gperete Posted October 20, 2006 CID Share Posted October 20, 2006 hi all, i am new to this wireless thing and would just like to know the difference between the two. do they both operate at 2.4 ghz? bottom line is, could i connect to a wireless isp using a wireless lan card? thanks and regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted October 20, 2006 CID Share Posted October 20, 2006 Welcome to the Forum gperete! As far as the question goes.. You will not be able to connect to a wireless ISP's network with a standard wifi card.. The reason.. 802.16.. Or long haul wifi.. Pretty much this is 802.11, the wireless for consumers, on steroids.. It is made to go up to 30 miles.. On top of that you need to have line of sight to the antenna for wireless ISPs to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted October 20, 2006 CID Share Posted October 20, 2006 I on wireless my isp offers line of site and non line of site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gperete Posted October 23, 2006 Author CID Share Posted October 23, 2006 Welcome to the Forum gperete! As far as the question goes.. You will not be able to connect to a wireless ISP's network with a standard wifi card.. The reason.. 802.16.. Or long haul wifi.. Pretty much this is 802.11, the wireless for consumers, on steroids.. It is made to go up to 30 miles.. On top of that you need to have line of sight to the antenna for wireless ISPs to work. thank you very much. now i know that i have to include a wireless router in my setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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