Router vs. AP

If a router can function as an AP, why do AP's cost more than routers

RBM wrote:

>If a router can function as an AP, why do AP's cost more than routers
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Volume.

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Cheers, Bob

That's exactly how it appears to me. I was wondering if I'm just missing
something

"Bob Willard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> RBM wrote:
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>>If a router can function as an AP, why do AP's cost more than routers
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> Volume.
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> Cheers, Bob

On Mon, 20 Feb 2006 07:07:47 -0500, "RBM" <rbm2(remove this)@optonline.net>
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>"Bob Willard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> RBM wrote:
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>>>If a router can function as an AP, why do AP's cost more than routers
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>> Volume.
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>> Cheers, Bob
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>That's exactly how it appears to me. I was wondering if I'm just missing
>something

Nah, it's pretty much just that simple. In terms of demand and commensurate
volume, it's not hard to fathom a few orders of magnitude more "need" for
routers than WAPs. Pretty much everyone needs a router; darned few need a WAP.

Routers are now simple commodities, and there's blood on the walls for
manufacturers. It's gotten to the point where with a bit of homework one can
obtain a router for not much more than shipping costs. Network providers
often toss in a free router to get a new subscriber; you'll probably never see
one offering a free WAP...