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   Arlen _G_ Holder to Cindy Hamilton   
   Re: Just curious how far your Wi-Fi acce   
   11 Oct 19 19:51:33   
   
   XPost: alt.home.repair, sci.electronics.repair   
   From: _arlen.george@halder.edu   
      
   On Fri, 11 Oct 2019 12:25:16 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton wrote:   
      
   >> And only a loon would define wifi access at your home as meaning you   
   >> have to put in eqpt at some 'friend's house' kilometers away to make   
   >> it possible.  I'm with you, there are various wifi hotspots in the   
   >> area around here, but none that I can pick up at my home.   
   >   
   > I don't use WiFi hotspots.  You never know where they've been.   
      
   While it's normal for Trader to misunderstand even the most basic of things   
   o In general, most users on this newsgroup comprehend what Ethernet is   
      
   With this setup, at about the same cost as any normal SOHO router   
   o You can feed your entire house with signal many times more powerful   
      
   If you don't _need_ WiFi transmit power ... these tools aren't for you.   
   o But some on this ng need to transmit to the edge of their property line.   
      
   And to all corners and all floors of their house.   
   o At about the same cost as they're paying today (needing more shelf space)   
      
   --   
   In addition, you "can" connect to APs miles away (if you want to).   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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