MIMO routers

Does anyone have experience of the various MIMO routers now on the market
please? I have seen one online review praising the performance of the
Linksys WRT54GX, and another slating it compared to the Belkin product. Is
there anything to choose between them?

I'll be using it with non-MIMO adapters, at least for now. Any views on
whether there will be a noticeable performance improvement over a non-MIMO
router? I'm looking for extra range, as I have terrible coverage in the
house at present.

Thanks

Chris R

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In <4372077c$0$1488$(E-Mail Removed)> on Wed, 9 Nov 2005
14:30:09 -0000, "ChrisR"
<(E-Mail Removed) y.com.address> wrote:

>Does anyone have experience of the various MIMO routers now on the market
>please? I have seen one online review praising the performance of the
>Linksys WRT54GX, and another slating it compared to the Belkin product. Is
>there anything to choose between them?
>
>I'll be using it with non-MIMO adapters, at least for now. Any views on
>whether there will be a noticeable performance improvement over a non-MIMO
>router? I'm looking for extra range, as I have terrible coverage in the
>house at present.

Suggest you consider an inexpensive better antenna for your current access
point.

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> In <4372077c$0$1488$(E-Mail Removed)> on Wed, 9 Nov
> 2005
> 14:30:09 -0000, "ChrisR"
> <(E-Mail Removed) y.com.address> wrote:
>
>>Does anyone have experience of the various MIMO routers now on the market
>>please? I have seen one online review praising the performance of the
>>Linksys WRT54GX, and another slating it compared to the Belkin product. Is
>>there anything to choose between them?
>>
>>I'll be using it with non-MIMO adapters, at least for now. Any views on
>>whether there will be a noticeable performance improvement over a non-MIMO
>>router? I'm looking for extra range, as I have terrible coverage in the
>>house at present.
>
> Suggest you consider an inexpensive better antenna for your current access
> point.

Thanks, but the antenna on my WAG54G is not replaceable, I think.

Chris R

I'm very happy with my Netgear mimo. Can't replace the antennas, but it
works better than my old linksys speeedbooster router which had a
directional antenna....
LT



"ChrisR" <(E-Mail Removed) y.com.address>
wrote in message news:4372077c$0$1488$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Does anyone have experience of the various MIMO routers now on the market
> please? I have seen one online review praising the performance of the
> Linksys WRT54GX, and another slating it compared to the Belkin product. Is
> there anything to choose between them?
>
> I'll be using it with non-MIMO adapters, at least for now. Any views on
> whether there will be a noticeable performance improvement over a non-MIMO
> router? I'm looking for extra range, as I have terrible coverage in the
> house at present.
>
> Thanks
>
> Chris R
>

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In <43752b96$0$1455$(E-Mail Removed)> on Fri, 11 Nov 2005
23:27:48 -0000, "ChrisR"
<(E-Mail Removed) y.com.address> wrote:

>"John Navas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>
>> In <4372077c$0$1488$(E-Mail Removed)> on Wed, 9 Nov
>> 2005
>> 14:30:09 -0000, "ChrisR"
>> <(E-Mail Removed) y.com.address> wrote:
>>
>>>Does anyone have experience of the various MIMO routers now on the market
>>>please? I have seen one online review praising the performance of the
>>>Linksys WRT54GX, and another slating it compared to the Belkin product. Is
>>>there anything to choose between them?
>>>
>>>I'll be using it with non-MIMO adapters, at least for now. Any views on
>>>whether there will be a noticeable performance improvement over a non-MIMO
>>>router? I'm looking for extra range, as I have terrible coverage in the
>>>house at present.
>>
>> Suggest you consider an inexpensive better antenna for your current access
>> point.
>
>Thanks, but the antenna on my WAG54G is not replaceable, I think.

You could still use a reflector.

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On MIMO routers,
On my experiance - DO NOT BUY the D-link DSL-G624M.

WEP encryption on this device does not actually work! If you are thinking
about buying it then phone tech support and see for yourself. They recommend
using WPA because they say it is better, but press them and they confess
there is a problem with WEP. No date for firmware fix. And also the
documented Dynamic DNS just isn't there!!!!! I think someone has rushed this
product to market. Wasted a day of mine on client site trying to install
this thing.

LEaving MIMO alone now as my fingers are burnt. Wait until stable.

John Navas <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Suggest you consider an inexpensive better antenna for your current access
> point.

I'm thinking of replacing a Linksys BEFW11S4 with some "g" unit, for
improved shared speed. We've gone from low speed DSL to high speed cable,
and there are two or three wireless units sharing the airspace.

One room has marginal signal, even with a pair of Windsurfers on the
Linksys. Would MIMO be an improvement with non-MIMO adapters? I thought
the MIMO magic was all in the router, but your comment here makes me
wonder. The clients are all 54g, from Linksys, Netgear and DLink.

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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5

I bougt two weeks ago the Belkin PRE N MIMO.
For me it is the best choice. Excelente coverage on the 1st floor. It has a
good performance.
I changed the old USR 9106 with this technonogie
ManuelMoreira
Portugal
"ChrisR" <(E-Mail Removed) y.com.address>
wrote in message news:4372077c$0$1488$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Does anyone have experience of the various MIMO routers now on the market
> please? I have seen one online review praising the performance of the
> Linksys WRT54GX, and another slating it compared to the Belkin product. Is
> there anything to choose between them?
>
> I'll be using it with non-MIMO adapters, at least for now. Any views on
> whether there will be a noticeable performance improvement over a non-MIMO
> router? I'm looking for extra range, as I have terrible coverage in the
> house at present.
>
> Thanks
>
> Chris R
>

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In <dl8q4c$dtr$(E-Mail Removed)> on Mon, 14 Nov 2005 01:43:40 +0000 (UTC),
(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>John Navas <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> Suggest you consider an inexpensive better antenna for your current access
>> point.
>
>I'm thinking of replacing a Linksys BEFW11S4 with some "g" unit, for
>improved shared speed. We've gone from low speed DSL to high speed cable,
>and there are two or three wireless units sharing the airspace.
>
>One room has marginal signal, even with a pair of Windsurfers on the
>Linksys. Would MIMO be an improvement with non-MIMO adapters? I thought
>the MIMO magic was all in the router, ...

It's not -- for anything more than a modest improvement, you need MIMO in the
clients as well.

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