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MIMO card with non-MIMO router

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imported_Com80787

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I have been reading about MIMO and I keep getting conflicting information.

I have read that a MIMO card can be used with a non-MIMO router. But is there any advantage to doing this? Does the range actually increase or must the router be MIMO as well for any benefit?

Thanks for any info.
 
actually, you will get SOMEWHAT better range/througput (this was with a broadcom chip in a dell laptop, draftn) but you won't see as much benefit. I need to search dell's site, they did a study of G on G, N on G, N on N, and G on N.
 
I don't have a mimo card, but I'm a cheap sucker 😉


if you have the money, the Dell MiniPCI Express draftN and netgear draftN ap get great range/throughput, but it's about $300 iirc.
 
Originally posted by: bwatson283
i heard it wont really work
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Sorry, you heard wrong...I just finished the testing for dell a few months ago, and an Intel, atheros and broadcom card all worked fine with the draftN ap, and vice versa.
 
Originally posted by: Com80787
Hmmm if the card is 802.11N mimo will it increase the range when used with a 802.11g router?
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it might*


the problem is that without a standard, it's too hard to say yes or no, as devices may behave differently. I did a study with a single specific Router and card, and yes, that card DID get better range (some, not a lot) with a G router versus a regular G card.
 
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