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Pre-802.11n Offers 4x the Speed

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-now-thats-something-isn't-it dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Belkin said on Monday that they'll be releasing a wireless network card and router that uses pre-802.11n multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) antenna technology created by Airgo Networks. Belkin said the new pre-n products will provide four times faster speed and coverage area than 802.11b and g products. The new products will also be compatible with older products and in fact will increase performance on those older products."

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  1. Communist Statement by Shamanin · · Score: 0, Troll

    Sir (or madam), your statement is blatently unpatriotic. Don't you realize that the good of this country relies on continued revenue gained from such uselessly wasteful devices that CONSUME all resources for no real gain (to the average user that insists he must have this).

    Don't make me sick the Patriotic Act on your a$$.

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    come on fhqwhgads
  2. Speed != Bandwidth by TrevorB · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm surprised the geeks haven't jumped all over this one yet.

    An increase in MBps/s isn't an increase in speed. It's an increase in Bandwidth. No amount of b, g, or n will increase the speed of light.

    It's like saying a train with 100 cars goes twice as fast as a train with 50 cars. OK, bad analogy. Like moving to a new apartment with a moving van versus your VW Beetle.

    So you won't be able to download your porn faster, you'll just be able to get twice as much of it. (or get larger porn).

    Let the semantics flame war commence!