[Thirlen]

How can I implant a Micro-transceiver, if I want some wireless communication?

[Medicineman]

You have to talk to your GM / your Gruop and Houserule Essenceloss,Avail and ¥
I'd suggest something like 0.1 Ess , Avail 4E and 1250 ¥

HougH!
Medicineman

[MijRai]

Or just give it Capacity and let it be installed in Cyber-ears. 

[Rooks]

and use the same capacity as if your are installing it in a piece of gear

[Medicineman]

Or just give it Capacity and let it be installed in Cyber-ears.

or both

HougH!
Medicineman

[ScytheKnight]

Implanted comlink would also do the trick.

[Medicineman]

Implanted comlink would also do the trick.

an implanted Comlink could be bricked (causing major damage to your Brain) because WiFi is essentiall for a comlink to work.
a Microtranceiver otoh is WiFi indipendant thus unbrickable

with a safetydance
Medicineman

[ScytheKnight]

Implanted comlink would also do the trick.

an implanted Comlink could be bricked (causing major damage to your Brain) because WiFi is essentiall for a comlink to work.
a Microtranceiver otoh is WiFi indipendant thus unbrickable

with a safetydance
Medicineman

Well this is from Missions FAQ so YMMV, but Comlinks can be setup to work the same way as a micro-transceiver and be setup in the same comm's network as them.

[Medicineman]

Ahhh,Yeah, the Missions FAQ which have absolutely no Impact on my and my tables (or as much Impact as a sack of Rice in China or India that falls to the Ground ) I'd rather stick to the BBB (Big Basic Book thats oldschool for CRB )
A Comlink can not communicate with others without WiFi by RAW
a microtranceiver otoh can .

He who allready danced in India and China
Medicineman

[Jack_Spade]

Yeah, otherwise it would make no sense to even have a micro transceiver - the Metalink costs the same but has the additional features of a (bad) commlink.

[BrysenBlue]

Implanted comlink would also do the trick.

an implanted Comlink could be bricked (causing major damage to your Brain) because WiFi is essentiall for a comlink to work.
a Microtranceiver otoh is WiFi indipendant thus unbrickable

with a safetydance
Medicineman

Are you sure?  I was under the impression that EVERYTHING in 2075 that runs works via the matrix and thus wireless?

Isnt that the nature of the Matrix now since the 2.0 crash or whatever?

[Medicineman]

>>> Are you sure?  I was under the impression that EVERYTHING in 2075 that runs works via the matrix and thus wireless?

relatively
IIRC it says a Microtranceiver has a Range of 1 KM
and the WiFi Bonus is unlimited Range.
so the Base Range is without any WiFi or any Matrix access and only if you switch to Matrix/WiFi THAN you get communication around the World
its just a  Radio/ Walkie Talkie or CB (?) but it DOES NOT need WiFi and the Matrix to work and that is (ImO) the most important feature
(Me & My Chars/my Fellow Players & their Chars allways use a Microtranceiver as a back up for the Comlink Communication
protected by a Decker or run silently we foremost use a comlink but if that gets hacked or if there is no Matrix connection like in the Chicago Containment Zone we use a Microtranceiver for shortrange communication )

with a feature Dance
Medicineman

[BrysenBlue]

relatively

Please correct me if I am wrong (Anyone?)

But as I understand it, a Walkie Talkie would work fine, because its a Throwback Technology. It has no matrix icon. No matrix presence.  But a Micro-Transceiver which does have wireless functionality (even if its not running) still has an Icon on the Matrix so long as it is actively running. It simply is not broadcasting via a wireless network, right?

This is how Technomancers and Deckers can hack a device "on" and take control of it, right?

Basically, the only way to not be on the matrix with tech in 2075 is to have tech built which doesn't integrate with the matrix (throw back tech from before the Crash) or to have all of the devices disabled (Switched Off).

As I understand it (and please correct me if I am mistaken) the only thing a Technomancer/Decker cannot do in the modern day and age is take control of your Trodes and FORCE you deeper into the Matrix and I think that is only because the rules exclusively say that cannot be done. He can still take control of your Trodes and turn them off or feed them other commands, etc.

Basically, (as far as I can tell) your Sam is going to need to have obsolete tech in him (not as bad as you think). I only bring this up because following the Boston Lockdown a lot of people are forced to abandon nanotech and go back to older technologies. So demand for that stuff is going to be high as of 2076+.

Man I love what they've done with Deckers in 5.0, I really do. I'm in the middle of setting up a scam where our decker hacks the firearm of a security agent and makes them shoot me during a misunderstanding so I can launch a civil suit against EVO using one of my fake SINs so I can try to nab a settlement. But thats a story for another time.

[Jack_Spade]

No. Once you turn wireless off you can't be hacked remotely.
Only if you want to prevent direct connection hacks you'll have to make it a throwback, too.
A micro transceiver with wireless off is perfectly safe from any noise or hacking as long as you don't  give it out of your hand.

[Tym Jalynsfein]

>>> Are you sure?  I was under the impression that EVERYTHING in 2075 that runs works via the matrix and thus wireless?

relatively
IIRC it says a Microtranceiver has a Range of 1 KM
and the WiFi Bonus is unlimited Range.
so the Base Range is without any WiFi or any Matrix access and only if you switch to Matrix/WiFi THAN you get communication around the World
its just a  Radio/ Walkie Talkie or CB (?) but it DOES NOT need WiFi and the Matrix to work and that is (ImO) the most important feature
(Me & My Chars/my Fellow Players & their Chars allways use a Microtranceiver as a back up for the Comlink Communication
protected by a Decker or run silently we foremost use a comlink but if that gets hacked or if there is no Matrix connection like in the Chicago Containment Zone we use a Microtranceiver for shortrange communication )

with a feature Dance
Medicineman

Very Much This...
The professional Shadowrunner/Spec Ops Operative chooses the Micro-transceiver over a comlink for communications in a local environment (within 1km) since it will have no matrix signature... and since most people in Shadowrun 2075 tend to look down on the humble micro-transceiver, they rarely look for it when scanning the WiFi/Matrix. Has the added benefit of not showing up on a Matrix perception test too...

And No, BrysonBlue, the Microtransceiver does not have a matrix icon if wireless is not active. And no, a Technomancer/Decker cannot even see the device, since it is NOT ON THE MATRIX to begin with unless WiFi is active. The professional should be completely dark to stop hacker shennanigans completely. Now, somethings are nice to have active, to be sure, but not when you are in the midst of a Zero Zone trying to infiltrate for the Prototype.