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Belkin Offering Pre-802.11N Products

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the bytes-in-the-backyard dept.

redshield3 writes "Belkin is offering what it is calling "pre-802.11n" products for mass consumers now. CompUSA is reportedly carrying these items in stores. They claim 800% range improvement over 802.11g as well as full backwards compatibility and the ability to continue pushing out n-speeds when a 802.11g or 802.11b device is introduced to the network."

8 of 213 comments (clear)

  1. Pre? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Surely that makes it 802.11M?

  2. I spy... by Realistic_Dragon · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...another wireless standard significantly harmed by not-quite interoperable implimentations produced by ass-hat vendors.

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  3. Re:Old News by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
    This is not new news
    You must be new here.
  4. SHIT! We're running out of ending letters! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    What will happen when we get to 802.11z?

  5. Re:Fry's Electronics by Piranhaa · · Score: 1, Funny

    Pffft. You can always upgrade the firmware on a device that it is not designed for. All you need to do it force it.

    Now, the question is whether it will work afterwards or not...

  6. Re:I'm holding out for 802.3 by Dahan · · Score: 1, Funny

    802.3 is awesome! Not only does it have excellent range, it doesn't even require line-of-sight! Some shady guy under an overpass offered to sell me a "3Com Etherlink II" that he had somehow "obtained." I didn't dare ask where he got it from, but it was only $1, so I bought it. Works great!

  7. Re:The Big Question is... by MojoStan · · Score: 2, Funny
    what will Apple call it? Airport Extravagant? Airport Extra Extreme? Airport Groovy?

    I predict Apple Airport Ntense. Get it?

    That was lame. Shoot me.

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  8. November? by HermDog · · Score: 3, Funny

    Heck, we were using pre 802.11N stuff back in the late 80s. It was so 'pre' it would only work reliably if you plugged the other ends of the antenna into other machines in your network.

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