ORiNOCO 'Classic' Silver

I'm looking for an ORiNOCO 'Classic' Silver card. After looking into which
card to get, I think I can gather that the Classic card uses a different
chipset to the newer Proxim card, which had better sensitivity.

So, I have a couple of questions if this is correct. Are they still
available new, or do I need to look for them used on eBay and the like? I'm
having trouble even finding the new Silver card on sale here in the UK!

Many thanks in advance.

Sebby <nosp@m> wrote:
> I'm looking for an ORiNOCO 'Classic' Silver card. After looking into which
> card to get, I think I can gather that the Classic card uses a different
> chipset to the newer Proxim card, which had better sensitivity.

For some reason, the Orinoco cards aren't sold in retail shops that I'm
aware of. The Classic Silver and Classic Gold were the same chipset.
I have the Classic Silver. Two, in fact.

The Classic Gold was sold by Dell, maybe they still have them.

http://makeashorterlink.com/?J2B112107
< http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...=us&l=en&cs=19 >


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

The UK distributor Acal - Network still had some in stock at the end of
October,
but they are more expensive then the current version.
The part code is :
848441481 = Orinoco World Silver Card (11 Channels) - 1 card left.

848441499 = Orinoco ETSI Silver Card (13 Channels) - 8 cards & 3 20-packs
left.

You can order them via Scitec
email dj at scitecgroup.com
Regards,
Martin

Martin² wrote:

> You can order them via Scitec
> email dj at scitecgroup.com

Funny you should say this actually. Wireless4U (part of Scitec) said they
were getting just the one in tomorrow morning, and they are reserving it for
me. I was reluctant because they wanted to charge £8.50 for delivery. Should
I just go for it?

Sebby,
I did not believe the old Orinoco's were (significantly) better and wouldn't
pay the price. I only wanted it because it has an antenna connector, but the
Orinoco antennas are too expensive too.

In the end I got Orinoco USB adapter which is easy to position for best
signal, it needs to be 5' high by the window to get signal from a window in
another building 75m away, works great.
Regards,
Martin

"Martin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I did not believe the old Orinoco's were (significantly) better and wouldn't
> pay the price. I only wanted it because it has an antenna connector, but the
> Orinoco antennas are too expensive too.

I can't compare the old to the new, since I only have the old.
I have two antennas that I connect at various times.
One is a "standard" N-Connector, so I have an Orinoco-N cable.
http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/fra...o_pigtails.htm
The other is a magnetic mount antenna with the Orinoco connector
attached.
http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/frameset_1.php
I don't think either of them was priced higher just because of
the Orinoco MC-card connector.




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

Martin² wrote:

> I did not believe the old Orinoco's were (significantly) better and
wouldn't
> pay the price. I only wanted it because it has an antenna connector, but
the
> Orinoco antennas are too expensive too.

We the old ones made by Lucent just out of interest?

You can still purchase them at http://www.emicrox.com for about $46 new.

Tyler

"Sebby" <nosp@m> wrote in message news:<3ffd9038$0$9390$(E-Mail Removed)>...
> I'm looking for an ORiNOCO 'Classic' Silver card. After looking into which
> card to get, I think I can gather that the Classic card uses a different
> chipset to the newer Proxim card, which had better sensitivity.
>
> So, I have a couple of questions if this is correct. Are they still
> available new, or do I need to look for them used on eBay and the like? I'm
> having trouble even finding the new Silver card on sale here in the UK!
>
> Many thanks in advance.

Tyler Younger wrote:

> You can still purchase them at http://www.emicrox.com for about $46 new.

I'm in the UK :-(

The UK price was about £64, that's over $115 at the moment !
I thing there were made by Agere using Lucent chip.
Regards,
Martin