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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
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.
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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.