Can't decide between TL-WDR3500, TL-WDR3600, or TL-WDR4300

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brncao

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I can't decide between TL-WDR3500 (10/100 Mbps), TL-WDR3600 (gigabit), TL-WDR4300 (gigabit w/ 3 antennas instead of 2; 5 Ghz is 450 mbps instead of 300 mbps).

We're upgrading to a 50 mbps plan. My brother connects via wifi and is about 25 ft away; his PC is on the second floor and the router is on the first floor).
 
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All those routers will likely not run even close to 100m in the real world. It is very hard to predict what you will get in your house. You likely in most cases will be limited by the 50m of internet you have before you hit a wireless limit. It is very hard to get any real speed numbers because all the testing sites use different methods. What seems pretty consistent though is to get more than 100m you need to run 802.11ac.

The 1000m would likely only be a benefit if you had multiple hardwired machines and were copying files between
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bill001g

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You need to match your nic cards. It does little good if the router run 450 on 5g and you nic does not even support 5g.

Most those numbers are smoke and mirrors you will get nowhere close the rates. First you have 150 which uses 40mhz wide channels. That generally works pretty well if you can get 40mhz of radio to your self. This is 2/3 of the 2.4g band which is tough when you have lots of neighbors.
It still is WAY less than 150m.

Next to get 300 they send 2 overlapping signals. So you intentionally transmit interfering signals and hope the other end can sort it out. The 450 transmit 3 overlapping signals. Needless to say this doesn't work all that well outside of lab conditions.

The very best routers might get near 100m download rates. Connecting vertically always is much more difficult because the antenna on equipment is designed to transmit horizontally and a floor/ceiling is much more dense than a wall.
 
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bill001g

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All those routers will likely not run even close to 100m in the real world. It is very hard to predict what you will get in your house. You likely in most cases will be limited by the 50m of internet you have before you hit a wireless limit. It is very hard to get any real speed numbers because all the testing sites use different methods. What seems pretty consistent though is to get more than 100m you need to run 802.11ac.

The 1000m would likely only be a benefit if you had multiple hardwired machines and were copying files between
 
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