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Paul Boutin on cutting the cord:

If range rather than speed is your issue, buy the discontinued Linksys WSB24 Wireless-B Signal Booster and a Linksys 802.11b base, rather than the new 54G model. I use this setup to cover a 4-story, 21-unit loft building, plus the roof, plus half the block outside (I parked it in front of a 3rd-floor window).

I have the new 54G model, and it has significantly less range, for the 802.11b clients that use it, than another 802.11b unit I've had for several years. It's not a huge deal, but it's surprising. One expects new generations of products to be better in some respects and equal in others; but not worse.

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