suppose I am using a 54Mbps wireless access card.. which is about equal to 56kbps or the average telephone line access speed. Why is it that the wireless card seems to be so much faster than connecting with a telephone line which is about the same speed if you do the math.Really stupid question I know but I am curious...
2007-03-28 11:08:33 · 3 answers · asked by attrner 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
The phone modem is in kbps = 1,000.
The wireless is in Mbps = 1,000,000.
The wireless is faster.
2007-03-28 11:16:42 · answer #1 · answered by Johnny on the Spot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're not anywhere near the same speeds. The telephone line is limited to 56 Kilo bits per second (kilo means a thousand) and the WiFi card is 54 Mega bits per second (mega means a million).
2007-03-28 18:17:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What? 54M (mega)bits is the same as 54K (kilo bits)? I dont think so.. a million is much more than 1000. So yes wireless which is connected to a broadband connection will be much faster than a 56k modem.
2007-03-28 19:07:32 · answer #3 · answered by Tracy L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋