RE: Linksys wireless prices

["Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>]

Yup ... ORiNOCO is working beautifully in my ePod and also in the one
belonging to Ian Bird.

(We got together the other week and sorted it out ... in fact I think I ran
you over some piccies did I not?)

Phil



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 20 February 2001 23:12
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] 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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