XPost: uk.telecom.broadband, alt.comp.networking.routers   
   From: tony@vanderhoff.org   
      
   On 22/01/2019 13:49, Chris Bartram wrote:   
   > On 16/01/2019 23:57, MissRiaElaine wrote:   
   >> On 16/01/2019 18:33, Abandoned Trolley wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> hi there   
   >>>   
   >>> I am just wondering what the general view is of the astonishing   
   >>> number of wireless routers on the market (both xDSL and cable) which   
   >>> are offering wireless connections of hundreds of megabits, but have   
   >>> no wired connection faster than 100M.   
   >>>   
   >>> I realise that most connections are directed toward the internet, and   
   >>> that that majority of customers have download speeds less than 100M   
   >>> so its not really a problem. However, for anybody using a media   
   >>> server or any other service on the LAN there's hardly any point in   
   >>> going wireless at all   
   >>>   
   >>> There must be some rationale for this, apart from plain cost cutting   
   >>> - what is it ?   
   >>   
   >> Apathy. Plus the belief of manufacturers that everybody uses wireless.   
   >> I'm waiting for a router to come out with no Ethernet ports at all.   
   >>   
   >>   
   > Already happened. Google IIRC.   
      
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