On Oct 28, 2009, at 8:02 PM, James Therrault wrote:
> > > On Oct 28, 2009, at 3:17 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > >> >> >> On Oct 28, 2009, at 12:03 PM, James Therrault wrote: >> >>>> >>>> IIRC, USB 1 is rated at a maximum of 12 Mb/s, while your >>>> "broadband" >>>> speeds will be well under 1Mb/s (I generally get 0.4 to 0.8 from my >>>> provider), so I don't see the problem with the USB port. Have you >>>> tried it? >>> >>> >>> Well yes, but it sucked pretty well, no bars. Could be that an >>> extension to the modem would work by keeping it at the window >>> that it >>> now resides. Unfortunately, that area is too confined to move the >>> desktop there. >> >> the number of bars has nothing to do with client-side throughput, but >> the signal it's (not) receiving. >> >> I'd look for a USB long extension. > > > Yep, no bars... Maybe no connection even. > > Plugged the modem into the laptop next to an opposite side window, > one bar. was able to connect and had speeds roughly 2x dial up. Shut > down, used the short (about 3 ft.) USB extension that came with the > modem and taped it to the window. Two bars and I would guess pretty > near full 3G speeds. > > This is a HUGE improvement over the dial up that I've had to put up > with for the past ten plus years. It's gonna be a keeper. > > I'll try to buy (at least) a ten foot USB extension and try it on the > desktop. Only difference is the processor speed and memory as > compared to the laptop. > > 400MHz/768MB RAM vs. 1.25GHz/2GB RAM. U-toob movies sure play > nicely on the laptop! > > I'm in heaven I tell ya! > > JT I had a wireless connection for a year. I hooked it up to my Smurf, placed that by the window with the best reception, taped the dongle on the window, and connected the iMac to my ethernet LAN. Then shared the connection with my other Macs. Of course, I wouldn't have had enough bandwidth to use more than one at a time, but, at least, I didn't have to cram any computer I wanted to use into that spot, just because of the good signal. Long Ethernet is easier to deal with than long USB, too. Peter --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
