Whats the difference between a wireless g router and a wireless n router?
I have a small apartment and Im trying to go wireless. IM trying to have a desktop hooked up direct and want to be able to use my laptop wirelessly for online gaming and streaming videos. Also planning on having wireless printer also.
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n has a longer signal range, g is good enough for in the home, if you use n the whole neighborhood will see your network
The difference is mainly in speed and range. 802.11g is limited to 54 Mbps while 802.11n theoretically can reach up to over 300 Mbps.
Note that those speeds are only relevant to your network’s speed, not how fast you can actually download files from the internet. If your ISP offers only 3-15 Mbps service (or whatever), don’t expect to download files at 802.11n speeds. You can transfer files between two computers on the same network at 802.11n speeds, but not from the internet. On top of that, signal strength and interference can severely limit throughput and you may not be able to reach the maximum speeds the standard is capable of.
I agree 100% with R’s comments
the N series routers are supposed to use improved radio modulation techiniques, and better use of multiple antennas etc. There are many other feature improvements which you can read about on the internet.
With this N wifi standard, they are hoping to come close to the wired capability in terms of stability(for the area covered). Wired networks are pretty robust (provided they are installed well)
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