Don't panic. It's true, the new 802.11g standard won't run at 54 megabits.

But then again, it never would have done. Reports that it has been "throttled back" to 20 megabits are very old news...

I am having a disagreement with you, Guy, on what available bandwidth per user there is on a given wi-fi router. Of course, it is shared, but to say that each user will get max 256 or 512 kbits/sec isn't true, I think.

Internet data is burstable so nobody shall notice serious degradation in performance, even when there are dozens of simalteneous users. Common, aren't cable high-speed internet based on the same principle of shared bandwidth? I don't have maximum of 512 at home. No, depending on time of the day and day of the weeks and other circumstances I usually get anything from 1mbit to 3-4 mbits/sec.