Wireless router question........ Options

[manphibian]

I've got a netgear router that i've had for a few years, pretty standard one, 802.11g i think........

My question is, is it worth upgrading to a faster 802.11n router?

I'm on 10MB cable broadband, which does run consistently at 10mb when wired, and i run the PS3, a laptop, and the iphone occasionally.....

Would it make the wireless noticeably faster? Or is there no point with only a 10MB connection?

[Cs91]

Well, there are simply only the most expensive N routers that can run With N technology with ur setup. A regular N router will only be as good as your weakest link. For the router to run at N speeds, you will need your whole system to run as N, if you got 1 link running with a G receiver, the whole router will go into G mode. Only the better router such as a Dlink DIR-855 ( which got dual band technology) running at both 2,4 Ghz And a separate N only 5Ghz network will be able to work with BOTH N and B/G at the same time. Nevertheless a N router will always be an upgrade to signal strengh since they have more antennas that will cover more ground. If you want more info just Pm me or answer here, ill try to explain and give some advice. But since having a PS3 which is a running g, your N router will turn into g modus while having it on, slowing your whole system. To keep it simple. To take advantage of N, you either need your whole home network to be running N, or a more expensive router such as the Dlink DIR-855

This post has been edited by Cs91: Dec 8, 2009 - 5:22 PM