Soldato
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- 6 Sep 2005
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Evening guys
My gateway is in the middle of a long drawn out death rattle (or high pitched whine in this case).
The model is a Linksys AG241, I have contacted Linksys who have said it is faulty and they will send me a new one. That model is discontinued and the nearest is a wireless gateway, model WAG54GX2, I can't post the link to it as it doesn't appear to be on the Linksys website (
) but it can be googled for and has some good reviews.
Alternatively I can swap it for a similar model in the local shop where I bought it.
I tried Belkin wireless equipment once before without much success, I live in an old house with thick walls (impossible to get a mobile signal anywhere but at the window) and the signal was non-existant.
Apparently this particular gateway sends two signals to maxamise strength....what do you think...is the wireless worth it or shall I just get a replacement tomorrow?
Pros
Wirefree - If I want to connect a laptop I have to trail a 20m cable from one end of the house to another at the moment.
Very handy
Cons:
Up to 10 days to deliver and I don't know if it will work here until it arrives
I have to admit to being a little worried about the RF signal...it's almost like inviting a mini phone mast into your house.
I'm a bit ...what would you do?
My gateway is in the middle of a long drawn out death rattle (or high pitched whine in this case).
The model is a Linksys AG241, I have contacted Linksys who have said it is faulty and they will send me a new one. That model is discontinued and the nearest is a wireless gateway, model WAG54GX2, I can't post the link to it as it doesn't appear to be on the Linksys website (
) but it can be googled for and has some good reviews.Alternatively I can swap it for a similar model in the local shop where I bought it.
I tried Belkin wireless equipment once before without much success, I live in an old house with thick walls (impossible to get a mobile signal anywhere but at the window) and the signal was non-existant.
Apparently this particular gateway sends two signals to maxamise strength....what do you think...is the wireless worth it or shall I just get a replacement tomorrow?
Pros
Wirefree - If I want to connect a laptop I have to trail a 20m cable from one end of the house to another at the moment.
Very handy
Cons:
Up to 10 days to deliver and I don't know if it will work here until it arrives
I have to admit to being a little worried about the RF signal...it's almost like inviting a mini phone mast into your house.
I'm a bit
...what would you do?