When reporting wireless speeds PLEASE do..

I'm seeing way too many threads ("Intel 4965 performance?" for example) saying : "my wireless speed is 270mbps" , "why can't I got higher then 130mbps" etc..

well guys here's the thing - the speed that the network connected at , when looking at your network properties (54/130/270/300 etc..) has almost nothing to do with the real speed you are connected at.

you can be connected at 270mbps but have real transfers of 30% of that , or can be at 130mbps at 60% , both are of course the same , yet people don't know about it or don't check it.

at 90% of the cases ,for people who complaining the network "speed" changes from 130mbps to 270mbps during connection , the real world connection havn't changed at all (unless you are running with your computer around the house) , don't believe me ? check it yourself.

so to test real wireless network speed , transfer a large file from 1 computer to another on the same network , and use the networking tab at your task manager (Ctrl+alt+tab) to see the through output(it's in % of connection speed).
there are alot more accurate ways of doing that , but every windows user have task manager.

oh and btw , if you just using wireless to connect to the internet, *****ing about 130mbps instead of 270mbps is plain stupid , and you don't need draft-n for that

thanks

 

rofl lay of the crack kid

 

That's about the biggest misconception of draft-n that I keep seeing everyone talk about, that you don't need it if you are just hitting the internet over your wireless connection. That is not necessarily true.

All draft-n technology uses MIMO in one form or another, depending on the chipset oem. Even if you have a standard 'g' client, two antenna config, the MIMO on the router itself is going to give you a more solid signal at greater range. Wireless networks scale down based on the signal strength dropping and typically drop (in actual transfer rates) well below their max capability. If you have only 'g' equipment, it's going to scale down quicker than w/ 'n' equipment, particularly if you have a compatible 'n' router and client adapter.

So, you may well get MUCH better speed, responsiveness, thruput w/ draft-n over standard g when you are just surfing the internet. If your cable connection is 5mb and your router scales you down to 3, then you need a better router that can improve your connection quality.

You can go 'g+mimo', but most of the lower end 'n' devices cost the same or less and would be more likely to be compatible if the manuf is certifying them under the draft 2.0 standard. Not guaranteed, but more likely.

So, moral to the story, buy draft-n...don't waste your money on 'g' at this point, it's just tossing money down the turlet.

Chris