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Ron Newman

MacPro Wifi compatibility in France

I have a good friend leaving this weekend for a conference in Paris, and taking her MacBook Pro. Does anyone know if there are potential issues with wifi connectivity there? From my reading I gather that 802.11h on 5Ghz is what's specifically designed for European compatibility, which doesn't appear on her mode list, and that there have been issues with with Apple products (iPad) not adhering to European limits on wifi client power levels.

Here are the specs of the machine:

MacBook Pro 8.1

OSx 10.6.8

Card type: Airport Extreme (0x14E4,0x06)

PHY modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n

Thanks,

Ron

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Steve Smith

Re: MacPro Wifi compatibility in France

FWIW I have a very similar model which I used without problem for 3 weeks all over Italy this summer. I saw familiar wireless routers while I was there (DLink, Linksys, Apple Airport, etc.)

I have a good friend leaving this weekend for a conference in Paris, and taking her MacBook Pro. Does anyone know if there are potential issues with wifi connectivity there? From my reading I gather that 802.11h on 5Ghz is what's specifically designed for European compatibility, which doesn't appear on her mode list, and that there have been issues with with Apple products (iPad) not adhering to European limits on wifi client power levels.

Here are the specs of the machine:

MacBook Pro 8.1

OSx 10.6.8

Card type: Airport Extreme (0x14E4,0x06)

PHY modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n

Thanks,

Ron

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Edward Angel

Re: MacPro Wifi compatibility in France

I never had any problems with my Mac Air traveling all over France and northern Italy.

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On Apr 1, 2013, at 9:19 PM, Steve Smith wrote:

FWIW I have a very similar model which I used without problem for 3 weeks all over Italy this summer. I saw familiar wireless routers while I was there (DLink, Linksys, Apple Airport, etc.)
I have a good friend leaving this weekend for a conference in Paris, and taking her MacBook Pro. Does anyone know if there are potential issues with wifi connectivity there? From my reading I gather that 802.11h on 5Ghz is what's specifically designed for European compatibility, which doesn't appear on her mode list, and that there have been issues with with Apple products (iPad) not adhering to European limits on wifi client power levels.

Here are the specs of the machine:

MacBook Pro 8.1

OSx 10.6.8

Card type: Airport Extreme (0x14E4,0x06)

PHY modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n

Thanks,

Ron

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Owen Densmore

Re: MacPro Wifi compatibility in France

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In reply to this post by Ron Newman

I travel to Italy quite a bit for fairly long stay, generally 6 weeks or so.

We mainly use iPads: mine is first generation, my wife's is the latest with a cell SIM. Both have never had problems with wifi where available.

I have taken an older Mac Book Pro which had difficulty with the wireless security at one hotel. This was due to not having the latest WEP,WPA,WPA2,etc. This was 3-4 years ago so is likely not a problem now. Just check your wireless security options to make sure they include the more modern WPA, WPA2 .. so you have a good chance of matching their routers.

-- Owen

On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 8:42 PM, Ron Newman <[hidden email]> wrote:

I have a good friend leaving this weekend for a conference in Paris, and taking her MacBook Pro. Does anyone know if there are potential issues with wifi connectivity there? From my reading I gather that 802.11h on 5Ghz is what's specifically designed for European compatibility, which doesn't appear on her mode list, and that there have been issues with with Apple products (iPad) not adhering to European limits on wifi client power levels.

Here are the specs of the machine:
MacBook Pro 8.1
OSx 10.6.8
Card type: Airport Extreme (0x14E4,0x06)
PHY modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n

Thanks,

Ron

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Ron Newman

Re: MacPro Wifi compatibility in France

Thanks Steve, Ed, Owen. I'll check the security options.

On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Owen Densmore <[hidden email]> wrote:

I travel to Italy quite a bit for fairly long stay, generally 6 weeks or so.

We mainly use iPads: mine is first generation, my wife's is the latest with a cell SIM. Both have never had problems with wifi where available.

I have taken an older Mac Book Pro which had difficulty with the wireless security at one hotel. This was due to not having the latest WEP,WPA,WPA2,etc. This was 3-4 years ago so is likely not a problem now. Just check your wireless security options to make sure they include the more modern WPA, WPA2 .. so you have a good chance of matching their routers.

-- Owen

On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 8:42 PM, Ron Newman <[hidden email]> wrote:

I have a good friend leaving this weekend for a conference in Paris, and taking her MacBook Pro. Does anyone know if there are potential issues with wifi connectivity there? From my reading I gather that 802.11h on 5Ghz is what's specifically designed for European compatibility, which doesn't appear on her mode list, and that there have been issues with with Apple products (iPad) not adhering to European limits on wifi client power levels.

Here are the specs of the machine:
MacBook Pro 8.1
OSx 10.6.8
Card type: Airport Extreme (0x14E4,0x06)
PHY modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n

Thanks,

Ron

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