The main area that my network uses is an open area about 600 sq ft with xbox one upstairs and wired. Currently I have Surfboard 6141 connected to a computer and Anker dual band N600 wireless router connected to my laptop, using TP Link 300 high gain adapter, and wired to an xbox one that is upstairs. Router is in the center of an open 600 sq ft space along with all electronics using wireless. The only time there is a problem is when an online video and xbox one are being used at the same time or when trying to stream a movie to the TV then there is buffering or disconnects so thinking I need a better router
My cox program is 50 mbps down and 5 up, speednet and some others show speeds around 45 to 55 down and 7 to 14 up and my windows wireless connection shows close to 56 million bytes sent and 325 million received. I would like to move from cable TV to online programming (hulu, netflix, etc.) and likely would need to move up to the next level for internet of 100 mbps down. Since I will need a new laptop in the next year as well as a DVD player and mobile phone, I suspect I would soon have ac electronics and should go ahead and get an ac router along with an ac adapter for laptop.
My confusion starts with trying to put all the numbers together to figure out what speed I need for a router. I can't figure out how to use the numbers from my current and future internet speeds, those in reviews regarding up and down speeds of the routers, the number of devices being used at one time and how much speed they all would use. Add to that I keep reading articles about how in normal conditions you will only get about 25 to 50% of the speed listed on the router. And I'm not sure if I need to also look at the wired (is it LAN or WLAN) connection on the router for the xbox one.
After a week of reading hundreds of articles, reviews and posts, I am more confused than ever as to what I should buy so decided to just post here. If it matters, I was looking at about $150 or less for a router, $30 to $50 for an adapter and possible upgrade the wired connection but have not even started looking into that issue.
My cox program is 50 mbps down and 5 up, speednet and some others show speeds around 45 to 55 down and 7 to 14 up and my windows wireless connection shows close to 56 million bytes sent and 325 million received. I would like to move from cable TV to online programming (hulu, netflix, etc.) and likely would need to move up to the next level for internet of 100 mbps down. Since I will need a new laptop in the next year as well as a DVD player and mobile phone, I suspect I would soon have ac electronics and should go ahead and get an ac router along with an ac adapter for laptop.
My confusion starts with trying to put all the numbers together to figure out what speed I need for a router. I can't figure out how to use the numbers from my current and future internet speeds, those in reviews regarding up and down speeds of the routers, the number of devices being used at one time and how much speed they all would use. Add to that I keep reading articles about how in normal conditions you will only get about 25 to 50% of the speed listed on the router. And I'm not sure if I need to also look at the wired (is it LAN or WLAN) connection on the router for the xbox one.
After a week of reading hundreds of articles, reviews and posts, I am more confused than ever as to what I should buy so decided to just post here. If it matters, I was looking at about $150 or less for a router, $30 to $50 for an adapter and possible upgrade the wired connection but have not even started looking into that issue.
