Has 2.4 GHz Reached Maximum Capacity? 250
An anonymous reader writes "There's been a lot of talk lately about the concept of Personal Area Networks. At CES Intel and Connectify both released software that turns Windows laptops into Access Points for file transfers, wirelessly syncing pictures from cameras, and Internet sharing. This is good, maybe great, if you're a road warrior, but what about the rest of us holed up in apartment buildings and small neighborhoods? We already have to deal with the wireless chatter of the 50 or so other Linksys routers in the vicinity. What will happen when every laptop also acts as a software router? To add fuel to the fire, Intel and Netgear also announced the Push2TV device that allows you to stream your display, including Netflix videos straight to your television. Isn't this going to kill lower powered 2.4 GHz devices, like Bluetooth mice and headsets? When does the 2.4 GHz band collapse completely? Why can't we push all this short range, high bandwidth stuff onto 5 GHz?"
Re:your router is yelling and you dont even know i (Score:2, Funny)
You can't beat a wire for what it does (Score:4, Funny)
Ah yes, the quaint wire: Your own personal air domain, a veritable Ether network. Copper's getting scarce and we'll never run out of glass, but optical transceivers are still thousands of dollars. It's getting cramped on this little planet!
Re:Channel 14 (Score:4, Funny)
If you're in a place with too much WiFi noise, try using the Japanese-only channel 14 - it doesn't overlap with any other channels, and you're pretty much guaranteed to be the only person using it.
And then use Google Translate to convert to English. Perfect.
(I know someone who didn't buy a Japanese radio back in the 70's because they were worried that they wouldn't hear any American music.)
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Please don't! (Score:4, Funny)
"Why can't we push all this short range, high bandwidth stuff onto 5GHz?"
I really wish you wouldn't. I prefer to keep the 5GHz band wide-open for the unimpeded use of my own 5GHz devices. I bought them specifically to avoid 2.4GHz clutter!
Re:Apartment Wifi (Score:3, Funny)
Look, I get it and all, if you were the next ridge over and pointed your Pringle can Yaggi antenna directly at my house and then decided to start cracking my WEP key you will gain access to my pron and all my base would belong to you! congrats :)
It's my freaking home DSL connection, with two iPod Touches a laptop and my torrent/media box. BTW the crappy VZ DSL router does do MAC filtering so you'd need my WEP key and spoof a MAC... and if you're ever out this way, just knock and I'll let you in, have some tea and you can use my wifi.