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Dr. Botts aebs enhancers
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has anyone used them? do they really work? under which situation would i want the omni vs. the extender (my room is upstairs in a 2 story house lets say .. where the aebs would be).
mike
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The omnidirectional antenna does help improve overall range of the AEBS. The directional antenna would help in a situation where, for example, an AEBS was placed in a corner of an office (i.e., big room with lots of cubicles), and you wanted to extend the range throughout the office but didn't want it radiating too far outside the confines of the office (i.e., behind the unit, which is in the corner, in to the neighboring offices). The directional antenna would help.
If you wanted to boost range of an AEBS in your home, the omnidirectional unit would be the one you'd want. However, unless you have a large home or use a TiBook with poor reception, I'd try the base station without an extra antenna first. I have a 2800 sq. foot house, not including basement, and I get good reception throughout.
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sweet thanks.
thats exactly what i wanted to know.
lastly -
why get the aebs over any other wireless g router or station ...
mike
just cause its apple?
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Originally posted by mikeini:
sweet thanks.
thats exactly what i wanted to know.
lastly -
why get the aebs over any other wireless g router or station ...
mike
just cause its apple?
For the kick-ass configuration utility and 100% compatibility... not that you can't connect to b/g routers with a Mac, of course you can, I simply like the extra layer of assurance.
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The two benefits the Apple has is a) full support from Apple and good config. software, and b) the USB port for remote printer sharing is really, really handy (provided you have a supported printer).
But, other than the two above, there's no huge advantage over other brands.
Personally, I have an Apple model because, mainly, of the two items above. I bought mine with the educational discount, so I really didn't pay more than I would have for a third-party 802.11b/g transceiver.
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My family got a Dr Bott antenna for an AEBS that is in my parents' house - very old farm house with many thick walls.
The Antenna did not appear to increase the Range at all! Pretty unimpressed here.
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Originally posted by Cadaver:
The two benefits the Apple has is a) full support from Apple and good config. software, and b) the USB port for remote printer sharing is really, really handy (provided you have a supported printer).
Eh... The software issue is kinda bad, actually. Apple is currently the ONLY manufacturer of these devices that forces its users to use a proprietary package to config the thing. Everybody else lets you just log into it via any web browser, which is inherently better. I do like the USB printer option, but the list of supported printers is pretty limited, too bad.
My favorite AEBS feature is wireless bridging. Just power up another AEBS and expand your LAN range dramatically. Very cool.
But I'd still just get a 3rd party wireless router over an AEBS anyway. They're too expensive, under priced and less reliable than others.
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