What's the advantage of 802.11n if 802.11g is still faster than your ISP's connection?
Fresh3 days ago
Mar 15, 20263825 viewsConfidence Score0%
0%
Problem
802.11g has a max speed of 54 Mbps, and even at half that, is still faster than my FiOS download speed of 25 Mbps. Therefore, my local hardware is not the bottleneck. So, for the purpose of internet usage, is there any point in getting 802.11n hardware?
Unverified for your environment
Select your OS to check compatibility.
1 Fix
Canonical Fix
Unverified Fix
New Fix – Awaiting Verification
Fix for: What's the advantage of 802.11n if 802.11g is still faster than your ISP's connection?
Low Risk
In addition to ultrasawblade's answer, with wireless you will also never get the full rated speed, even if you are right next to the unit due to signal loss, interference, etc. Every percentage of signal loss incurs a bandwidth (throughput) penalty …
Awaiting Verification
Be the first to verify this fix
Sign in to verify this fix