Wireless network speeds

[zdesignzi9250]

Hey guys, i currently have a netgear n300 dgn2200 and wanted to know what the local wireless network speeds should be?
on the box it says up to 300 mbps but when i transfer files between my iPad and PC i only get speeds of 4.8mBps.

is this right or should i be getting more, also what other routers can i consider.

 

[stephannel77]

At what speed does your wifi connect? Check your status on your connection.

 

[Pada]

To fully make use of 300Mbps wireless N, your client device needs to support channel bonding, otherwise it can only connect to up to 150Mbps.

The actual transfer speed that you'll get is about half of the speed at which your device is connected to the wireless AP.

So if you're connected at like 96Mbps, then your transfer speed would be around 48Mbps (or ~6MB/s).

 

[genetic]

Also allow 802.11n clients only. If you have devices that are connected via 802.11g, that will limit the maximum wireless throughput of your router to 54mbps.

 

[zdesignzi9250]

To fully make use of 300Mbps wireless N, your client device needs to support channel bonding, otherwise it can only connect to up to 150Mbps.

The actual transfer speed that you'll get is about half of the speed at which your device is connected to the wireless AP.

So if you're connected at like 96Mbps, then your transfer speed would be around 48Mbps (or ~6MB/s).

my galaxy note 2 shows 75 mbps as the connection speed

 

[DominionZA]

My Asus N66U is 450mbps but my G3 only gets 150mbps. Don't need more than that though.

 

[zdesignzi9250]

, i think my phone is too old

 

[zdesignzi9250]

My Asus N66U is 450mbps but my G3 only gets 150mbps. Don't need more than that though.

if you dont mind me asking, how much did you pay for your modem?

 

[DominionZA]

The N66U is just a wireless access point / router. I paid about R2,200 for that. You can get them cheaper now, or a newer model for the same price. Their latest beast is just under R4k. Dying to get my hands on one.

My ADSL is hooked up to the Asus N55U modem/wifi/router which I picked up on Carbonite for R1,200.

After using Netgear (many of them), D-Link, Linksys / Cisco, etc... I can honestly say these Asus bad boys are the best I have ever had. They are solid devices.

 

[zdesignzi9250]

thanks for the info, will definitely be trying out an Asus router soon.

 

[DominionZA]

, i think my phone is too old

Are you using 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz?
If I connect to the same router at 2.4Ghz I don't get close to 150mbps.

 

[zdesignzi9250]

Are you using 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz?
If I connect to the same router at 2.4Ghz I don't get close to 150mbps.

i am using 2.4 GHZ, its a modem i got with my telkom contract...