Talk of The Villages Florida - View Single Post - Xfinity 1000 Internet speed is it real?p
View Single Post
 
Old 02-05-2021, 08:31 AM
Malsua Malsua is offline
Veteran member
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 724
Thanks: 53
Thanked 961 Times in 351 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby View Post
The problem with these numbers is that it's assuming that each device is wired directly to the modem, without the use of a router or wifi network in the house.

Any of those devices that connect via the router/wifi, will receive data significantly slower than the device wired to the modem.

And the more non-wired devices you have, the slower the entire household network becomes.
There are two parts to this equation. The speed to the router and the speed of the router to the world. A corollary is how fast the router is.

Most routers, even cheap ones will maintain a 2.4ghz connection from 50 to 450mbit to every device on the wifi network. The bottleneck is almost never local. If you have 5+ continously streaming devices on your wifi network, you need a router designed to handle the traffic. Even a $30 router can handle two streams plus a gaggle of other devices like your tablets, kindle, thermostats, etc.

That said, if you want assured quality of service buy a good router.

If you notice a drop in speed when multiple people are using your wifi, its most likely a cheapo router.

If you are doing frequent gigabyte game patches a faster link makes a difference. For a couple streams and a tablet it does not.