So with the 80211.ac we are promised 450Mbps with 1 antenna and with 3 it will supposedly break gigabit. Well my question was why in the world would we need something that fast when most home broadband speed seems to average around 25 Mbps?
Thanks for the answer guys!
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Because not everyone only uses their wireless connection for internet.
If I have a file server, iTunes server or if I want to stream an HD movie of a certain megabit, bandwidth is all important.
450Mbps is fast, no doubt, but if I can get higher it would be worth it to me. It's just that a lot of people don't ever factor in local connectivity when thinking about their WiFi card. -
I've a 1gbps internet connection.
even 450mbps is slow for me. I can't fully use the connection once I'm on wireless. -
Nah- come one. It's gonna be as much a Gigabit connection as current ones are 300mbps which is to say not at all.
Check out smallnetbuilder's review of two ac routers tested so far- real life throughput is some 200mbps.
Wifi speed vs broadband speed & 802.11ac
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by RedNara, Jun 12, 2012.