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Originally Posted by Jon T
I was offering the quickest and most simple explanation  |
Ahh, the good old KISS method... You weren't a techie in the armed forces were you ??? Just that it's the same way that us techies used to explain to the mechs
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Originally Posted by nickhlx
EXCEPT.....
...do be aware that it severely buggers up radio reception for up to 250 meters around them so you may upset a few neighbours - They also slow down internet connections and will likely soon be banned because they "got round" the EU certification - OFCOM will / are removing them when they get a complaint.
Anyway, why do you want to get your PC "on the air" where everyone can hack into them ? Seems completely crazy technology to me - and these have greater "range" than conventional wireless, so MUCH greater audience for someone to hack into you - DEFINITELY don't waste your money and compromise your security !!
Nick
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Hhhhmmm, a bit of truth and a load of non-truths..
The amatuer radio community (their receivers are a lot more sensitive than standard radios/TV's) wants these banned as yes they do send out a lot of radio interference (and to be honest I'm suprised that they ever got an import licence) but apart from a few basic petitions no action has been noted or taken.
As far as unsecure that's not true, even the earlier ones had password key encryption so yes people can recieve the signal but it's no less secure than a well encrypted wifi signal.
So they are a good tool and do get a lot of people out of a jam, but if you live next to a ham radio operator then they can call in OFCOM and get them to prohibit their usage based on inteference to a primary frequency..
As for more range than wifi it totally depends on the frequency and if the OP ever tries a spectrum analyser next to a standard wifi unit he might get a shock...