Gigabit Wifi

Amp34 · 9 Nov 2013 at 21:27

So I set up a NAS recently and connected it all up using Powerline 500 devices but the speeds I'm getting are rubbish (syncing at 150-337mbps and transferring at between 4MB/s and 10MB/s). As I can't get ethernet connecting the three devices I'm wondering if ac wireless may be a better option? Is there anything out there at the moment at reasonable cost that will give me a better connection over wifi (would need to be USB adaptors into a synology NAS and a computer as well as a Router)? I understand I won't get Gigabit speeds but maybe faster than the powerline speeds!

stoofa · 10 Nov 2013 at 01:13

802.11n can offer "up to 300mb" connections. That is however in perfect conditions, line of sight, etc. (imagine that quoted speed as the MPG figures quoted on car brochures).

MissChief · 10 Nov 2013 at 02:23

In order to get anywhere close you'd probably need 802.11ac. Which certainly isn't cheap.

Amp34 · 10 Nov 2013 at 13:45

AC will be what I'm looking at, n isn't really fast enough for what I want. Any recommendations on ac kit and what sort of speeds I'll get?

We are with BT so the homehub 5 is of interest as well as a couple of BT dongles which I could get for £85. I haven't been able to find any real world speed tests yet though.