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qasdfdsaq · 17-01-2011, 01:15

Wireless N will not give you any more power, in fact it may output less. Power is limited by local regulations rather than wireless standards, the EU limit is 100mW on 2.4Ghz. You could get equipment 100x more powerful but they wouldn't be legal to buy or operate.

That said the average N device won't go much further than a good set of G equipment, but N does mandate minimum receive sensitivities (i.e. the weakest signal that can be used) to be at least as good as the best G equipment, so on average you might get a bit more range.

You'll probably see more variation between individual devices/models than between G and N as a whole.

17-01-2011, 01:15	#3
qasdfdsaq cf.mega poster Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,207	Re: Wireless network needing more power - is Wireless N the solution? Wireless N will not give you any more power, in fact it may output less. Power is limited by local regulations rather than wireless standards, the EU limit is 100mW on 2.4Ghz. You could get equipment 100x more powerful but they wouldn't be legal to buy or operate. That said the average N device won't go much further than a good set of G equipment, but N does mandate minimum receive sensitivities (i.e. the weakest signal that can be used) to be at least as good as the best G equipment, so on average you might get a bit more range. You'll probably see more variation between individual devices/models than between G and N as a whole.