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Should I change my router to 802.11 ac compatible?

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October 10, 2014 12:10:13 PM

I am using the wifi signal from my neighbor

My neighbor is using netgear N150 which is 2.4ghz and the specs says it is only supporting 802.11g/n

So I receive the signal in my house thru Ubiquiti Nano Station M2 and redistribute it in my house with a router Linksys E900 which is 802.11/n and 2.4 ghz

I understand that the signal speed between his router and my router will not change because his is 2.4ghz and 802.11g/n and mine is 802.11/n and 2.4 ghz

But if I change my router to 802.11ac compatible, and change the laptop's and other network adapters to 802.11ac compatible within the house, can I see faster downloads in my house?

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a b F Wireless
October 10, 2014 12:12:32 PM

No , because his router doesn't support it.

And he has the 150 which is also slower.
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October 10, 2014 12:15:12 PM

But between my router and my laptop, the speed will increase, right?
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a b F Wireless
October 10, 2014 12:17:47 PM

No because the origin of the signal is slow , that's what counts , your neighbor would need to broadcast with an ac supported router.
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October 10, 2014 12:19:27 PM

If you switch all your hardware to 802.11ac - You can get faster file transfers between devices in your house only.

He would have to upgrade his WiFi to a 802.11ac (or a faster version of .11N), your nano M2, and your linksys router in order to see a faster download from the web (or from the neighbors devices)
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a b F Wireless
October 10, 2014 12:21:08 PM

Network speed depends on the slowest device in the chain.
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October 10, 2014 12:21:29 PM

So assuming I can not change neighbor's router, there is no need of upgrading my router?

Is that correct?
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a b F Wireless
October 10, 2014 12:22:43 PM

Yes that is true
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October 10, 2014 12:24:46 PM

misterno said:
But between my router and my laptop, the speed will increase, right?


Transfers between your laptop and router would be faster, yes.

I'm not going to use the series of pipes analogy for this, so let me use one with a train.

Just because the cars at the end of the train are rated for 200MPH, doesn't mean the train is moving that fast. If the engine can only pull the train at 50MPH - that is as fast as it goes. In your case the neighbors router/internet connection is the engine, and you upgrading your laptop and router is like replacing some 100MPH rated rail cars with ones rated for 200MPH... At the end of the day - train is still only moving at 50MPH.
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a b F Wireless
October 10, 2014 12:26:46 PM

Your neighbors router is a slower N variety , so no need for you to upgrade anything , he determines the origin of the network speed.
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