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To: DemforBush

I strongly disagree with the wired vs wireless internet.

Wired will provide a substantially faster experience, despite the limitations to location.

For example, I get a solid 12 Gb down on my wired connection, while getting about 4Gb down on 4G. If I wanted to pay more, I could get 4 times faster speeds on the wired connection while the wireless is at its limits.

Wireless does provide a full-time connection, unlike wired, but speed makes a huge difference, especially when dealing with video.


9 posted on 05/13/2012 10:54:53 PM PDT by MediaMole
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To: MediaMole
For example, I get a solid 12 Gb down on my wired connection,

That is cool, unless you hit a website that is bandwidth limited to 325K upload. You only can receive as fast as the other end can send.

I can watch video on a local intra-net link running at 100Mbps without any problems.

Having owned and run networks, I'm not impressed with a single download number. Not many sites can deliver 12Gbps regardless of what you can do on your end.

/johnny

14 posted on 05/13/2012 11:10:42 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: MediaMole

you have a 12 GIG pipe? I doubt it. you have a 12 MEG pipe I’d bet.

And 4G cel is not limited to 4 meg down. I got close to 8 doing a speed test on my 4G phone.

wireless is making headway in the speed department. They will likely do it with multi channel/multi radio combinations as we are seeing the the N network stuff.

Although directional.. Laser wireless will blow the doors off your wired network. up to 2.5 Gbps.


16 posted on 05/13/2012 11:25:54 PM PDT by cableguymn
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To: MediaMole

Yeah, that “wired internet” prediction is just stupid. Wired is far faster and more secure than wireless internet. I wire up everything I can in my house for those reasons.

And the mouse is going away? I don’t think so. Touch interfaces are cool, but the computer mouse is still better for many different tasks.


31 posted on 05/14/2012 4:35:43 AM PDT by Future Snake Eater (CrossFit.com)
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To: MediaMole

Yeah, that “wired internet” prediction is just stupid. Wired is far faster and more secure than wireless internet. I wire up everything I can in my house for those reasons.

And the mouse is going away? I don’t think so. Touch interfaces are cool, but the computer mouse is still better for many different tasks.


32 posted on 05/14/2012 4:35:43 AM PDT by Future Snake Eater (CrossFit.com)
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To: MediaMole

A lot of the high-speed “wired” networks aren’t really wired at all. It’s fiber optic.


56 posted on 05/14/2012 6:59:42 AM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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