Wireless Vs. Wired

What is better Wireless or Wired internet?

  • Wired

    Votes: 35 77.8%

  • Wireless

    Votes: 10 22.2%
  • Total voters
    45
leSHok

leSHok

New Member
What do you think is better because I have found that wired internet gets disconnected a lot more than wireless. Does wireless have it's limits because I had three people wired and three people using wireless (a lan type party) and the wired people got disconnected every 10 minutes or so.

What one works better?
And why?

One last question...
If you have an ethernet cord plugged into your pc and a wireless card installed could you chose what internet to use?
^^^I am stuck on that.
 
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lb562high

lb562high

banned
i use both and each has its own pro and con. wireless connection lets you walk around w/ out wires attached...but it also can lose signal very easy and when you have multiple wireless connections then the connections speed tends to decrease. a wired connection has a much stronger connection to your computer and internet, but you have to stay in one place and can't move around...
 
Geoff

Geoff

VIP Member
How can wired get disconnected more? In your case, it's probably a user error when trying to set everything up.

Right now, wired is the best way to go if you want higher transfer rates, lower ping, and less drop outs. Wireless is not good for gaming if you are far from the router!
 
lb562high

lb562high

banned
[-0MEGA-];542801 said:
How can wired get disconnected more? In your case, it's probably a user error when trying to set everything up.

Right now, wired is the best way to go if you want higher transfer rates, lower ping, and less drop outs. Wireless is not good for gaming if you are far from the router!
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EXACTLY :)
 
leSHok

leSHok

New Member
dude i have noooo clue but we have two and sometimes three computers hooked up to wires and if everyone goes on like 2 sites each it lags like crazy and eventually restarts itself.
 
tlarkin

tlarkin

VIP Member
you really can not compare wireless to wired. Wired is always better and more stable for connection. Wireless is for the convenience of not having to run cables.

Wireless has too many factors of interference, wired doesn't.
 
Geoff

Geoff

VIP Member
leSHok said:
dude i have noooo clue but we have two and sometimes three computers hooked up to wires and if everyone goes on like 2 sites each it lags like crazy and eventually restarts itself.
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Then it's probably a problem with your router or cables, not wired in general.
 
tlarkin

tlarkin

VIP Member
[-0MEGA-];542823 said:
Then it's probably a problem with your router or cables, not wired in general.
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99.9% of the time its a problem with the termination, almost never ever does an actual cable go bad.
 
B

Bobo

banned
Wired is waaay better for actual usage, unless it's impossible to get a wire somewhere. Wireless is very easy to disconnect by interference, stuff like that.
 
diduknowthat

diduknowthat

formerly liuliuboy
If its possible for both, I'd go with wired, less interference, and I don't lose the signal. Plus when someone uses the phone, my speed doesn't plunge:)
 
grimxx

grimxx

New Member
I have wireless connection around the house for all of my computer but I just get so mad when the wireless gets disconnected when Im doing stuff like downloading stuff so I will go with wired plus it cheaper than me buying a wireless card for all of my computers instead just buy a couple of really long ethernet cables which in my opinion are really hard to find but other than that wired is my personal favorite
 
bigsaucybob

bigsaucybob

New Member
I use both, but wired is so much easier. Wireless just becomes a pain in the ass and I really do not feel like dealing with it.
 
Iluvpenguins

Iluvpenguins

New Member
[-0MEGA-];542801 said:
How can wired get disconnected more? In your case, it's probably a user error when trying to set everything up.

Right now, wired is the best way to go if you want higher transfer rates, lower ping, and less drop outs. Wireless is not good for gaming if you are far from the router!
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im on a wired setup and my sister on wireless,i tend to have mor eproblems via internet and she has none,i've had 3 times where my internet went extremely slow!And she..0.
 
Jiffyman

Jiffyman

New Member
A wired connection is also more secure than a wireless connection. I also hate my wireless the signal always seems to drop when I'm doing something important, but it does have the benifit of me not braking my neck at night. I think there sould be an inbetween for this vote.
 
tobywuk

tobywuk

New Member
Wired is better by far. More secure, more reliable, faster transfer rates and capable of stretching longer distances. Wireless is more practical though.

I have both on my network :)
 
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