From: "Lewis G Rosenthal" Received: from [192.168.100.201] (account lgrosenthal HELO [192.168.200.13]) by 2rosenthals.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.16) with ESMTPSA id 2367188 for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:00:24 -0400 Message-ID: <49C241D1.6060007@2rosenthals.com> Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:00:01 -0400 Organization: Rosenthal & Rosenthal, LLC User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (OS/2; U; Warp 4.5; en-US; rv:1.8.1.19) Gecko/20081212 MultiZilla/1.8.3.5g SeaMonkey/1.1.14 (PmW) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] Re: Opinions on a possible bargain References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 03/19/09 04:20 am, Ed Durrant thus wrote : > Mark Henigan wrote: >> Ed Durrant wrote: >>> Ray Davison wrote: >>> >>>> Mark Henigan wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello Cognicenti: >>>>> >>>>> Does anyone have an opinion about the usefulness of >>>>> the "Linksys WRT150N-RM Refurbished Wireless-N Home >>>>> Router" (Refurbished by Linksys / Cisco with a 90 >>>>> Day Warranty) for the "Email Special" price of >>>>> $29.99? This would be for use under OS/2 - eCS, of >>>>> course. >>>> >>>> >>>> I have had one for a couple weeks, but have not yet plugged it in. >>>> I'll try to move it nearer the top of my list. >>>> >>>> Ray >>>> >>>> >>> My experience has been that all Linksys devices are configurable via >>> a web interface. Some are supplied with "automatic configuration >>> software" for those less technical and that software is invariably >>> windows only. >>> >>> Linksys is a good make. If that device were available in Australia >>> at that price (or the equivalent in Aussie Dollars), I'd seriously >>> consider replacing my Linksys WRT54G which has been running very >>> well for about 6 years now ! >> >> Hello Ed: >> >> Unfortunately, I didn't see your post until the >> price had returned to $39.99 because the seller >> is located on the East Coast. Do you think it's >> worth it at that price, as well? >> >> TIA, >> >> - Mark >> >> Mark Henigan > Looking at one ad for it: > http://estore.it-dreamz.net/linksyswrt150n-rmwirelessnremanufacturedrouter.aspx > > Although it says it's an "N" router (note warnings from other people > "N" is not yet ratified so you may get compatibility problems) - they > say transmission speed is only 54 Mb/s (i.e. G or A speed not 'N"). I > hope this is just a typo. > > I guess part of the equation should be what shipping will cost. If > shipping is expensive, it could be better to buy locally at a higher > price. > > Do you already have a wireless router ? If not, then as long as the > shipping isn't too much, this is still a good deal IMHO. If you > already have a wireless router, unless you upgrade all of your current > systems to "N" you wont get any advantage over a "G" or "A" router. > Sorry to be so late to the party (traveling)... I wouldn't buy pre-N for possible post-ratification compatibility concerns, however, at even $39.99, this is a good deal. Even Draft-N equipment performs better for B & G clients than G access points. See here: http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials/article.php/3680781 . Essentially, in PCO mode (Phased Co-existence), you get some of the benefit of MIMO (Multiple Input/Multiple Output - the real technology behind 802.11n), even if on only one end of the connection. Thus, if I had need for a new AP, and open source firmware was not an issue (not much - any? - available for the 150N, as yet), a $40 draft-N unit would be a good choice. If the standard changes much by ratification, it's only a $40 investment. I would not take the plunge insofar as upgrading all your clients to N, however. Sorry I didn't get this posted sooner for you, Mark! -- Lewis ------------------------------------------------------------- Lewis G Rosenthal, CNA, CLP, CLE Rosenthal & Rosenthal, LLC www.2rosenthals.com Need a managed Wi-Fi hotspot? www.hautspot.com Treasurer, Warpstock Corporation www.warpstock.org -------------------------------------------------------------