Did the OTA today enable 802.11n?

[Donatom3]

The IEEE seems to think that it increases range.

http://standards.ieee.org/announceme..._ratified.html
IEEE Ratifies 802.11n, Wireless LAN Specification to Provide
Significantly Improved Data Throughput and Range

https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=h...ts_systems.pdf
"under development for the IEEE 802.11 standard
providing a marked increase in throughput (from
20 Mbps to around 200 Mbps, in practice) as well as range
of reception (through reducing signal fading) over the
IEEE 802.11a/g standards currently in use. Multiple anten-
nas, or MIMO (Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output), is the key
innovation used to obtain these benefits."

[zone23]

Originally Posted by rooster94

Im not sure about expert. I mean, he was citing wikipedia. I would like to see him provide some concrete evidence that it isn't extending range.

No I was the one that posted the Wiki stuff and he said Wiki was full of crap and could have been posted by any looser (at least that's how I took it).

[zone23]

Originally Posted by Donatom3

The IEEE seems to think that it increases range.

http://standards.ieee.org/announceme..._ratified.html
IEEE Ratifies 802.11n, Wireless LAN Specification to Provide
Significantly Improved Data Throughput and Range

https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=h...ts_systems.pdf
"under development for the IEEE 802.11 standard
providing a marked increase in throughput (from
20 Mbps to around 200 Mbps, in practice) as well as range
of reception (through reducing signal fading) over the
IEEE 802.11a/g standards currently in use. Multiple anten-
nas, or MIMO (Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output), is the key
innovation used to obtain these benefits."

The IEEE is what I said and then he came back with some crap about firewire and usb ports or something. Who knows. I couldn't talk to him because he just kept insulting me. I deleted all of my post so all thats left him quoting me.

[freeza]

Originally Posted by zone23

No I was the one that posted the Wiki stuff and he said Wiki was full of crap and could have been posted by any looser (at least that's how I took it).

Who cares what that guy said. I enabled Wifi N through the XDA patch and immediately got much better range than before. Where I was struggling to keep a signal a mere room away, I was now blazing.

[Donatom3]

Originally Posted by zone23

The IEEE is what I said and then he came back with some crap about firewire and usb ports or something. Who knows. I couldn't talk to him because he just kept insulting me. I deleted all of my post so all thats left him quoting me.

I remember reading that thread. I think a big part of what he was trying to clear up is that people were confusing 5ghz vs 2.4ghz with g vs n.

B/G/N can run on either 5ghz or 2.4ghz. 5ghz doesn't get as far range. It's penetration through walls isn't that good, but it does have better throughput, and generally alot less radio congestion since less devices operate at this frequency.

Anyway I doubt are chipset supports 5ghz aka 802.11A, I can't see my 5ghz radio on my Evo.

[zone23]

So back on top (I will send him over here for you guys) did it enable Wireless N?

[freeza]

Originally Posted by zone23

So back on top (I will send him over here for you guys) did it enable Wireless N?

Yes, it did.

[Donatom3]

Originally Posted by zone23

So back on top (I will send him over here for you guys) did it enable Wireless N?

Both my routers at home and at work are getting over 54 mbps. At home I was between 58-60, but I was getting much higher rates further away from the router. When I was at 10-12 mbps at long range before the update I was around 19-30 after the update. At work next to the router I'm getting 68mbps.

[tech]

does this n enable only works on wifi or does the hotspot apply n to it

[rooster94]

Originally Posted by zone23

No I was the one that posted the Wiki stuff and he said Wiki was full of crap and could have been posted by any looser (at least that's how I took it).

Oh ok sorry must have misread that. I guess he has some credibility after all, but that doesn't mean hes right.