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Originally Posted by darius
Clearly you've never used N. N has less range than G. It has faster speeds but tails off quickly the farther away from the access point you travel.
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I have, and it coincides with that of a couple of articles on the net. How about this one, talking about a DRAFT N device:
"Our early experience with Apple’s AirPort Extreme (a first gen Draft N system) goes way beyond doubling the range."
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http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials...le.php/3680781
Also this one: "The 802.11n standard promises to achieve as much as 5x the throughput and up to double the range over legacy"
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http://www.wi-fi.org/files/kc/WFA_80...try_June07.pdf
And this one: 'Range is harder to quantify because it's affected by many variables, such as barriers that could block the signal. However, Intel reports that 802.11n equipment typically delivers more than twice the range of 802.11g equipment, at any given throughput speed. Those results were confirmed anecdotally in the recent Computerworld review.
"At the very end of an open field with no interference, where you could get 1Mbit/sec. with "g" equipment, you'll net 14Mbit/sec. to 16Mbit/sec. with "n" equipment," reports Ashish Gupta, an Intel product manager.'
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http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...ess_networking
You may have been on a downgraded N network (because a\b\g devices were on it), or just had a crappy experience. But one of the features of 802.11n is at least double speed or double range.