Wireless VOIP?

zambuka asks: "Recently I was asked about pricing and availability of wireless microphones. What is needed are 15 wireless microphones, appropriate base units and the ability to record the signal from each microphone on a separate track. A session will last about 2 hours and the results need to be recorded to a CD. I have priced this at about $25000AUS probably less with bulk rates for the mikes and transmitters but still a big cost and not particularly portable for the base and recording units. The question I have regards alternatives. I have thought about using MiniDisc recorders, Nomad and Muvo. These are a much cheaper alternative and will suffice but require a major effort to transfer everything back to a PC and burn to a CD. I was also looking at wireless networks: 802.11a/b and Bluetooth and thought about how much cheaper and more suited to my needs this technology seems to be. Can these wireless systems cope with the constant throughput I need for this? And, is it possible (preferably with off the shelf components) to set up a wireless VOIP or similar network capable of dealing with this quantity of audio and recording the signals separately. Links to the tech would be welcome. Anyone living in Canberra who would like to take a shot at setting something like this up can feel free to contact me."

Comments

QoS??? Re:Not quite enough information...

[ckuhtz]

Since 802.11b doesn't have any real-time capabilites or QOS service, you won't get even packet rates

Bull<cough>shit.

Like QoS matters. Until you have congestion. And when you have congestion in this application you're screwed anyway, regardless of what QoS you have.

Was this some sort of troll or just cluelessness?

<sigh>