have u use WiFi 802.11n now?

Question

WiFi 802.11n has not yet been ratified by the WiFi Alliance Group, infact it has only reach Draft 2.0 up until now. But so many vendors have relased their WiFi products equipped with this new technology (the 11n), will you follow the trend set by those vendors or will you stay put use the standard 802.11g?

Answer 1

Because of the standard being still in the draft mode and the cost being higher, I do not use or recommend it to my customers. Once there is a finalization and prices start to drop, it may have some benefit to some users. From experience 90% of todays users will never get any benfit from the new standard if they properly manage a G router.

Answer 2

The standard is not in full agreement at this time; it is in draft mode. This means that purchase and use of the 802.11n devices may not work across all maker devices and this will become even more of an issue when you use devices made by multivendors. For this reason I suggest waiting until the standard is adopted and all makers are in agreement.

Now having said all that, many makers have introduced their product. They claim it works on their product and as long as you use solely their product you are probably OK. I cannot assure you it will be OK however.

Many makers beleive their hardware will meet the 802.11n standard as finally adopted - perhaps with firmware upgrades which can be done by users in the field. Because of this, they beleve it wise to establish their footprint in the marketplace now and fix whatever is weak later. This is a risk because it may require more than a firmware fix to get it to run. If that proves out, the maker classifies the unit as "no longer supported" and makes the next generation that will work. It remains your risk because any maker can classify any device as "no longer supported".

For me, I believe the 802.11 g standard will meet near term use and I will not install 802.11 n until the standard is adopted and the devices are certified to meet the final accepted standard.