>Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2003 07:25:41 -0400 >Subject: Re: Airport (not the movie<g>) >From: J. Keenan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >On Friday, July 25, 2003, at 09:36 PM, Bryce Lee wrote: >> >> Have any of the list members had experience using Airport to connect to >> the internet? >> Any pros or cons? >> I own a 55 year old brick residence. I could run telephone lines for >> computer use >> (I have a dedicated backline exclusively for computer use); or I could >> install an Airport system... > >Bryce, > >Is there any way you could borrow an airport setup to check it out >first ? I live in a concrete block house and the range is not that >great. I seems to go through one wall ok, but two rooms away it fades >out drastically and it is only about 40 feet away. This is with the new >airport extreme base station and card. It's possible an exterior >antenna would help out here. >Saying that, I love it. I use the powerbook in my living room all the >time and like being able to move it around. I don't know what the cost >would be to wire where I want it, but it would be messy because I have >an open ceiling...no where to easily run wires. > >Joan
This may seem strange..none of my few friends even know what a Macintosh is! The world is firmly planted in the dark side! Airport to puchase here in Canada is about C$500.00 for both send and receive bits including taxes; so have opted for the hard wire method. I can run the connection lines for considerably less; mind cabling means one can stumble over same; however the locations I'd be using the computer are fixed, ie two or three specific locations. Biggest problem is dropping lines between floors... Bryce Lee, Burlington, Ontario Canada 800 Mhz iBook Power PC G3 OS 9.2.2 US Built-in Memory 640MB Disk Cache 8160K 27.94 GB HD/24.43 GB free -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
