"Larry" wrote in message
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Wifi Ethernet transceivers are so cheap there's 4 of them coming out built
right into tiny telephone handsets to hook Skype-in-EEPROM directly to the
router, eliminating running Skype on desktop or laptop completely. I bet
a
fully Ethernet-compliant chipset and radio transceiver now costs OEMs less
than $20, maybe even less than $10. Amazing what Asians can do with slave
labor.

The only problem is that Wifi is only cheap if you buy 100k chipsets or
more. Most, if not all Wifi chip vendors won't talk to you or send you a
datasheet if you don't sign a contract first for at least 100k units. So for
low volume applications, Wifi is very expensive. The Wifi modules I use cost
around $100 each, even in 100's.

Meindert