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Stuart · 10-03-2011, 12:10

30% may seem a lot, but bear in mind that wireless encryption imposes a significant load on the router.

Also, interference will slow down a WiFi connection significantly as well, and, as noted in the article, a lot of equipment uses the same 2.4GHz bandwidth as most WiFi routers.

10-03-2011, 12:10	#2
Stuart - Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Somewhere Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone Posts: 26,546	Re: Home wi-fi '30% slower' than fixed broadband 30% may seem a lot, but bear in mind that wireless encryption imposes a significant load on the router. Also, interference will slow down a WiFi connection significantly as well, and, as noted in the article, a lot of equipment uses the same 2.4GHz bandwidth as most WiFi routers.