802.11n Question?

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Quick question regarding 802.11n for you guys that I have not been able to find an answer for.

I have a Macbook Pro and today stumbled across where for $1.99 you can "unlock" 802.11n on your computer. Granted two dollars isn't a lot either way am I going to see any kind of benefit such as better signal strength, if my router (well, my neighbors router, we share internet service) is still 802.11g?
 
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If you router is "G".. you will see no benefit with "N".

Great neighbor you have there.
 
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Like RIDE said, if you don't have a 802.11n router, then you won't see any benefit. In fact, I've heard some cases where performance deteriorated when using the Mac's 802.11n on a 802.11g network.
 
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You have a Macbook Pro... Is it the Intel 2 Duo or just the Duo? N is not a feature of Intel Duo - just FYI.
 
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His specs say its a Core 2 Duo
 

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