Wireless router??
I live in the sticks and just got hooked up to Fiber optic internet with phone soon to come. I signed up for 30mbps for $40 a month. This is through the local electric co-op & a government grant. T...
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pkunk wrote:
I see major speed differences between 11AC routers and 11N. Is there any advantage if I'm only going to have 30mbps? IE 1.2 Gbps over 300Mbps.
The difference is the speed over your internal network in this case, not the external. For example, if you are transferring a file from one PC to another, the 1.2 Gbps is going to be much quicker than the 300. It will also deliver data quicker to the outside source but you will still be gated by that external bandwidth. Now, certain routers and the hz rate can make a huge difference in how they leverage that external bandwidth. I run my wireless in dual bands but primarily use my 5 GHz network where I get much better response. I run an Asus router which is the best I've ever had.
As far as range, the general rule of thumb, A is about 1/3 the range of b/g which is 1/2 the range of N.
Hope this helps!
