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Wi-Fi vs. Ethernet: Has wireless killed wired?
DIGITAL TRENDS ^ | 13 JANUARY 2013 | MATT SMITH

Posted on 01/23/2014 7:01:10 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist

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1 posted on 01/23/2014 7:01:10 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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My house is wired for Ethernet. I ran the wires myself. I shall never, and I repeat, NEVER trust wireless. The cable modem has wireless capability but I disabled it.


2 posted on 01/23/2014 7:03:54 PM PST by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (What we need is to sucker the fedthugs into a "Tiananmen Square"-like incident on the National Mall!)
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I use wireless for my printer and Roku boxes. I have 3 PCs and a media server that are connected via Ethernet. I’m on a 150/35 FIOS connection and wouldn’t come close to those speeds with wireless.


3 posted on 01/23/2014 7:07:31 PM PST by Wiggins
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Trust it in what way?

/johnny

4 posted on 01/23/2014 7:07:41 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I don’t trust wi-fi. I am wired.


5 posted on 01/23/2014 7:08:25 PM PST by arthurus (Read Hazlitt's Economics In One Lesson ONLINEhttp://steshaw.org/economics-in-one-lesson/)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Wireless has it’s place.

I bought a house that was already built and running hard wired ethernet is simply not worth the effort of punching holes in the drywall and repairing them in order to place recepticles.

There are devices (computers and printers) that are hard wired, and then things like this laptop, iPads and similar that are wireless.

A place and a purpose for everything.


6 posted on 01/23/2014 7:10:17 PM PST by Ouderkirk (To the left, everything must evidence that this or that strand of leftist theory is true)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I prefer wired Ethernet, for one reason: no worries about Wi-Fi interference problems.


7 posted on 01/23/2014 7:15:38 PM PST by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise

I have 2 phones, 2 tablets,2 laptops, and a printer running off a 20 mps broadband WiFi . They all work fine through my home from a Uverse gateway. The only problem device was a Sony Blue-ray player which I had to hard wire


8 posted on 01/23/2014 7:15:38 PM PST by UB355 (Slower traffic keep right)
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To: Wiggins

It also really helps to be wired if you download videos to the net like Youtube. WiFi often just doesn’t cut it. Too many halts and drop outs.


9 posted on 01/23/2014 7:16:25 PM PST by Inyo-Mono (NRA)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Heeheehee....still on dial-up :-)


10 posted on 01/23/2014 7:16:52 PM PST by JoeDetweiler
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Similar to the way cellphones have replaced many landlines.

I have a wireless ROKU box, WD TV box, laptop, WD NAS 3TB hard drive, and an XEROX color laser printer that are all wireless.

The NAS drive holds a lot of movies and TV programs I have collected. I can watch them on my LCD TV through the WD TV box or the ROKU box.


11 posted on 01/23/2014 7:18:40 PM PST by TomGuy
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Desktop PC, running XP, with hard wired internet. I'm not missing a thing.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

12 posted on 01/23/2014 7:24:43 PM PST by wku man (We are the 53%! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUXN0GDuLN4)
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A place and a purpose for everything.

Last week, I did some traveling on Greyhound. First time since basic training in 1980 that I've been on a bus.

It was actually pretty nice, and using my tablet, and the Greyhound free wireless connection, I was able to freep without a problem.

/johnny

13 posted on 01/23/2014 7:26:48 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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uhhh.... let me get this straight. You don’t trust wireless. Because I assume you think someone could be tapping it? Sooo.... what makes you think you can trust wired? You really think thats more secure?


14 posted on 01/23/2014 7:33:50 PM PST by bigdaddy45
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>> You really think [wired is] more secure?

Without question.


15 posted on 01/23/2014 7:39:20 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: bigdaddy45
Here's a possible problem. There are tools available to hack into a WiFi signal. Then a pedophile can download kiddie porn thru your account. It HAS happened.

Using wired ethernet can eliminate that risk.

16 posted on 01/23/2014 7:43:46 PM PST by Dalberg-Acton
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To: Inyo-Mono

Eventually I’m going to run Ethernet to the Roku’s. They are in a tough location but it’s probably a good idea.


17 posted on 01/23/2014 7:45:28 PM PST by Wiggins
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To: bigdaddy45

Absolutely wired is more secure if even from the thieving neighbors.


18 posted on 01/23/2014 7:46:25 PM PST by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (What we need is to sucker the fedthugs into a "Tiananmen Square"-like incident on the National Mall!)
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“Trust it in what way?”

Keeping the thieving neighbors from accessing the internet on my dime.


19 posted on 01/23/2014 7:48:12 PM PST by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (What we need is to sucker the fedthugs into a "Tiananmen Square"-like incident on the National Mall!)
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To: Inyo-Mono

We have an Xbox, PS3, 2 tablets, 2 desktops, 2 laptops, 2 rokus, 2 android phones running on wireless. At any given time we are playing a game and streaming at least one video source (netflix, amazon, youtube, etc). No problems. Runs like a charm.


20 posted on 01/23/2014 7:49:40 PM PST by ican'tbelieveit
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