rcdinaz Report post Posted July 18, 2015 802.11AC can push way beyond that. AC is currently the fastest with AD releasing soon. AC is up to 1200 non aggregated, but most devices, cell phones tablets only use one single channel single antenna so they are limited to about 433mbps, laptops and other devices can take advantage of even higher speeds. I use to run a draft N device from a long time ago, never noticed any issues with streaming and lots of comptuers, but I don't think I was stressing my WiFi really since everything that was cabled to gigabit ethernet to the jacks. Wireless 802.11ac brings lots of improvements including beam forming technology and other speed and range enhancements. Check out target, they were clearning out a lot of the really nice Nighthawks and high end routers for a good price! Also, if you are in a VERY large house you may think about putting a couple of $10 wireless N 150mbps access points around your house. Name them the same and use the same PW, turn off DHCP and plug into the LAN jack. This is correct... The brand is not really the most important aspect. Most mfg's make high end very good routers. Do your search on 802.11ac and read some of the reviews on CNet, Lifehacker, Amazon, etc. An access point will make a much bigger difference than speed for some rooms due to location and interference. Oh and anything you can drop cable to and hardwire then do it so you can enjoy full speed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
khmer6 Report post Posted July 18, 2015 Heck yeah. Love having gigabit wired to every room of the house. Can't wait for consumer 10Gbe to get cheap Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunfish Report post Posted July 18, 2015 Look at an Apple Airport Extreme. It's a high quality router, easy to setup, and of course with Apple you have great customer support. Having said that, keep in mind with Apple things always cost more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Presmyk Report post Posted July 18, 2015 From what I've seen net gear good I've only ran into cisco and some cheaper nether with problems but like you said dual band is a must and use the 2.4 ghz bc it travels better than the 5 ghz Cable 101 higher frequency attenuate faster then lower. But you get what you pay for when comes to routers you can look into Ether net over power and put up status but would have to buy another router or just a wifi extender Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TRKHNTR Report post Posted July 19, 2015 I'm too busy hunting/scouting most of the time what the heck is a router and can you hunt it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
