Can anyone comment on how good (or bad) reception (.b and .g) is with an
AirportExtreme enabled iBook or PowerBook?
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Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 15:31:45 -0400
From: "Rodolfo Nunez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [nycwireless] wi-fi nic with input for antenna VS
built-innic+antenna
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I am glad to read your comment since I am planning to buy a Thinkpad and
I
was wondering whehter the built-in nic would be any good compare to the
leading pcmcia wi-fi nics...
>From: Lists <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [nycwireless] wi-fi nic with input for antenna VS
>built-innic+antenna
>Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 13:48:39 -0400
>
>
>I've previously used PCCARD wireless adapters in my laptops (linksys /
>demarctech). I recently got an IBM Thinkpad T41p which has the IBM
a/b/g
>wireless builtin (Atheros chipset), and I am quite impressed how good
it
>works compared to my experience with base PCCARDs.
>
>I used to work on my laptop down at the cafe, same side of the street
as my
>apartment (which is on the 5th floor), AP in window, I would get a
crappy
>connection to the point it was unusable. Putting a antenna on my fire
>escape resolved that for the most part. Now with the Thinkpad, when i
go
>down to the cafe I picked up both an AP which is inside my apartment no
>where near the window facing the street, as well as the AP I have near
my
>window (no cantenna). I was definitely surprised on that one. I
*think*
>the IBM has two antenna's going along side the LCD (can anyone
confirm/deny
>this?).
>
>So for me so far, builtin wireless is working much better then PCCARD
>adapter wireless has for me in the past (base PCCARD, no ext ant).
>
>Louis
>
>
> >>I am about to buy a new laptop and I am wondering if I should go
with a
> >>built-in wi-fi card (the antenna is built-in as well) OR a pcmcia
wi-fi
> >>card?
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