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title: Being Wireless
date: "2002-10-13T12:00:00Z"
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wp_id: 1099
description: I reflect on Nicholas Negroponte’s observation about the plummeting cost of wireless LAN technology. Since base station prices have dropped from $2,000 to $120, I’ve decided a wireless setup is definitely my next major gadget purchase.
keywords: [nicholas negroponte, wireless lan, wi-fi, home networking, wired magazine, gadgets]
---

[Nicholas Negroponte on "Being Wireless"](http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.10/wireless.html).

> Five years ago, I put a wireless LAN in my home in Boston. At the time it cost about $2,000 for the base station and $500 for each device I wanted to connect. Today, it costs $120 and $50, respectively, and the price is dropping.

That's about Rs. 10,000. My next gadget is identified.