req adv: grid vs dish antennas

I want to get a high gain directional wlan antenna and I was thinking about a Cisco
AIR-ANT3338 solid dish - they're pricey but I expect excellence from Cisco. I've also
seen these grid antennas about which are a fraction of the price and yet advertise the
same gain levels. Is there an advantage to getting the Cisco or am I just paying for the
name? Thanks for any advice.

Hi
It all depends on the environment and your expectation of the outcome.
Under normal situation the brand of the Antennae make is Not a big issue.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"tg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I want to get a high gain directional wlan antenna and I was thinking about
>a Cisco
> AIR-ANT3338 solid dish - they're pricey but I expect excellence from
> Cisco. I've also
> seen these grid antennas about which are a fraction of the price and yet
> advertise the
> same gain levels. Is there an advantage to getting the Cisco or am I just
> paying for the
> name? Thanks for any advice.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

"Jack (MVP-Networking)." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi
> It all depends on the environment and your expectation of the outcome.
> Under normal situation the brand of the Antennae make is Not a big issue.
> Jack (MVP-Networking).

so instead of a £300 cisco dish I may get exactly the same performance form a £50 grid
dish....(?)

tg wrote:
> "Jack (MVP-Networking)." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Hi
>> It all depends on the environment and your expectation of the outcome.
>> Under normal situation the brand of the Antennae make is Not a big issue.
>> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
> so instead of a £300 cisco dish I may get exactly the same performance form a £50 grid
> dish....(?)
>
>

It depends on what you want to do with it. See, for example, this
thread (and the ones linked from it):
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.i...058944ea0f6c55

You'll probably get more info from alt.internet.wireless than from this
XP-oriented newsgroup.


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"Lem" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> tg wrote:

<snip> You'll probably get more info from alt.internet.wireless than from this
> XP-oriented newsgroup.

ok thanks Lem I'll try alt.internet.wireless