Should I go Wireless?

[powerontop]

If MTNL provides same plan as I currently have at the same speed and price on 3g/reliance netconnect like device then I think all would love to have it. Basically Wifi Modem on USB.

 

[x720]

Umm, I am not too sure whether unlocked 3g wifi routers are available in India, and on how they behave with mtnl.
But mtnl 3g usb stick is just the same as reliance netconnect's usb stick.
Mtnl 3g has speeds of around 2.5 mbpsand unlimited data with no fup for 1650 bucks a month.
http://mtnldelhi.in/dolphin/index.php/3g-prepaid-plans

However, do check the 3g signal strength in your house, by buying a prepaid sim, and putting some 50 _ 100 bucks in it. You will need a 3g/hsdpa capable cell phone to test 3g signals. If you are happy with the speed, then go ahead and buy usb stick. Browse around the mtnl 3g forums.

however, if you are not happy with 3g, then stick with triband. just buy a D-Link, Linksys or Belkin router. A decent one should cost you around 1500 _ 2000 bucks. Connect your mtnl adsl modem to it and enjoy wifi. Get one of the N150s.

There will be absolutely no degradation in speeds given the size of your place.

 

[nooty2007]

I got Netgear N600 dualband wndr3400 router connected to MTNL router i got wifi full house which is around 1300sqft approxmy bro brought it from USA cost like 70 $ .

 

[sa_kiran]

@powerontop and Amish - try drawing an RJ45 cable (LAN cable) to your bedroom, keep the modem in the living room. Use ADSL splitter to connect the phone with modem. As far as possible, don't use phones on parallel connections.

 

[amish]

Whole point of going wireless is because I dont want wires hanging around in house. Whole house has concealed wiring, dont want to spoil it.

 

[sa_kiran]

Whole point of going wireless is because I dont want wires hanging around in house. Whole house has concealed wiring, dont want to spoil it.

Choose the location of the wireless router/modem such that walls don't obstruct the signals.

 

[powerontop]

hmm me and amish are in same boat. We have true/semi concealed wiring and MTNL lineman always gives argument that concealed wiring so what can we do. So to beat them at their own game, and not to pay them anything for crappy wires, I am going to have wiring only till my Hall which MTNL is anyways supposed to provide and put Splitter + Wifi Modem in Hall. With a USB Wifi Adapter in my Desktop in my Bedroom, will connect to it. There are just 1-2 walls to cross but I think if cordless phone can ring in bedroom(with base in Hall), Wifi being much stronger should not have any problems. There are doors in those walls so shudnt be a problem ;-) Anytime there is line problem, I can catch the lineman and ask him to fix and he cannot ask me money for laying wires till my BR. MTNL 3g will depend on tower proximity and am seeing lots of problems users of 3g in mumbai and mayb delhi too to get speeds > 384kbps so don't want to go that way. On other news, bb engineer coming on this sat to fix the problem nahi to Wifi Zindabad.

 

[amish]

At appears that my problem occurs only when it rains! Today there is no rain and no disconnection!One of the walls from where wire comes gets affected by rain, so that cud be the reason.So I am hopeful that within 15-20 days, monsoon will go and my problem will get auto-fixed.

 

[sa_kiran]

This is what my D-Link wifi router manual says:"Be aware of the direct line between network devices. A wall that is 1.5 feet thick (.5 meters), at a 45-degree angle appears to be almost 3 feet (1 meter) thick. At a 2-degree angle it looks over 42 feet (14 meters) thick! Position devices so that the signal will travel straight through a wall or ceiling (instead of at an angle) for better reception."

 

[powerontop]

Just updating. The Lineman fixed the line disturbance and now I get stable connections although the SNR is around 21-22 only yet no disconnections So much for a lineman who was blaming broken wires and what not. For now...no wireless