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I have a dsl modem/router wireless to which I connected by network cable 2 wireless routers used as AP. The questions are :
will this setup eat up my bandwidth? (I know that a repeater will split the bandwidth) .
Will any devices connected to the routers by cable have better Internet connection than if connected via Wi-Fi?
If I connect another router (5GHz) to one of the two routers by cable, will the setup work? Will I disable DHCP on the 5ghz router as on the other 2?
If the 5ghz router works, will the devices having 5ghz capability connect automatically or I have to set up in a certain way?
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will this setup eat up my bandwidth? (I know that a repeater will split the bandwidth) .
The WIFI bandwidth will be...
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will this setup eat up my bandwidth? (I know that a repeater will split the bandwidth) .
The WIFI bandwidth will be used only for connected devices
Will any devices connected to the routers by cable have better Internet connection than if connected via Wi-Fi?
Probably. It will be just like using a switch.
If I connect another router (5GHz) to one of the two routers by cable, will the setup work? Will I disable DHCP on the 5ghz router as on the other 2?
Yes, you would configure the 5Ghz as another access point just like all the rest
If the 5ghz router works, will the devices having 5ghz capability connect automatically or I have to set up in a certain way?
It is always preferable to give the 5Ghz a unique SSID. Connect to it by the unique SSID. I would personally recommend a unique SSID for each AP
 
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Thanks kanewolf,
The wifi question was wrongly worded. The question is : if I run a Internet speed test from a wireless computer with, then without the 2 APs connected, will be the same speed (presuming ISP speed is the same)?
Can you elaborate why is better to have different ssid for each ap? It's how I setup in the beginning but then I wasn't sure how the devices will connect to the best signal /ssid and I assigned same ssid to all. Curious is that the devices show connected to, lets say xx wireless network, but it is also added a digit, like xx 2 or xx3, even xx4 (not in the main wireless list but at the top of that list) , which is strange because there are only 3 routers.
Makes absolutely sense the advice about 5ghz.
Also when I had different ssid I also setup different passwords (ideea was to split devices per APs)
Thanks again.
 
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The reason I believe it is best to have a unique SSID is you KNOW what AP you are connected to. Home networking equipment does not have the smarts to handle fast hand-off between APs to support roaming. The reason commercial APs can all have the same SSID is they have a central controller which can coordinate their actions. I do have different passwords for my different APs -- I have two APs in my house.

I don't understand your revised question. Maybe you can rephrase it...
 
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Rephrase :
Let's say I have 20mbps bandwidth from my ISP. Will plugging the 2 APs by cable "reserve" some bandwidth, leaving maybe only 15 or 18mbps for the rest of the network or won't have any impact in terms of bandwidth? Also an Apple TV or Netflix will reserve / eat bandwidth even if not in use at a given time? I also noticed that with my cell on Wi-Fi I get a speed approximately 3mbps less even if there is no Wi-Fi activity from my phone, as opposed to Wi-Fi not enabled on my cell. This tells me (maybe I am wrong) that some bandwidth is reserved just in case, even if no wireless activity is actually taking place.
Thanks again
 
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There will be none to VERY minimal traffic from an AP with no clients connected. The primary router will treat a wired end user and an AP connected user the same, since they are all wired connections to the primary router.

I have no direct experience with an Apple TV device. Netflix only uses bandwidth when a client device connects to it. A smart TV with a Netflix client won't use any bandwidth unless streaming a show.

Consumer devices generally have no capability to reserve bandwidth. Some have the capability to prioritize specific traffic (QOS), but not to reserve bandwidth.
 
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