In message <8oi245ht62fvti7pa2vm3utc6v3h8i48pk@4ax.com> John Navas
<spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> was claimed to have wrote:

>On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:15:48 -0700, DevilsPGD <DeathToSpam@crazyhat.net>
>wrote in <2i3245tanmkuq63iolfeu277sbrefnt50e@4ax.com>:
>
>>In message <Xns9C3374590DD88noonehomecom@74.209.131.13> Larry
>><noone@home.com> was claimed to have wrote:
>>
>>>DevilsPGD <DeathToSpam@crazyhat.net> wrote in
>>>news:2ck045h859dl02n0u2rtbcvvjl1psdf4d4@4ax.com :
>>>
>>>> I can do about 70Mb/s sustained across my WiFi, speedtest.net from the
>>>> browser reports about 12Mb/s across the same WiFi, so 9Mb/s seems to be
>>>> the iPhone's independent limit.
>>>
>>>I find that simply AMAZING, seeing as how the iPhone is an 802.11b/g device
>>>who's absolute maximum dream speed is 54Mbps!
>>>
>>>http://compnetworking.about.com/od/w...stis80211g.htm
>>>
>>>It does NOT support the proprietary Linksys or Netgear 802.11g 108Mbps
>>>extensions, which makes this speed test you tout simply a lie!
>>
>>How so?
>>
>>I didn't say the iPhone is getting 70Mb/s, just that I can do about
>>70Mb/s across the WiFi in general (from my laptop) -- Sorry if that
>>wasn't clear.
>
>To get 70Mb/s throughput you need at least 140 Mbps raw speed, only
>possible with a fairly short 802.11n connection.

Sounds about right, I rarely use my laptop at home these days and when I
do, I mainly use my laptop in the same room or next room to my wifi
access point (or in other cities)