Mark wrote:
On Tue, 5 Jan 2010 13:59:23 -0000, "Clive George"
wrote:

"Mark" wrote in message
...

Agreed. I wish ISPs would not supply wireless routers too. A lot of
people think they have to use wireless!
No, supplying wireless routers is definitely something ISPs should be doing.
Laptops are becoming much more popular, and wireless is ideal for those, and
if one buys a suitable card rather than the OP's ****, it gives you an
easier desktop install too if you can't be bothered laying cat5 about the
place. Also, wireless generally works rather better than the doomsayers here
are saying - most of the houses I visit have it and it works. Given most
people's traffic is likely to be internet-bound rather than within the
house, speed is much less of an issue too.

I disagree. If you need wireless then an separate access point is
better than having everything combined. The ideal location for the
access point is not always the same place as the best place for the
router.

IME wireless does not work well for most people. I hear frequent
cases of interrmittant operation, slow speeds and areas where no
wireless access is possible.

Laying cable is not that difficult (this /is/ a DIY ng) and for those
that can't there's always homeplug.

(all that said, I'll use wired where appropriate - fixed kit, where I've got
the wire in place).


homeplug being more or less wireless through pre-laid mains cabling..