Wi-Fi World Record

supersam writes "Interline Wireless Technology, a Polish company has reportedly set a world record in stretching the range of a Wi-Fi network for an amazing 110 Kms at 2.4 GHz. They achieved this using an antenna developed by them and an INTEL Pro/Wireless 2011 Access Point."

Re:Wi-Fi jargon

[Jugalator]

I was actually confused by the "Kms" notation. Never seen that before... Kilometers shouldn't be "Kms", just like meters shouldn't be "ms"...

Re:that's 110 kilometers...

[zerocool^]

I don't know about across the english channel. At some point, you pass the horizon, where you can't go any further due to the curvature of the earth. I was pretty sure that level was around ... either 50 or 100 miles, I don't remember. Can you see France from Kent?

~Will

Re:Geek factor 9.3 useful factor 1

[FatAlb3rt]

802.11g claims 54Mbps - how much faster do you need? hell, 11b is 11Mbps. that's still faster than most people's internet access.

the speed is where it needs to be (for now). i am very interested in getting a signal that doesn't crap out when i go to the other side of the house.

anyone got a link for a comparison of AP brands vs. range? comments on the linksys signal booster?

Re:Huzaa!

[Anonymous Coward]

Nope, no hope. I've setup about four dozen wireless Ethernet networks for the ISP I work for, and not a one of them works worth a damn. Well, there is one that covers only one room that works 100%, but other than that, 802.11 is complete crap. You can often get it to work for a few minutes, like these guys have, but long-term, you have non-stop problems. Even with 24 dBi antennas on each end and 100mW transmitters, the main wireless connection at the ISP I work for still doesn't work worth a damn going just across a wide street. We're using it since it's taking Hell$outh, err BellSouth, 18 months and counting to move our T1 to Sprint.

I wish a company would start making wireless that works. Instead, the marketers rule and keep pushing for bigger numbers on the boxes. Who cares if it's 5.5, 11, or 55 Mbps if it doesn't work at all?

Re:Err... it is a cheat

[Anonymous Coward]

Speaking of not paying attention...

"True, picking the signal out from the noise at more than 50ft is proving problematic at present," quoth the parent.