mimo XR 802.115 cardbus adapter vs. non-mimo XR adapter

I recently stayed at a hotel in Santa Barbara that had wi-fi service in
their rooms. my laptop computer WAS able to access the internet, but
painfully slow. The cardbus adapter that I am using is the "airlink
101 802.11g wireless cardbus adapter".

I see advertised now the "airlink MIMO XR 802.11G caardbus adapter".
Would this new adapter be able to receive signals faster & stronger?
What is the difference between the two?
Would the newer model be able to receive signals faster and stronger?

best, Aaron

On 1 Aug 2006 19:44:15 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote in
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>I recently stayed at a hotel in Santa Barbara that had wi-fi service in
>their rooms. my laptop computer WAS able to access the internet, but
>painfully slow. The cardbus adapter that I am using is the "airlink
>101 802.11g wireless cardbus adapter".
>
>I see advertised now the "airlink MIMO XR 802.11G caardbus adapter".
>Would this new adapter be able to receive signals faster & stronger?
>What is the difference between the two?
>Would the newer model be able to receive signals faster and stronger?

MIMO is needed at both ends to have any benefit. Consider an external
antenna instead.

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dear John: thank's for your quick repllyl! As for using an external
antenna, is it possible to hook up an external antenna to the wireless
cardbus adapter? Or, what other wi-fil connector should I I use
for a notebook computer? best, Aaron


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John Navas wrote:
> On 1 Aug 2006 19:44:15 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote in
> <(E-Mail Removed). com>:
>
> >I recently stayed at a hotel in Santa Barbara that had wi-fi service in
> >their rooms. my laptop computer WAS able to access the internet, but
> >painfully slow. The cardbus adapter that I am using is the "airlink
> >101 802.11g wireless cardbus adapter".
> >
> >I see advertised now the "airlink MIMO XR 802.11G caardbus adapter".
> >Would this new adapter be able to receive signals faster & stronger?
> >What is the difference between the two?
> >Would the newer model be able to receive signals faster and stronger?
>
> MIMO is needed at both ends to have any benefit. Consider an external
> antenna instead.
>
> --
> Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
> John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
> Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
> Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>

It's possible to hook up an external antenna _if_ the card has an
antenna jack. Some do; most don't. Another option is to use a USB
adapter with a built-in high-gain antenna, like the one made by Hawking.

On 2 Aug 2006 08:04:42 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote in
<(E-Mail Removed). com>:

>dear John: thank's for your quick repllyl! As for using an external
>antenna, is it possible to hook up an external antenna to the wireless
>cardbus adapter? Or, what other wi-fil connector should I I use
>for a notebook computer? best, Aaron
>
>
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>John Navas wrote:
>> On 1 Aug 2006 19:44:15 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote in
>> <(E-Mail Removed). com>:
>>
>> >I recently stayed at a hotel in Santa Barbara that had wi-fi service in
>> >their rooms. my laptop computer WAS able to access the internet, but
>> >painfully slow. The cardbus adapter that I am using is the "airlink
>> >101 802.11g wireless cardbus adapter".
>> >
>> >I see advertised now the "airlink MIMO XR 802.11G caardbus adapter".
>> >Would this new adapter be able to receive signals faster & stronger?
>> >What is the difference between the two?
>> >Would the newer model be able to receive signals faster and stronger?
>>
>> MIMO is needed at both ends to have any benefit. Consider an external
>> antenna instead.

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