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are not there any problems or issues and their solutions about wireless?

Yes there are.

[edit] Merger of article with wireless

The term "wireless" includes an ever-growing field of topics. We need to respect the impact that wireless is having on the global community (surpassing landline circuits in late 2000, eclipsing 2.5 billion subs in latter 2006, and the fundamental impact to the evolution of our daily lives) and begin sub-segmenting the sector into more managable topics.

Rayksharma 03:14, 6 January 2007 (UTC)Ray Sharma

Agreed: See also Talk:Wireless... --mlewis000 17:37, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Initial comments

"wireless" being an old-fashioned term is a joke. it's used constantly in industry and academia

harm of frequencies


Note: For the paranoid, Microwave signals (that cook food) are in the 2.45GHZ range. Cell phones, wireless networking, and other similar tools are in the 2.4 GHZ range. This is why proximity to microwaves can disrupt wireless communications [taken out of the history - JDR 18:23, 3 November 2005 (UTC)]

[edit] Wireless Networks

I want to know that how i can make a Domain for 30 system wireless network in a Open area. or Covered Area have 3 to 4 rooms. I have Installed Windows 2000 Advanced Server, and some of the periphirals which i have

1. 1 AP (Access Point) 2. 30 Wirless base NIC Systems having windows 2000 professional 3. 1 Layer 3 Switch 12 Ports

and want to know that is it make this possible further more how i can Configure AP, what kind of configuration i need. Secondly i want to know that what does ( NW Points (INT) and and what does NW Points wiresless EXT) mean.

Help me

[edit] Add WiBro

Shouldn't WiBro be part of the list of the standards?


Mel B 13:54, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Introductory paragraph...

I wrote the introductory paragraph and tried to be as neutral and general as possible as there are over 500 other articles that link to this article covering a variety of topics. --mlewis000 00:44, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merger of article with wireless communications...

I believe that there should be two articles, one for wireless and one for wireless communication, since there are other uses of the term "wireless" besides those that are connected to communications - e.g., historically, or at least in my experience, the term "wireless" is used to refer to any operation that is performed without the use of wires (see first paragraph of wireless). Therefore, the term is also used to refer to operations which are better categorized as "wireless remote control" not "wireless communication". While it could be argued that "wireless remote control" involves "wireless communication", it is unlikely that any of these basically non-communications related wireless topics would ever be covered if the articles were merged under the title of "wireless communications" and then the use of WikiPedia as a reference for this topic would be unnecessarily limited.

In short, the term "wirless" literally means "without wires" and there are examples of these types of usages of the term (see the examples section of the current article) which should be included in the article that probably would not fit in an article on "wireless communication". Of course these examples could possibly be forced to fit into an article titled "wireless communication" by over-rationalizing them as a type of communication but this would be overlooking the original intent of the invention of many of these types of wireless devices, which is to remotely control something without the use of wires. Therefore, I think that the article on "wireless" should cover all uses of the term in a broad sense and then there should be other articles that go into more detail, such as wireless communication, wireless remote control, etc. This type of structure makes information more accurate, complete, and readily found, since information about one subject, such as wireless remote control, is not "buried" in another article that (from its title) is supposed to be about "wireless communication". --mlewis000 00:43, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

I support retention of "wireless" due to its use as a term throughout the early years of radio for radio communication. Although "wireless" is often used today as a synonym for cellular telephony, some information should remain available here. For instance, schoolkids could read about the history of Titanic and misinterpret the radio officer's "wireless" as a cell phone. Robogun 20:32, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
I suggest a merge. A merged article with the title "Wireless" could explain both concepts and all these aspects, including any old meaning of wireless. (However, wireless still normally implies radio based, so I don't see how the meaning has changed.) The houndreds of articles linkint to "wireless" as well as "wireless communication" would gain from a common article. Mange01 19:40, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
I'm against a merge of the articles, I'm in favor picking one article, and making it the major article. The 2 terms are used differentlhy in different countires. I support Mobile as the dominant category, and article, with wireless as a child category, and article. Mathiastck (talk) 22:08, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Tags

What are the specific issues? Please list individual points. J. D. Redding 19:38, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article or section attention from an expert?

What are the specific issues? Please list individual points. J. D. Redding 19:39, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article or section does not cite any references or sources?

What are the specific issues? Please list individual points. J. D. Redding 19:39, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "...Chaos might ensue"

I changed the sentence that stated that without the FCC's regulatory control over the airwaves chaos would ensue. It fails to mention alternative arrangements such as private property rights in the airwaves. --Bouchacha 20:11, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Removing the External Links section

The External Links section has only one, marginally notable, link, and the section is a constant magnet for spam. I suggest the section be deleted.--Mumia-w-18 20:41, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

External links is tough here. w3c and GSM standards, and perhaps CTIA make good external links. Mathiastck (talk) 22:07, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] supercategory wireless or mobile

There is a discussion to merge one wireless category into another. I'd prefer all wireless categories to be children of the Mobile category. This seems to be the palce to discuss. Mathiastck (talk) 22:06, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cellular Telephones

"Perhaps the best known example of wireless technology is the cellular telephone" - really? - I would have thought a broadcast radio receiver or television are more ubiquitous. After all we probably spend more time listening to, and watching those than we do on our phones... Phooto (talk) 12:33, 9 April 2008 (UTC)