There was a good article in the WSJ this past week on Wi-Fi, and if you
are shopping for a computer for your boat, you might want to keep up to
date on Wi-Fi developments. The expansion of Wi-Fi hot spots is growing
very fast and soon there may be entire cities that will have free access.
The implication for cruisers is significant.
Regardless of improved Verizon and other cell tel technologies that will
come on line in the next year, they still wont/don't have the speed of
Wi-Fi, nor can they compete with free access. Make sure you understand
and buy a notebook computer that is 802.11 enabled. Why bother with
having to add a card later? You do not have to purchase Intel Centrino
technology specifically. Advertising is being used to make you think that
Centrino is "different" or "better" but the truth is a "standard is a
standard."
The only limiting problem with Wi-Fi now, whether 802.11 a/b/g is not
speed. It is distance. Traditional devices have ranges of 150' to 300'
without an external antenna. In 2005, a new technology is going to be
introduced which will be called Wi-Max. It will have a range of several
miles. That's good news for us cruisers.
Make sure your next notebook has the fastest, latest 802.11 capability.
Martin I. Veiner
Email: veinernospam@juno.com
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There was a good article in the WSJ this past week on Wi-Fi, and if you
are shopping for a computer for your boat, you might want to keep up to
date on Wi-Fi developments. The expansion of Wi-Fi hot spots is growing
very fast and soon there may be entire cities that will have free access.
The implication for cruisers is significant.
Regardless of improved Verizon and other cell tel technologies that will
come on line in the next year, they still wont/don't have the speed of
Wi-Fi, nor can they compete with free access. Make sure you understand
and buy a notebook computer that is 802.11 enabled. Why bother with
having to add a card later? You do not have to purchase Intel Centrino
technology specifically. Advertising is being used to make you think that
Centrino is "different" or "better" but the truth is a "standard is a
standard."
The only limiting problem with Wi-Fi now, whether 802.11 a/b/g is not
speed. It is distance. Traditional devices have ranges of 150' to 300'
without an external antenna. In 2005, a new technology is going to be
introduced which will be called Wi-Max. It will have a range of several
miles. That's good news for us cruisers.
Make sure your next notebook has the fastest, latest 802.11 capability.
Martin I. Veiner
Email: veinernospam@juno.com
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