Pumping out g and n

Jon123456

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I have a house with thick walls. Downstairs, I struggle to get a wireless signal from my router installed in my upstairs office. It is a Netgear g type router.

The devices I use are a PS3, iphone 3GS and ipad 2.

Since the ipad 2 picks up n and the iphone 3GS picks up g, does that mean that if the router is set to n settings, the iphone 3GS will not pick up a signal since it is not n compatible?

Not sure what PS3 picks up but I presume g.

Thanks,

Jon
 
IIRC it will pick it up but your network speed will drop to that of the slowest device so it will run at G speeds, although it has been a while since I've looked into it so I may be wrong.
 
usually tom_e is correct, though some routers have a mixed mode or similiar setting that try to help...I've always found that some devices don't like these though so I just set at G or N depending on the router. The 3GS will be ok, but when it is connected the network will slow down a bit...
 
If the network slows down when connected to my iphone 3GS, doesn't that pose a problem? In my home office, my iphone is always on and so will always be picking up the wireless g signal. Therefore, the iPad 2 used downstairs can never pick up the n signal because it has downgraded to g due to the iPhone.

Have I got that right?

Edit: Note that the reason for me wanting to upgrade my router is that the iPad downstairs has trouble picking up the g signal, whereas a n signal is supposed to travel further and through walls better. So, essentially I am not so concerned about the speed but the distance it travels, although speed is an added bonus.
 
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Most N routers can run in pure N mode on 5GHz or mixed B/G/N mode on 2.4GHz, through the same radio. If you run on the 2.4GHz mode they will both connect. This is commonly refered to as being "Dual Band".
The network won't be "downgraded" to G. It'll still be both N and G, it'll just run without the speed benefits of N while the G devices are talking.

To run both at the full potential simultaneously you need an AP/router with dual radios. Note that this means there's a completely separate radio for 2.4GHz and 5GHz. A lot of marketing schpeel will muddy the water and make dual band sound like dual radio, so be careful when you read the specs.

Worth noting also that dual radio APs are usually a lot more expensive than Dual band ones.
 
I've been reading good things about the OP Billiion 7800N router. Maybe I should plum for one of those.

Anyone care to comment on it if you have one?
 
Very happy with mine. Got an extra 1-1.5Mb out of my connection over my Netgear DGN2000 (17-17.5 to 19 ish) and it has been rock solid. 5 Gigabit ports and a fantastic 3 aerial wireless connection as well makes it a well rounded solid router which works for cable and ADSL.
 
Kreeeee said:
Very happy with mine. Got an extra 1-1.5Mb out of my connection over my Netgear DGN2000 (17-17.5 to 19 ish) and it has been rock solid. 5 Gigabit ports and a fantastic 3 aerial wireless connection as well makes it a well rounded solid router which works for cable and ADSL.
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Dual Radio?
 
Although I have connected at a slower speed with my Billion, my whole interest connection seems much snappier. Not sure if its an improved ping time or what it is, but there is a huge difference.
 
It'll most likely be down to better CPU and memory grunt, and more decent packet buffering.

There's a lot more to a network connection than bandwidth and latency, the kit at either end has a big part to play.
 
You can adjust your SNR with the 7800N to beat the speeds of your old router via 192.168.1.254/snr.html, although you will need a lookup table to do so. It is better to use telnet as the commands make sense (e.g. aim for 20% of standard target SNR) rather than these random bunbers in the snr page.
 
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