Dells's Draft N wireless? 1 gig lan? Bellsouth?

Ok I have three questions?

What is the Draft N wireless that dell offers? The say that it is five times faster than g and has twice the range? Is this a good investment?

Some laptops, mainly whitebooks and MacBooks, offer 1 gig lan. How much faster than 10/100 is it? Is it worth getting one of those notebooks over?

The last question is kinda tricky. I am about to buy a laptop, leaning towards a dell e1405, and I would like to set up a wireless network in my apartment. I use BellSouth's DSL service, and somehow they prevent you from using more than one computer on the line unless you pay them an extra $5 bucks a month. I think this is ridiculous, and I was wondering if anyone out there has any experience with this. Is there any way around it?

Thanks for the help.

 

well most internest speeds at the most are tops 10mbps, at 10/100 you are getting full internet speed. i do not think that you need to get it, on the other hand about you wireless router and internet

when you set up your network,
get a wireless router
and your DSL
if this convertes it to a LAN signal, plug it into the router, enter the mac address, DONE!

as for your isp, i have no idea how to get around something like that, but i also have no idea how they don't allow you you "share" your internet. try acctually setting up the wireless router with the DSL modem. it might work.

if no one else can help you send me a message, i don't mind at all

 

well gigabit is 10 times faster when compared to 100mbps lan. with an effective throughput of 2000mbps(thank God for full duplex)

 

I don't reccomend Dell's Draft-N or any Draft-N at this point as the draft has encountered a serious issue that may stall it for a while. Basically, it is knocking all other routers in the area off line by hogging the spectrum. According to Airgo (the only company to get MIMO, which is the main part of N, to work right) the issue is due to the standard, not the equipment. There is still a lot more to work out than mabufacturers want you to believe. Also, I would only get Draft-N equipment that uses the Airgo chipset. I know Linksys and Belkin do, not sure about Broadcom who Dell is likely using to supply the card.

As for the other connections, there is something to keep in mind, your internet is the weak link. However, if you transfer alot large files on your LAN (in your home), then you will want the fastest you can get which is Gigabit for wired or Draft-N for wireless. To take advantage your router must also be Gigabit or Draft-N. So if you are mainly doing internet stuff, then don't worry, g or 10/100 will be more than enough. If you are transferring large files between your home computers look for gigabit or N.

 

I used to have Bellsouth DSL and I never had a problem like the one you are describing.

I had the DSL modem --> Router --> Computers (wired and wireless) and it worked great.

If you are talking about "Home Networking" or whatever Bellsouth calls it, it's a waste of money. They basically charge you extra every month for a modem/router combo. Just go out and buy your own router and make sure it's configured properly. Everything should work fine. The only thing is if you ever need to call tech support they may not help you if you've got your own network set up; it just depends who you get on the line. FWIW, in the 5+ years I had DSL I never had to call tech support.

Hope this helps.

Rob