Quoting smurph@METRONET.COM:

> >
> Hi,
> As others have mentioned, the wireless networks work surprisingly
> well. I use my laptop with Network Everywhere gear and set up
> my brothers house (he does his email out by the pool) with linksys.
> Both systems are 802.11b.
> Keep in mind that any speed advantage the 802.11g brings only matters
> if your Internet gateway can keep up.

this is assuming that you are only using this for WAN access... if a LAN is
involved, g and b can make all the difference in the world when doing internal
data transfer.

Most Cable modems are throttled down
> to 1.5Mb per second. DSl about the same. Since 802.11b has a max
> of 10Mb per second, and so is not the bottleneck. The g variant, at
> 55Mb per second, or whatever it's rated will only speed up transfers,
> etc. on your side of the gateway. If the range is less (as someone
> posted) with 802.11g, and since it is more costly, if you're most
> interested in Internet transfers,  802.11b may be all you need.
>
> Regards,
>
> Steve
>
>
> > Has anyone had any experiences with the wire less network.  good or bad,
> > speed  other comments
> > We are moving and the new place does not allow any holes.
> >
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