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Old 01-25-2012, 04:16 PM   #9
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Default Re: My wireless router died- what do I replace with?

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Originally Posted by ucubed View Post
Essentially no, but it will provide better range and effectiveness/reliability at said ranges
Not necessarily... 5ghz N is not as good at penetrating walls due to its higher frequency. If you run it at 2.4ghz you'll overlap with G and could get interference.

Of course each situation is different and should be evaluated individually.

In any case, unless you've monitored and identified G as your limitation, it should do fine for the vast majority of home users. My movie streaming spikes over 80mbps routinely, so I had to move that segment to N to avoid stuttering and pauses.
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