Re: why does the 360 still not have built-in wifi?
- From: The alMIGHTY N <natlee75@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:12:27 -0800 (PST)
On Dec 16, 11:57 am, "Morgan" <Nos...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The Almighty N (Blig, Creamy and Jonah's owner) wrote:
Onboard wireless has been standard on the
majority of laptops for several years now, the same is now true for
other
consoles in the current generation, not to mention modern mobile
phones,
media extenders, and PDAs.
Laptops are intended to be used out of the household
This is one intended use. They are also intended to be (and are often
exclusively) used inside a single household/office building/school.
Laptops were designed to be used outside of the household. While there
are certainly people who are going to own only a laptop and not a
desktop, it is most often a portable computer that allows people to
take their work with them wherever they go and sync up with their home
computer later.
(regardless of
whether people may use them in the household). Wi-fi is more the
domain of coffee shops and libraries than actual households
Not true at all.
Absolutely true. We could go on and on like this forever.
Wi-fi is very common in public places such as libraries or parks or in
eateries that hope to draw you in with the convenience of being able
to go online during lunch or a quick coffee break.
It's certainly in use in homes - I never said that it wasn't - but
it's not common, at least here in the United States. I can't speak as
much to England or other countries that are well ahead of the United
States in terms of what kind of technology is offered to the average
person.
where
there's generally only one desktop PC hooked up where the internet/
phone/cable guy ran the wires.
Mobile phones and PDAs again are devices meant to be used "on the go"
and wi-fi was designed with that intent in mind.
No it wasn't. It was designed to be used as a means of connectivity without
wires. The ability to roam from one network to another is not a feature of
wireless, a wired network could do the exact same job by having accessible
Ethernet ports.
People wanted "a means of connectivity without wires" so they could
easily access networks while on the go. This technology was driven by
the growing number of mobile devices and the desire for a unified
method of communication across devices from different manufacturers.
The driving force was mobile devices.
Wireless networks are simply not common in households.
Yes they are, I believe I may has discussed this with you before.
We did indeed. Just like the last time, you're coming from a U.K.
perspective whereas I'm coming from a U.S. perspective.
Wireless
routers for internet access have become a standard piece of equipment
provided
free by ISPs,
Not in the United States, they haven't. Verizon FIOS's router is a
wired/wireless router but most providers do NOT give you a wireless
router as a standard part of your package.
it is certainly more common to have wireless access to
broadband
than it is to have an Ethernet port in close proximity to your living room
TV, even if there's one in the same room, who wants a length of Cat5 tacked
around the skirting board.
It is certainly more common to have ethernet cables "tacked around the
skirting board" where they're out of the way and not even noticeable.
Most of the time, the cable wires are already running there so adding
ethernet cables is no big deal at all. And if the installer ran the
lines through the walls instead, you can be sure they could also run
ethernet cables in the same paths (maybe for a small fee).
A quick scan from my laptop shows 5 home
wireless networks in range of my house, I'd say that that's pretty much
common usage.
There are *ZERO* wireless networks in range of my house. I don't know
how crowded it is over there in England, but here in the States many
more people live in suburbs and rural areas than in urban
metropolises. I'm sure if I lived in an apartment building here in
Manhattan, I would probably be able to pirate someone's wireless
connection, but that's hardly representative of the state or even the
country.
.
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