the first floor or outside on the patio. That's anywhere from 30 to 60 >> feet >> from the base station. They don't get the same strength of signal as my >> iBook or new alBook but they can print and surf. They do have varying >> success connecting when we are in my basement office. > > Can you use your alBook or IBook in the basement office? > Yes - sorry that wasn't obvious. My iBooks and the alBook get a full connection (all the bars lit up). When I go outside I can go anywhere in the yard with the iBook and get 2 of 4 bars in the extreme corners. With the alBook I get a wavering 1-2 bars in the corners. I can go to either neighbor's house and get 2 bars with the alBook but with the iBook 3 bars. > >> When you are elsewhere does your tiBook have similar lousy reception? > > Never tried it elsewhere. > >> Have >> you checked that the card is seated properly? > > Yes, it is seated. I also checked the antenna connections. > >> Have you had it back to Apple? > > It's out of warranty, and besides they don't fix design engineering > problems, just component defects. To fix it right would require a > redesign of the frame, ti cladding, and antennas. > But you are assuming that your reception is normal - my experience tells me otherwise and that's why I bothered to describe my setup and the reception other TiBook users got there. > >> What about the basestation? > > It was a DLink, a rather nice product. > >> Do you have any wifi visitors who have similar >> lousy reception? > > No, I took the DLink back to BestBuy while I still could and strung > more 100 base-T wiring. > So you tested with one base station and assumed your poor reception was the norm? I agree, the TiBook reception doesn't match that of the iBook but your description is abnormal from my experience. =========================================================================== The terrible thing about terrorism is that ultimately it destroys those who practise it. Slowly but surely, as they try to extinguish life in others, the light within them dies. Terry Waite -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
