I'm looking at wireless routers and my brother plans to buy a laptop soon and would like the wireless g routers instead of just the b. will my axim x3i be compatible with the g and work normally?
G will work with b and b will work with g but if a b adapter is on a g router it slows all connections to 11 mb (which is the b standard) on most routers. A g router WILL NOT speed up the b speed. G adapters are not made for the axim since the axim does not have the through put to use the speed and since g is compatible with b there is no reason to make one.
Originally posted by grentz ... there is no reason to make one.
Unless you want to run an 'all G' network. Even though the Axim (and other PPCs) will not achieve the speeds, having a G card would speed up the rest of the network. I expect before too long, a few manufacturers will come out with G CF and sd cards.
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thanks guys, I was just double checking my back before having to return something when it wouldn't work... Thanks alot for all the feedback. I got to play with my ax a tad today before it was put in it's box til christmas
Originally posted by grentz G will work with b and b will work with g but if a b adapter is on a g router it slows all connections to 11 mb (which is the b standard) on most routers. A g router WILL NOT speed up the b speed. G adapters are not made for the axim since the axim does not have the through put to use the speed and since g is compatible with b there is no reason to make one.
That's not quite true. The G devices WILL slow down a decent amount but not quite down to B rates. It's a timing issue.
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Sorry for the misstated facts, I was trying to state things in a simple way to understand. I still wonder why you never hear about A. It has a limited range but has a fast speed and is 5 ghz so it dosent interfere with wireless phones. (a big problem in my house since all my phones are 2.4 ghz wireless). I guess its just to expensive.:(
Also when you double the wavelength you halve the range (assuming that the power is the same). So to have an 802.11g card and an 802.11a card both with the same range then all things being equal (which they rarely are) the 802.11a card will use twice the power. Or the same power and have half the range. Which is pretty much what you said ;) and probably the reason.
Yep, would be nice to not have to worry about the interference so much.
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I think aside from the different wavelength, which can be a positive aspect, the more limited range and the knowledge that 802.11g was soon coming out kept manufacturers from putting any effort into developing CF cards for the A equipment. The major market for CF (and now sd) are PPCs and I suspect most users want to be able to connect at home and on the road (Starbucks and airports). That means B and probably eventually G.
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