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802.11b vs. 802.11g

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slackerinabox

Lifer
I have an 802.11b router that I currently hook directly into (ethernet). I'm moving to a new place and will need to go wireless and wonder if 802.11b is good enough for web browsing or if I should just upgrade to .11g. I will not be sharing files via the network, just browsing the web (use some p2p clients and iTunes).
 
802.11B should be sufficient. Unless you have some ultra-fast connection, 11Mbps (speed of 802.11B) is way faster than your internet connection. You may see an improvement if your signal quality between your PC and router is sketchy/poor (if you only have a 15-20% signal stregnth, it may take you below your max internet connection speed. But if your signal was that bad you'd probably be seeing dropped connections).

The biggest reason users upgrade their wireless is if they have an home LAN, which allows them to transfer files between PCs much faster.

 
.11g is on the same band as .11b, just faster. For surfing, not really worth the upgrade. Plus, I believe that .11b is plenty fast enough for most broadband connetions anyways.
 
The only big improvement is that most G equipment supports WPA security, which is a bit harder to crack than the 128-bit WEP encryption used for security in 802.11b. If you are doing any online banking or anything else that you want to keep private, it might be worth spending a few bucks more for the 802.11g equipment.
 
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