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If one is using a PCMCIA WiFi card to access the
internet at a hotspot/coffee-house, what's the point
of having a PCMCIA card that's faster than "B" (11Mps)
speed?

My friend claims that his "G" PCMCIA card is faster
at accessing the web due to it's 54Mps max speed, but
as I understand it the PCMCIA slot maximum bandwidth
is only 8Mps. Also, most public hotspot internet access
points are connected via a single DSL line or cable modem,
which would yield a maximum speed of about 2Mps even if
you were the only user on the system.

Is a 802.11B PCMCIA card the least expensive option that
can still use the maximum potential of a WiFi access point?

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You can't get more data thru the funnel than the narrowest point which is
the DSL line. If your friend thinks he is getting more thru with his G
adapter he is drinking too much caffeine. The max you are going to get is
the speed of the DSL. The only advantage of a G card is when going between
computers on a local LAN. Of coarse there you could use cable connection and
ret 100m...

"Tech God" <rodeo_racer@netzero.com> wrote in message
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> If one is using a PCMCIA WiFi card to access the
> internet at a hotspot/coffee-house, what's the point
> of having a PCMCIA card that's faster than "B" (11Mps)
> speed?
>
> My friend claims that his "G" PCMCIA card is faster
> at accessing the web due to it's 54Mps max speed, but
> as I understand it the PCMCIA slot maximum bandwidth
> is only 8Mps. Also, most public hotspot internet access
> points are connected via a single DSL line or cable modem,
> which would yield a maximum speed of about 2Mps even if
> you were the only user on the system.
>
> Is a 802.11B PCMCIA card the least expensive option that
> can still use the maximum potential of a WiFi access point?

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Tech God wrote:
> If one is using a PCMCIA WiFi card to access the
> internet at a hotspot/coffee-house, what's the point
> of having a PCMCIA card that's faster than "B" (11Mps)
> speed?
>
> My friend claims that his "G" PCMCIA card is faster
> at accessing the web due to it's 54Mps max speed, but
> as I understand it the PCMCIA slot maximum bandwidth
> is only 8Mps. Also, most public hotspot internet access
> points are connected via a single DSL line or cable modem,
> which would yield a maximum speed of about 2Mps even if
> you were the only user on the system.
>
> Is a 802.11B PCMCIA card the least expensive option that
> can still use the maximum potential of a WiFi access point?

PCI bandwidth 133 megabytes per second. 54 megabits per second is only
5% of that.

Anyways, you're right, it doesn't matter for accessing the Internet.

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