On-Q in-wall wireless access point hides WiFi
posted May 28th 2005 7:32AM
We'd like to have a home big enough to need something like the On-Q in-wall wireless access point, a WiFi unit that you can mount in your walls or ceiling to provide unobtrusive access from anywhere in the house. Then again, at $400 a pop, we could buy enough Motorola WA840G access points (which are the guts of the On-Q) to fill a McMansion for the price of about two of these. And, of course, since these are G units, upgrading to N will mean ripping them out of the walls or ceiling to replace them. That said, these are targeted at builders of new homes, who can incorporate them into houses, and then promote them as fully wired/wireless abodes. We'd be happy to move into a house like that, but somehow suspect that developers will mark up that $400 price even higher when factoring it into their home prices.
McMansion? Are you guys reading James Howard Kunstler? http://www.kunstler.com
If I lived in a mansion I'd rather have all my internet connections wired. No WEP to hack and no RF interference with other electronics. Simple is sometimes better. Wires are good.
Wash your hands before every meal.
This isn't anything new, the Ornico we have at the office is fireproof grade and can be put in a wall without upsetting the fire inspector
did anyone else chuckle when he mentioned these are 'g units'?
#4 yeah I chuckled. Because I'm a dork like you.
When I recently went through the new home buying experience, all OnQ stuff was marked up 100%. So look at a price tag of $800/ea. for homebuyers.
I chuckled too. Pretty soon we'll need a dork bus... At least a dork mini-van.
Agree with Poster #2...
If you've got money to throw around, or if you could pick a freebie or included value item during house purchase, go for some good old Cat5e.
Today's standard 54mbps ? Todays vendor specific 108mbps ? Tommorows standard 108mbps ?
Nah...I'll take todays solid+secure 1000mbps over all of them. And if I feel inclined I'll add a few cheap b or g access points at intervals in the house (firewalled off from the rest of the wired network). And/or wait 2 years and make'em N APs.
But I suppose that approach isn't for everyone...
Agree with Poster #2...
If you've got money to throw around, or if you could pick a freebie or included value item during house purchase, go for some good old Cat5e.
Today's standard 54mbps ? Todays vendor specific 108mbps ? Tommorows standard 108mbps ?
Nah...I'll take todays solid+secure 1000mbps over all of them. And if I feel inclined I'll add a few cheap b or g access points at intervals in the house (firewalled off from the rest of the wired network). And/or wait 2 years and make'em N APs.
But I suppose that approach isn't for everyone...