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We've got so used to WiFi, GSM and Bluetooth that people forget how robust wired connections are.
by jgrahamc 5y ago
We've got so used to WiFi, GSM and Bluetooth that people forget how robust wired connections are.
- jacquesm 5y agoBluetooth is anything but robust.
- jgrahamc 5y agoThat was kind of my point. People have got used to Bluetooth being flaky, WiFi having dead spots, WiFi performance not being that great, etc. They've forgotten how good wired connections are. In my house I have a nice WiFi set up and performance from the Apple TV was awful. I discovered that someone had put in some Cat 5 in the walls and managed to test it, splice a few cables and get Ethernet working. End of trouble.
- jacquesm 5y agoI use cable where I can and wireless only when I absolutely have to.
- mmastrac 5y agoSame here. I specifically wired everything in my new house, including Chromecasts. There's enough going wrong with random software that adding a wireless link into the mix doesn't help.
- bombcar 5y agoAnd amusingly enough the more wired you use the better the remaining wireless connections are (as they don’t have to compete).
- anotherevan 5y agoYep! Ran CAT5 throughout my house while it was being built. Proved very handy.
- b_m_x 5y agoRan Coax throughout my house, always running out of T.