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Re: Linksys wireless prices



Anyone got the Orinoco stuff working in Epod or iPAQ?

Thanks

M.

----- Original Message -----
From: Phillip Harris <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 6:48 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Linksys wireless prices


> Mark,
>
> I'm having great results with the Lucent ORiNOCO Residential Gateway
kit
...
> my laptop browses the web and picks up email all over the house and it
> really has worked lika a charm. The built in modem (and dial on demand
>from
> any of the networked PCs) is great - the only problem I have is with
the
> p**s poor logon times  from BT Surftime causing the first request for
an
> internet connection to time out before the connection is made which is
only
> a problem when - like me - you have a PC checking email every half
hour as
> it can't do that unattended (I have actually left my od modem hooked
up
for
> that purpose) but that's not really a fault of the Lucent kit. More
the
crap
> response times of BT's ISP service where it invariably takes longer
than
70
> seconds to connect to their servers and validate my account details.
>
> I was even able to access my network from a neighbours house the other
day
> whilst I was setting up a CD cutter for them and needed some files
that I
> had at home - probably 60m away!
>
> The only "downer" about the Lucent kit is that after being
used to a
100Mbit
> wired network then transferring files over a 10Mbit link is a bit of a
drag
> but I have managed to cut CDs from network shares across the wireless
LAN.
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 20 February 2001 09:36
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Linksys wireless prices
> >
> >
> > I totally agree with you Graham.
> >
> > I put the point to David about the US being sooooo much cheaper. 
He
said
> > there were "additional expenses" in getting a UK
version.  They use a
> > different firmware version and US cards won't be supported in the
> > UK.  OK, I
> > would accept another 5 or 10 quid because of this but not the
> > huge increase
> > on US prices he is quoting.
> >
> > I have also obtained the trade prices and even if we could get
> > them at that
> > the US stuff is STILL much cheaper.
> >
> > I'm moving to the US...anyone else coming?
> >
> > :-(
> >
> > M.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Graham Howe" <graham@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 9:19 AM
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Linksys wireless prices
> >
> >
> > > I just saw the prices on Marks site for the linksys kit,
this is
absurd,
> > why
> > > would anyone want to buy these when the Lucent Orinoco Kit
can
> > be had for
> > > less. All the enthusiasm for these cards on the ePODs board
was due to
> > them
> > > being the cheapest available. Assuming the prices quoted on
Mark's
site
> > > include VAT then here is the comparison:
> > >
> > > PCMCIA Card - Linksys £140  Orinoco £120
> > > Access Point - Linksys £280  Orinoco £273 (Card and AP £350)
> > >
> > > Linksys prices at Buy.Com (before any vouchers/discounts)
> > > PCMCIA Card $116.95
> > > Access Point $228.95
> > > PCI Adapter $44.59
> > >
> > > Yet again we get screwed in this country. I will certainly
not be
buying
> > the
> > > Linksys cards unless I can get them sent from the US (or
unless the
> > retailer
> > > they finally pick over here applies a more sensible price
than the
RRP).
> > >
> > > Graham
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>




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