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RBM

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 11:05 pm
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If a router can function as an AP, why do AP's cost more than routers

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Bob Willard

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:48 am Post subject: Re: Router vs. AP [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

RBM wrote: >If a router can function as an AP, why do AP's cost more than routers > > > > Volume. -- Cheers, Bob >> Stay informed about: Router vs. AP

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:07 am Post subject: Re: Router vs. AP [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

That's exactly how it appears to me. I was wondering if I'm just missing something "Bob Willard" <BobwBSGS.DeleteThis@TrashThis.comcast.net> wrote in message news:kK-dnZFxTbz9MWTe4p2dnA@comcast.com... > RBM wrote: > >>If a router can function as an AP, why do AP's cost more than routers >> >> > Volume. > > -- > Cheers, Bob >> Stay informed about: Router vs. AP

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:19 am Post subject: Re: Router vs. AP [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Mon, 20 Feb 2006 07:07:47 -0500, "RBM" <rbm2(remove this)@optonline.net> wrote: > >"Bob Willard" <BobwBSGS.RemoveThis@TrashThis.comcast.net> wrote in message >news:kK-dnZFxTbz9MWTe4p2dnA@comcast.com... >> RBM wrote: >> >>>If a router can function as an AP, why do AP's cost more than routers >>> >>> >> Volume. >> >> -- >> Cheers, Bob > >That's exactly how it appears to me. I was wondering if I'm just missing >something Nah, it's pretty much just that simple. In terms of demand and commensurate volume, it's not hard to fathom a few orders of magnitude more "need" for routers than WAPs. Pretty much everyone needs a router; darned few need a WAP. Routers are now simple commodities, and there's blood on the walls for manufacturers. It's gotten to the point where with a bit of homework one can obtain a router for not much more than shipping costs. Network providers often toss in a free router to get a new subscriber; you'll probably never see one offering a free WAP... >> Stay informed about: Router vs. AP

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