I have an N600 gigabit modem/router at the moment. I also have an iPad Air, iPhone 5S, new desktop with inbuilt Wifi, an old desktop(wired), a laptop, a 3Tb NAS and a new Smart 3D TV. My (new) desktop is currently also wired into the modem. The laptop is wireless and the TV is wireless. Both the laptop and the new desktop are Windows 8.1 Pro, the old desktop is Windows 7.
If I try to watch a large 3D video file(over 12Gb) on my TV, off (a shared folder on) my desktop or off my NAS, the movie constantly "buffers" (the dreaded spinning arrow). This suggests to me that the TV can't stream fast enough from the shared folder on the desktop or NAS. Right?
So I bought a new super duper Netgear 3200AC Tri-Band Wifi Router. It does N600(2.4GHz) and 2 X 1300AC(5GHz) Wifi bands. I have read extensively about wireless speed comparisons etc but I still have a couple of basic questions?
I assume 1300AC is faster than a wired gigabit connection? So if I go "wireless" from my desktop it should be faster than "wired"? Right?
The NAS is gigabit "wired" so no improvement there? Right?
The Smart TV is currently limited by the N600? Right? So the AC1300 SHOULD vastly improve it's streaming? Right? From the desktop AND from the NAS? Right?
Assume that when I'm watching TV the desktop is switched on, obviously the TV is switched on, the laptop is switched off, the iPad maybe on and the iPhone is basically off. Assume that everything is new enough to use the "AC" band.
So the 2 X AC1300 should be a vast improvement on the N600? Right?
I also have a WD TV SMP which will use the 2.4GHz band and, since it isn't sharing the band, should be faster? Right?
Even though I have been programming for 40 years I am terrified of "hardware". The thought of turning my functional modem/router to bridge mode and connecting my new router frightens me. What if it doesn't work? And I can't go back? What if the new router is faulty? How will I know? Besides it not working?
I am going to switch now so, hopefully, I will read your responses through my super duper router
I would appreciate an answer from a "Wifi expert".
Thanks in anticipation.....
If I try to watch a large 3D video file(over 12Gb) on my TV, off (a shared folder on) my desktop or off my NAS, the movie constantly "buffers" (the dreaded spinning arrow). This suggests to me that the TV can't stream fast enough from the shared folder on the desktop or NAS. Right?
So I bought a new super duper Netgear 3200AC Tri-Band Wifi Router. It does N600(2.4GHz) and 2 X 1300AC(5GHz) Wifi bands. I have read extensively about wireless speed comparisons etc but I still have a couple of basic questions?
I assume 1300AC is faster than a wired gigabit connection? So if I go "wireless" from my desktop it should be faster than "wired"? Right?
The NAS is gigabit "wired" so no improvement there? Right?
The Smart TV is currently limited by the N600? Right? So the AC1300 SHOULD vastly improve it's streaming? Right? From the desktop AND from the NAS? Right?
Assume that when I'm watching TV the desktop is switched on, obviously the TV is switched on, the laptop is switched off, the iPad maybe on and the iPhone is basically off. Assume that everything is new enough to use the "AC" band.
So the 2 X AC1300 should be a vast improvement on the N600? Right?
I also have a WD TV SMP which will use the 2.4GHz band and, since it isn't sharing the band, should be faster? Right?
Even though I have been programming for 40 years I am terrified of "hardware". The thought of turning my functional modem/router to bridge mode and connecting my new router frightens me. What if it doesn't work? And I can't go back? What if the new router is faulty? How will I know? Besides it not working?
I am going to switch now so, hopefully, I will read your responses through my super duper router
I would appreciate an answer from a "Wifi expert".
Thanks in anticipation.....