I currently have a D-Link DIR-655 (hardware version A3) router. All of my wireless clients have 2.4GHz WiFi components as far as I can tell.
I have been reading about newer routers on this site. I have been considering the Netgear N600 (WNDR3800) router. According to the charts I have been looking at here on this site (a great source of information, BTW, better than anything else I have found), I see the following:
Average 2.4GHz Downlink Throughput
DIR-655 (A4): 28.9 Mbps
WNDR3800: 47.0 Mbps
Average 2.4GHz Downlink Throughput - 40 Mhz B/W
DIR-655 (A4): 29.3 Mbps
WNDR3800: 53.8 Mbps
I have a 12Mbps download, 5Mbps upload DSL connection. I am wondering if I will see any actual difference in performance for web video streaming (predominately Netflix) by upgrading to the Netgear router?
My assumption is that since both the D-Link and Netgear routers have throughput well in excess of my Internet speed, that the new router won't give me a noticable improvement.
Just to complete the technical description, I have a CenturyLink Actiontec Q1000 DSL modem in transparent bridging mode connected to the DIR-655.
Thanks.
I have been reading about newer routers on this site. I have been considering the Netgear N600 (WNDR3800) router. According to the charts I have been looking at here on this site (a great source of information, BTW, better than anything else I have found), I see the following:
Average 2.4GHz Downlink Throughput
DIR-655 (A4): 28.9 Mbps
WNDR3800: 47.0 Mbps
Average 2.4GHz Downlink Throughput - 40 Mhz B/W
DIR-655 (A4): 29.3 Mbps
WNDR3800: 53.8 Mbps
I have a 12Mbps download, 5Mbps upload DSL connection. I am wondering if I will see any actual difference in performance for web video streaming (predominately Netflix) by upgrading to the Netgear router?
My assumption is that since both the D-Link and Netgear routers have throughput well in excess of my Internet speed, that the new router won't give me a noticable improvement.
Just to complete the technical description, I have a CenturyLink Actiontec Q1000 DSL modem in transparent bridging mode connected to the DIR-655.
Thanks.
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