August 10, 2006 New Wi-Fi Routers Aren't Any Better Than Last Year's Gear By Walter S. Mossberg
Lots of new technologies claim to be transformative, productivity-enhancing and liberating. But only a few really live up to those claims. One of them is Wi-Fi, the wireless networking technology that has truly revolutionized the way people use the Internet. With Wi-Fi, you can get online in any room of a home or office -- not just the room where your wired Internet connection lives. And you can use the Internet in airports, coffee shops, hotel lobbies and lots of other places where it wasn't possible before. But like a lot of technologies, Wi-Fi has been changing so fast that confusion has crept in. A new version of Wi-Fi, generally known as draft-N, promises greater speed, greater range and standardization, but may not deliver any of those things. I've been testing some of this latest Wi-Fi gear, with mixed results. ... http://ptech.wsj.com/archive/ptech-20060810.html Reply with a "Thank you" if you liked this post. _____________________________ MEDIANEWS mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
