wireless router choice

"Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall.DeleteThis@remove_mvps.com> wrote in message
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> "Jo-Anne" <naples.DeleteThis@tbcnet.com> wrote in message
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>> Thank you, Vance! I understand now why the speeds might not be what they
>> should. I've emailed one of the companies to ask about the router I'm
>> interested in. I'm curious what they'll say about speed. If it's anything
>> of value, I'll report back.
>>
>> Jo-Anne
>>
>> "V Green" <vanceg.DeleteThis@nowhere.net> wrote in message
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>>> Jo-Anne:
>>>
>>> It's mostly the Wireless-N speeds that are inconsistent.
>>> It's a relatively new spec, and mgfrs are implementing it
>>> differently, resulting in some problems.
>>>
>>> If you don't need, or expect, N speed to work everywhere
>>> you go, you will be OK.
>>>
>>> My point is why pay for it if it might not work all the time?
>>>
>>> "Jo-Anne" <naples.DeleteThis@tbcnet.com> wrote in message
>>> news:OBEML1k9IHA.3344@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> Thank you, Mike!
>>>>
>>>> Jo-Anne
>>>>
>>>> "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall.DeleteThis@remove_mvps.com> wrote in message
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>>>> > "Jo-Anne" <naples.DeleteThis@tbcnet.com> wrote in message
>>>> > news:%23q3LAYd9IHA.3344@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> >> Thank you, Mike! Does it matter that my notebook card is an Intel?
>>>> >> Someone else mentioned that you generally get the best results using
>>>> >> the
>>>> >> same manufacturer for both the card and the router.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Jo-Anne
>>>> >>
>>>> >> "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall.DeleteThis@remove_mvps.com> wrote in message
>>>> >> news:eeeB9Kd9IHA.2336@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> >>> "Cari (MS-MVP)" <newsgroups.DeleteThis@coribright.com> wrote in message
>>>> >>> news:5C2C05A9-3D42-4E92-A48E-93C7E8B257DA@microsoft.com...
>>>> >>>> You can try my D-Link DIR-655 out of my cold dead hands, but I'd
>>>> >>>> probably still fight hard even after death. It's a work of beauty
>>>> >>>> and
>>>> >>>> worth every single penny. I'd have no hesitation in recommending
>>>> >>>> it to
>>>> >>>> anyone.
>>>> >>>> --
>>>> >>>> Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
>>>> >>>> www.coribright.com/windows
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> "Jo-Anne" <naples.DeleteThis@tbcnet.com> wrote in message
>>>> >>>> news:Ov8MdBa9IHA.1428@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> >>>>>I just bought a Dell notebook with Windows XP Pro SP2 and an Intel
>>>> >>>>>4965
>>>> >>>>>WLAN (802.11a/g/n) mini card. I'm now looking for a wireless
>>>> >>>>>router to
>>>> >>>>>replace my old router.
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>> I will continue using--on the network--my 5-year-old Dell desktop
>>>> >>>>> running Windows XP Home SP3. It has a DSL connection and a wired
>>>> >>>>> Netgear router, as well as a Zoom modem I "rent" from my ISP.
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>> It's likely that I will be the only person to use the
>>>> >>>>> computers--business and personal, but not gaming. I'll be taking
>>>> >>>>> the
>>>> >>>>> notebook on trips and will need to use it at public hotspots. I'm
>>>> >>>>> after speed, reliability, and security.
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>> I've read as much as I can absorb at the Linksys website and have
>>>> >>>>> looked at its routers, but the company sells around 10 that are
>>>> >>>>> Wireless-N. Friends with notebook computers tell me just to buy
>>>> >>>>> the
>>>> >>>>> cheapest name-brand wireless router at any of the big-box stores.
>>>> >>>>> That's not my usual method of purchasing anything, so I thought
>>>> >>>>> I'd
>>>> >>>>> ask here:
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>> Any recommendations for type? brand? model?
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>> Thank you!
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>> Jo-Anne
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> I second the D-Link choice..
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> --
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>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Jo-Anne
>>>> >
>>>> > It really doesn't make much difference as long as the type is the
>>>> > same as
>>>> > in 'b and/or g and/or n'
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > --
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>>>> >
>
> That is like asking a Ford dealer if Fords are any good. You just know
> that they are going to lie..
>
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>

Actually, Mike, the response about speed was interesting. I asked if I could
quote the message and was told I should paraphrase so it wouldn't have to go
through the D-Link legal department. Basically, the tech guy there said the
following:

The average speed for users of this router (D-Link DIR-655 is 90-100Mbps
because of overhead, interference, and other things that go with them. He
agreed that 300Mbps might not be obtainable but said that I should get
maximum internet speed through this router.

So...does that mean none of the n-routers available at this point will get
the 300Mbps?

Any comments?

Jo-Anne