802.11n on Coby???

dodgefan67

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Nov 9, 2011
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I've been taking a good look at these Coby tablets and I like what i see so far, but what I have noticed is that all the models on their website only specify 802.11b/g, no n.
 

trickbiker121

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Jul 18, 2011
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N isnt necessary on a tablet b/g will give you good enough speed to stream content or browse the web.

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piratesscareme

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Aug 15, 2011
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Correct me if I am wrong but I think that g has a longer range than n. which would be better for a mobile device.

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lfom

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Sep 12, 2011
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Nope, not true. But that's one reason 802.11n probably uses more power, so it'd be worse for battery...
 

tink1cker

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Nov 6, 2011
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Yeah, wrestling with my 7022 trying to connect to my ad-hoc network, I finally gave up, ran to Wal-Mart, and bought a wireless router. Trick with the a/b is that it's getting harder to find them. G and N is by far almost all you see now, with N being what I saw the most of. Like everybody else, I'd like the fastest possible too so that explains that!
Finally, on the bottom shelf, I found that the $35 cheapest router they had support b and g, but it was the ONLY one I could find with b at all. A dying breed I guess. But like trickbiker said, it's enough to stream video :) so what more could you possibly want?
 

trickbiker121

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Jul 18, 2011
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Yeah, wrestling with my 7022 trying to connect to my ad-hoc network, I finally gave up, ran to Wal-Mart, and bought a wireless router. Trick with the a/b is that it's getting harder to find them. G and N is by far almost all you see now, with N being what I saw the most of. Like everybody else, I'd like the fastest possible too so that explains that!
Finally, on the bottom shelf, I found that the $35 cheapest router they had support b and g, but it was the ONLY one I could find with b at all. A dying breed I guess. But like trickbiker said, it's enough to stream video :) so what more could you possibly want?

You could of bought just a G only router if it is cheaper. By b/g it means the tablet will work with either a b or a g router. Most n routers will support b/g if they are dual band.

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dodgefan67

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Nov 9, 2011
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yeah im sure G will be fine for me, my wife watches videos on her laptop all the time and we watch netflix on our wii as well (upstairs even!)
 

subtotal

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Just to chip in, unless you have a pre-802.11g device, there is almost no reason to buy a b type router.

For the record speed/range goes b (11mbs) < g (54mbs) < n (150/300mbs)

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tink1cker

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Nov 6, 2011
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You could of bought just a G only router if it is cheaper. By b/g it means the tablet will work with either a b or a g router. Most n routers will support b/g if they are dual band.

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Yeah, the one I bought IS the cheapest they had. And I HAD to have wifi NOW lol so there was no chance I was going to order one and wait.
 
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