> Cheapest router I've seen on TigerDirect.ca is C$210 or so, and it
> does 11a/b/g. TD.ca used to have an 11a-only notebook card for
> C$20 but now I can't find it. I guess with 11a heading for orphan
> status it may be cheaper soon.
They had a Netgear 802.11a access point (not a router, just an AP) for sale
a while back, which I picked up for something like $30cad. It works
flawlessly with the IBM a/b/g card I've got in my T40. No more dropped
connections when the phone rings! :-)
> BTW, I also have an old 900MHz phone (2 lines, same as someone
> posted me off-list) but the batteries have poor life and the LCD
> doesn't work properly (for caller ID). I have a nice 2.4GHz
> one-line phone but any 11b network activity causes static (doesn't
> throw me off the phone). Maybe for now I'll watch eBay for a used
> 900MHz handset for this phone.
That's interesting that it caused static. I've got two 2.4ghz wireless
phones in my house, and when I was using an 802.11b connection my laptop
would completely lose its association with the router when the phone rang.
Highly frustrating.
Go with 802.11a if you can find cheap hardware being cleared out...
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