I really love how far wireless has come in the last 30 years or so. Most of it is “good enough”, and the tradeoff of convenience vs function is not quite at the “personal preference” stage, but _is_ at the “tools for different jobs” stage. I would not give up my bluetooth earbuds, for use when traveling or just walking/standing in my house. I would not remove my wifi, as there are rooms in my house where it’s cost-prohibitive to run wires.
Anything you’re doing professionally, or as a serious technical hobbyist, demands more care, expense, and analysis, and it’s perfectly reasonable to default to wired, choosing wireless ONLY for those things where the convenience/freedom is a bigger value than the reduced bandwidth and reliability.
Note that, for important things, there are often acceptable hybrid options. Putting up with the Jabra dongle may be worth it for people who really can’t train themselves not to chew on the wire. I have Unifi wifi equipement in my house, which makes for very good coverage, easy wireless->wired bridging, and decent monitoring so I know whether to adjust my setup or call my ISP when something’s not working right.
I really love how far wireless has come in the last 30 years or so. Most of it is “good enough”, and the tradeoff of convenience vs function is not quite at the “personal preference” stage, but _is_ at the “tools for different jobs” stage. I would not give up my bluetooth earbuds, for use when traveling or just walking/standing in my house. I would not remove my wifi, as there are rooms in my house where it’s cost-prohibitive to run wires.
Anything you’re doing professionally, or as a serious technical hobbyist, demands more care, expense, and analysis, and it’s perfectly reasonable to default to wired, choosing wireless ONLY for those things where the convenience/freedom is a bigger value than the reduced bandwidth and reliability.
Note that, for important things, there are often acceptable hybrid options. Putting up with the Jabra dongle may be worth it for people who really can’t train themselves not to chew on the wire. I have Unifi wifi equipement in my house, which makes for very good coverage, easy wireless->wired bridging, and decent monitoring so I know whether to adjust my setup or call my ISP when something’s not working right.