Carriage House Plans: Best Wireless Router 2011

Monday 14 January 2013

Best Wireless Router 2011

As you amply noted, Wi-Fi comes in a bevy of flavors. Older B/G routers (and even a few newer B/G/N ones) typically operate on a single 2.4-GHz band, which carries with it a few important implications. The first is that when running on a single band, your router is forced to accommodate whatever device is slowest on your network. Thus, the moment a B device logs-on to your network, your router will only transmit and receive signals at pokey B speeds and your G and N devices won't be able to use their much higher capabilities. The second issue with the 2.4-GHz band is that it also hosts many other devices: cordless phones, wireless cameras, Bluetooth devices, microwave ovens, and other Wi-Fi networks. Therefore, it's highly susceptible to interference issues; even when you're receiving a full signal, your network is still likely to experience delays and hiccups that bog it down.