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From: Roger on 10 Jan 2010 11:45
I'm currently using a Netgear (model WGR614v7) wireless router with
802.11g capability, with my new MacBook Pro accessing Verizon 768k DSL.

I currently--only occasionally--share the network with a Win7 laptop and
an iPhone 3gs, and on those occasions there seems to be frequent
bottlenecks. 80% of the time it's just the MacBook though.

My question is would there be any download/upload speed advantages to
upgrading to an 802.11N router?

Thanks for any advice,
Rog

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From: nospam on 10 Jan 2010 12:15
In article <roger-DE903C.11454710012010(a)freenews.netfront.net>, Roger
<roger(a)roger.net> wrote:

> My question is would there be any download/upload speed advantages to
> upgrading to an 802.11N router?

n is much faster than g. it's even faster than 100 base-t wired
ethernet.
From: nospam on 10 Jan 2010 12:30
In article <michelle-D78C1F.10211410012010(a)nothing.attdns.com>,
Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote:

> If you got a dual-band router, such as the Airport Extreme, that would
> solve the problem; N devices would be on the N band, and G devices would be
> on the G band.

or get a single band n router and keep the g router for the slower
devices. a little harder to configure (not much), but a lot cheaper.
From: Warren Oates on 10 Jan 2010 12:38
In article <100120100915043887%nospam(a)nospam.invalid>,
nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote:

> n is much faster than g. it's even faster than 100 base-t wired
> ethernet.

Good luck with that.
--
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From: Tom Stiller on 10 Jan 2010 12:39
In article <100120100915043887%nospam(a)nospam.invalid>,
nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote:

> In article <roger-DE903C.11454710012010(a)freenews.netfront.net>, Roger
> <roger(a)roger.net> wrote:
>
> > My question is would there be any download/upload speed advantages to
> > upgrading to an 802.11N router?
>
> n is much faster than g. it's even faster than 100 base-t wired
> ethernet.

Except that it's half-duplex with the attendant turn-around delays.

--
Tom Stiller

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