[ale] Home fiber network?

[Pat Regan]

Greg Freemyer wrote:
> I'm planning on building a new house.  My thought is wireless and repeaters.
> 
> They can always be upgraded as speeds increase, but 54gb/sec is pretty
> cost effective today I think.  Probably less than the cost of wiring,
> etc. even ignoring labor.

Wireless is wonderful.  It won't get you nearly 54gb, or even 54mb per
second, though.  :)

One problem is that there are so many things that can impact the quality
of your wireless link.  In my apartment I can see over a dozen other
b/g/n networks.  My throughput isn't always great and my wifi connection
drops a few times a day.  I've been nearly tempted to grab an 802.11a
access point :p.

My parents' house up north is mostly surrounded by seniors.  You can
just barely see 1 other network (default linksys, too :p).  Wifi is rock
solid and fast there.

Both of those make sense, but I have an enigma of an anecdote.  My
brother in law lives in a sub division.  Wifi is absolutely horrible in
his house.  You can only barely see 2 other networks, and only if you
are in the right rooms of the house.  Max speed is always lower than
here at my apartment and I get dropped much more often.  It isn't an
equipment issue, I've tried improving it.

All I'm saying, in a long winded way, is that you can't always predict
how your wifi is going to perform.  I would at least put a network drop
at the primary TV and wherever the office/desk/computer is going to sit.
 Cable is cheap and it is easy to run before the drywall is up.

Pat

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