Wireless, Wireless, Wireless

How many wireless devices do you have?

  • I don't own any. I'm wired alright!

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Austin

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I've been thinking, wireless is all over the place.

But is it all its talked up to be? Is wireless the new "fad"?

I am the current owner of:
  • Wireless HP 3050 Printer
  • Cisco Wireless Router (2.4GHz Only)
  • Netgear Wifi Extender
  • Wireless HP keyboard and mouse
  • Xbox 360 (wireless controllers)
  • Netbook (Wireless off)
  • Smartphone (Sprint For the Win / Wifi-3G enabled)

Ok so I have wireless stuff, big deal right?

Ok think about this, all the interference and "Noise" from all these devices. I have considered wireless video for my next build. But I see problems for lag since I live in such a wireless-busy house. All things considered at times I thing our world has cut the cord too soon and we have forgotten that our cable friends can still work just as hard if not better than their wireless rivals.

In a data setting, I found this actually quite shocking. I was to disable and destroy a 320GB hard drive full to the brim. Both the bad HDD and the target drives were matched for specs, With wireless set to cap at 300mbps peak and only peaking at 1MB/s... Wait a minute?? That isn't even mathematically correct...

So hooked the ethernet up to peak at 100mbps, and sure enough even though wireless was at 100%, the ethernet was transferring at 10MB/s peak. However, because I was rushed, in the end I had transferred over eSATA and peaked over 45MB/s.

In a sound setting via Bluetooth for my phone. I still have faith in Bluetooth but it needs major refinement to withstand interference in a very busy wireless environment, heck even my ex-friend's PS3 remote and controllers were having problems being next to a 5GHz router. When we turned the 5GHz off everything returned to normal.

Now maybe it was issues with channel interference and I really started understanding channels until end of 2010, but I'm looking at everything that still operates on the 2.4 to 5GHz band. Unfortunately, due to the FCC we can't explore other bands in a safe household level. Too powerful and then we reach bandwidths that can become deadly under certain circumstances.

Anyways, here's just a quick poll to ask how many wireless devices you have. If its wireless count it, I only counted devices I personally own myself.


Just to make it known, I'm not trying to bash or degrade having wireless objects. I am stating that I think wireless has grown too big for its shoes on current technology. I do love my wireless devices however due to not being limited by cables.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    eMachines / EL1358G
    CPU
    AMD Athlon II X2 220 - 2.8 GHz
    Motherboard
    eMachines EL1358G
    Memory
    Kingston - 3 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer S231HL 23"
    Screen Resolution
    Acer @ 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    HDS721010CLA - Hitachi 1TB
    WDC WD10EARS - Western Digital 1TB [External]
    PSU
    LITEON 220W
    Case
    eMachines
    Cooling
    Open case
    Keyboard
    Logitech Illuminated Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech M215
    Internet Speed
    15 Mbps Down / 3 Mbps Up
    Other Info
    HP Deskjet 1000 Printer, HP Deskjet 3050 Printer, HP Officejet 4500 Wireless Printer, HP DVD Writer 1270e
Really aem??? A wireless TV???
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    eMachines / EL1358G
    CPU
    AMD Athlon II X2 220 - 2.8 GHz
    Motherboard
    eMachines EL1358G
    Memory
    Kingston - 3 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer S231HL 23"
    Screen Resolution
    Acer @ 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    HDS721010CLA - Hitachi 1TB
    WDC WD10EARS - Western Digital 1TB [External]
    PSU
    LITEON 220W
    Case
    eMachines
    Cooling
    Open case
    Keyboard
    Logitech Illuminated Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech M215
    Internet Speed
    15 Mbps Down / 3 Mbps Up
    Other Info
    HP Deskjet 1000 Printer, HP Deskjet 3050 Printer, HP Officejet 4500 Wireless Printer, HP DVD Writer 1270e
Really aem??? A wireless TV???
Yes. My Mitsubishi is wireless. I can stream Netflix, Hulu, and a few others, however, I do not use it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8, (VM win7, XP, Vista)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion p1423w
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3330 Ivy Bridge
    Motherboard
    Foxconn - 2ADA Ivy Brige
    Memory
    16 GB 1066MHz DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5450
    Sound Card
    HD Realteck (Onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Mitsubishi LED TV/Montior HD, Dell 23 HD, Hanspree 25" HD
    Screen Resolution
    Mit. 1980-1080, Dell 2048-115, Hanspree 1920-10802
    Hard Drives
    1 SanDisk 240Gig SSD, 2 Samsung 512Gig SSDs
    Case
    Tower
    Cooling
    Original (Fans)
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Keyboard 2000
    Mouse
    Microsoft Optical Mouse 5000
    Internet Speed
    1.3 (350 to 1024 if lucky)
    Browser
    Firefox 19.1
    Antivirus
    MSE-Defender
Well, I'll be. I've heard of internet TVs before but I thought they had to be wired. Seems like the newer ones are wireless as well.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    eMachines / EL1358G
    CPU
    AMD Athlon II X2 220 - 2.8 GHz
    Motherboard
    eMachines EL1358G
    Memory
    Kingston - 3 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer S231HL 23"
    Screen Resolution
    Acer @ 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    HDS721010CLA - Hitachi 1TB
    WDC WD10EARS - Western Digital 1TB [External]
    PSU
    LITEON 220W
    Case
    eMachines
    Cooling
    Open case
    Keyboard
    Logitech Illuminated Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech M215
    Internet Speed
    15 Mbps Down / 3 Mbps Up
    Other Info
    HP Deskjet 1000 Printer, HP Deskjet 3050 Printer, HP Officejet 4500 Wireless Printer, HP DVD Writer 1270e
An 8.5 I think.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64/Windows 8 Consumer Preview x64/Ubuntu 11.04
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Pentium Dual Core E6700 3.2GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5G41T-M LX
    Memory
    Strontium 8192MB DDR3 1333Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    msi GeForce N560GTX-M2D1GD5 1GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    CHIMEI CMV 221D 22"
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 3.5'' 2TB HDD/WD Elements External 1TB HDD
    PSU
    SHAW Viper-1500w Gaming PSU
    Case
    Black eMaxx ATX Mini Tower Case
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 1000
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 2000
    Internet Speed
    100GB @ 4.76Mbps

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    eMachines / EL1358G
    CPU
    AMD Athlon II X2 220 - 2.8 GHz
    Motherboard
    eMachines EL1358G
    Memory
    Kingston - 3 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer S231HL 23"
    Screen Resolution
    Acer @ 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    HDS721010CLA - Hitachi 1TB
    WDC WD10EARS - Western Digital 1TB [External]
    PSU
    LITEON 220W
    Case
    eMachines
    Cooling
    Open case
    Keyboard
    Logitech Illuminated Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech M215
    Internet Speed
    15 Mbps Down / 3 Mbps Up
    Other Info
    HP Deskjet 1000 Printer, HP Deskjet 3050 Printer, HP Officejet 4500 Wireless Printer, HP DVD Writer 1270e
Just a question. Are we considering things like garage door openers, key-less entry devices for cars, etc to be considered?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    WCP
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    2@ 4.9 Hz
    Memory
    64 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 9600
    Sound Card
    integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    300gig internal and a bunch ext
    Cooling
    not much
    Keyboard
    Built-in
    Mouse
    Logitch Anywhere Mx wireless mouse
    Internet Speed
    50 down 1.5 up
Aye they can, if you want, but more namely we're just counting electronics.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    eMachines / EL1358G
    CPU
    AMD Athlon II X2 220 - 2.8 GHz
    Motherboard
    eMachines EL1358G
    Memory
    Kingston - 3 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer S231HL 23"
    Screen Resolution
    Acer @ 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    HDS721010CLA - Hitachi 1TB
    WDC WD10EARS - Western Digital 1TB [External]
    PSU
    LITEON 220W
    Case
    eMachines
    Cooling
    Open case
    Keyboard
    Logitech Illuminated Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech M215
    Internet Speed
    15 Mbps Down / 3 Mbps Up
    Other Info
    HP Deskjet 1000 Printer, HP Deskjet 3050 Printer, HP Officejet 4500 Wireless Printer, HP DVD Writer 1270e
Really aem??? A wireless TV???

Dude where have you been? Smart TV are wireless capable, been out for a couple years i think?

I dont get out much. Nor do I go to my online store since I have a lack of cash flow.

You want to know what a lack of cash flow is, it was my first flat panel TV (first flat panel monitor even) only 6 months ago i was watching a CRT type. Make that a 32 incher too.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    CP
I had a friend that was in the same boat, other than their all-in-one PC, their first flat panel was their TV [32"]

For me, anything "fancy" is the doing of hand-me-downs and friends. My first flat-panel monitor was from my mom, and my netbook was from a friend.

I'm starting to get back into getting my own equipment. Just takes longer ...-_-...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    eMachines / EL1358G
    CPU
    AMD Athlon II X2 220 - 2.8 GHz
    Motherboard
    eMachines EL1358G
    Memory
    Kingston - 3 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer S231HL 23"
    Screen Resolution
    Acer @ 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    HDS721010CLA - Hitachi 1TB
    WDC WD10EARS - Western Digital 1TB [External]
    PSU
    LITEON 220W
    Case
    eMachines
    Cooling
    Open case
    Keyboard
    Logitech Illuminated Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech M215
    Internet Speed
    15 Mbps Down / 3 Mbps Up
    Other Info
    HP Deskjet 1000 Printer, HP Deskjet 3050 Printer, HP Officejet 4500 Wireless Printer, HP DVD Writer 1270e
It was only a 17" so I'm not bragging.

But to drift back to the topic:

In due time, does anyone think that anything will become wireless, and I'm talking things like wireless coffee makers (ones that use magnet fields to power up) and ect ect.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    eMachines / EL1358G
    CPU
    AMD Athlon II X2 220 - 2.8 GHz
    Motherboard
    eMachines EL1358G
    Memory
    Kingston - 3 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer S231HL 23"
    Screen Resolution
    Acer @ 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    HDS721010CLA - Hitachi 1TB
    WDC WD10EARS - Western Digital 1TB [External]
    PSU
    LITEON 220W
    Case
    eMachines
    Cooling
    Open case
    Keyboard
    Logitech Illuminated Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech M215
    Internet Speed
    15 Mbps Down / 3 Mbps Up
    Other Info
    HP Deskjet 1000 Printer, HP Deskjet 3050 Printer, HP Officejet 4500 Wireless Printer, HP DVD Writer 1270e
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