Pce-ac68

[ProfoundGlee]

So I just bought a PCE-AC68 and I have a netgear R7000.

I plugged the PCE-AC68 into my computer and I'm basically lucky to get 700mpbs, sometimes 866.6mbps. I have a feeling that it's only connecting on the 5ghz band. (mostly becuase it says so)

Can I get it to connect to my router on the 2.4ghz band too? If so, how do I do it? If not, what the heck is the point of AC1900?

 

[Pierino]

It can only connect to one band at a time.
As to what's the point of it being labeled ac1900? To get you to buy it. Lol

 

[whitey019]

The overall bandwidth of devices on both bands has the potential to be 1900.

 

[ProfoundGlee]

The overall bandwidth of devices on both bands has the potential to be 1900.

How do I use ac1900 on the pce ac68?

 

[whitey019]

You don't. You can use up to 1300mbps on the 5GHz band or up to 600mbps on the 2.4GHz band. Is the 700mbps the connection reported by Windows or the Asus utility? If possible transfer/copy a file between the PCE-AC68 computer and another while monitoring the speed via Task Manager->Performance->Resource Monitor->Network. You typically only realize 50-60% of the theoretical performance of any wifi standard.

 

[KGB7]

Welcome to marketing 101.

 

[ProfoundGlee]

You don't. You can use up to 1300mbps on the 5GHz band or up to 600mbps on the 2.4GHz band. Is the 700mbps the connection reported by Windows or the Asus utility? If possible transfer/copy a file between the PCE-AC68 computer and another while monitoring the speed via Task Manager->Performance->Resource Monitor->Network. You typically only realize 50-60% of the theoretical performance of any wifi standard.

Asus utility. It fluctuates between 500-1170 or so. File transfers aren't anything special.

I already ordered a cheaper ac card. I'll swap it in and see how it runs. Have they ever made a card that runs on 2.4ghz and 5ghz? I'm mostly wondering if I should keep my eyes out for a real ac1900 card, or look for router sales instead.

 

[Pierino]

I still don't think you get how this works. You are not going o find an ac1900 card that connect at 1900. Period.

 

[whitey019]

What you have is about the best you're going to get with current technology.

 

[ProfoundGlee]

I still don't think you get how this works. You are not going o find an ac1900 card that connect at 1900. Period.

You don't think that anyone will ever make a card that can connect on both bands? I can't imagine that.

What you have is about the best you're going to get with current technology.

Yeah, and it's a waste. So I'm going to try a cheaper card. It just doesn't make sense to have a 2.4ghz band that fast if I'm always going to use the 5ghz band to connect anyway. 2.4 might be able to go farther than 5ghz, but by the time that comes into play, I can't imagine you'd be able to get turboqam.