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Wireless routers with DSL... speed factor

Feb 14, 2009 9:44AM PST

Hello,
Thanks for having such useful forums. Have been searching the net and cannot find any concrete answer. I have DSL at home from Qwest at 3mbs. Generally it is a 3mb pipe per the gateway diagnostics. My question is this; Does it matter if I use 802.11g or 802.11n wireless router? I mean if I am only getting 3mb in to my home does having the ability to broadcast at 108mbs (theoretically) make a difference? As long as my broadcast speed is at or above what is incoming to my home does it make a difference which 802.11 standard I use in performance? Thanks for any responses.

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For internet speed? No payback.
Feb 14, 2009 1:09PM PST
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yes for internet
Feb 14, 2009 1:28PM PST

Yes this is for home internet access. Not concerned with file sharing between attached machines in the home. Thanks.

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802.11 g vs. 802.11n
Feb 17, 2009 5:29AM PST

It depends on your computer system. On my mac, the 802.11n router is a lot faster than the g, even with the same land line and same speed connection. I noticed a slight and occasional increase with the n running XP SP3, and with Vista...both were pretty much dead slow. But overall, n is a better choice, especially if you have multiple computers or are far away from the router. (G is okay up to five computers within 50 feet; N can easily serve 100 computers at up to 300 feet; you could probably get a signal at twice that distance.)

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Sorry.
Feb 17, 2009 9:03AM PST

That's news to me.

The usual names N products are not achieving such stellar results.
Bob