Old wireless G router to N router, noticable difference?

Just wondering if there will be any noticeable difference if I upgrade my old Linksys wireless G router to a newer N router. I currently get around 1.5MB download speeds.

 

So are you asking in terms of Internet or LAN transfer speeds?

For internet, I havne't noticed a thing, I only have a 10Mbit connection though.

For LAN transfer, definitely. My WRT54G was around 2.5MB/sec. My WRT160N with dd-wrt was around 5-7MB/sec with wireless G/N devices intermingled. My WRT610N is around the same on 2.4Ghz. On 5Ghz, I am around 9-12MB/sec.

 

If you are transfering large files,yes there is a diference.Otherwise don't bother.

 

If you don't have an N card/adapter, it won't make a difference in the world. Need two to tango.

 

Is that d/l speed off of the internet - i.e., through your ISP connection - or from one computer to another on your personal network just going across the router? If it's the former, then the limiting speed is almost certainly your ISP and/or your broadband connection, and not your router. If that's the case, switching to an N router won't get you any more speed. I'd check first with your ISP to make sure you're actually getting close to the promised d/l speeds in the first place, and make sure that all the connections leading from the street up to your modem (assuming cable broadband) are clean and tight. I've had problems on cable broadband before that I could trace to nothing more than a coax connection that wasn't screwed down as tightly as it could go. In terms of the speeds your ISP promised you, when you factor in the necessary network overhead, you should probably see actual performance that gives you speeds of about 90% of the theoretical maximum delivered (at least that's my rough, first-order guess as to overhead costs).