“So I bought the ac1900 & it says wifi speeds up to 1900mbps yet only a few internet providers have GB speeds, so I was wondering how exactly this is done; do they just boost the signal from modem or is it just the way it spreads the signal for better use?”
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You can only go as fast as the modem allows as far as the internet contention and working directly from the web, it's the LAN (your devices i.e. computer, TV and the like) transfer speed that can transfer at the higher rate, such as playing a movie from your computer/server hard-drive to TV or between each computer/laptop etc....
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.OldBlood, Think of it like this: The 1900 pertains to the top speed achieved by the wireless router using the wireless 'AC' protocol as opposed to G, N, or A. In other words, the 1900 pertains to the top-speed between the AC 1900 Router and wireless device that you are using (PC, Laptop, Tablet, Mobile Phone). In order to take advantage of this speed your wireless device must have a network adapter or wireless card capable of send and receiving the wireless AC protocol... For example: Netgear makes the AC1200 WiFi USB Adapter that will allow PC's and Laptops to connect to the Router using the AC protocol... On the-other-hand: In this case, all the wireless router does is bring the signal to the ISP's modem. In other words, the wireless router distributes the Internet signal supplied by the ISP's modem. The wireless router and the modem are mutually exclusive.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The total speed listed is total bandwidth. With WiFi you have spectrum and frequency. 20mhz, 40 80. Each device needs a set frequency/spectrum when it connects. So if a device can only give out 20mhz. One device might take 5 and another 10 leaving you with 5 left. You don’t run out as devices try to reuse space. But when a wireless device lists 5300, 1900 etc. that’s the total speed available between all of your wireless devices.. you could get one device at 800mbps. And another at 800 as well at the same time. In the past when using older WiFi tech the WiFi would slow way down when more devices connected because it’s using limited resources. Now though this is less likely to happen. Your connection to your internet is what judges internet speed. But technically if you had a fast enough connection and a good enough router. All your devices would not slow down the network. An example is. If you have older tech. And have a connection of 100mbps. And you connect 20 devices. Each device may only be able to get 5 to 20 mbps. Because older routers can’t handle a lot of connections at once. A newer router would allow each device to use up to 100mbps. So yes. The larger the speed number they list the more people it can handle with higher speeds. It does not increases internet speeds.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The mbps is what the router can handle but you are at the mercy of the service provider speeds. Depending on the router you can prioritize devices so that the higher demanding device gets the "upper crust" and the kids friends get what's left!
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The 1900 Mbps is a combined speed rating across both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands.
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