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Originally Posted by Taf
People relying on home wi-fi are getting significantly slower speeds than from their fixed broadband connection, research suggests.
The study ran one million tests over 14,000 wi-fi connections in the UK, US, Spain and Italy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12688839
I know there are processor overheads for wifi, but 30% seems a lot!  |
Been saying this for years since this Wireless tech came to the general public, wireless works if you got good spec'd wireless router equipment, home that hasn't much walls & not built with solid stone walls (interior). If the you have the above condition, forget it - go with a wired network full stop, then see you'll see how much speed you've gained with the best set up for to gaming (no lag) or to file share around the home.(wired network)Even put up your own Ethernet cabled network around your own abode if you wish.
The biggest point of all is, no problems; in solving any problem you have with your network your own-self -free of charge. (wired) compared to wireless, unless you know much about advanced wireless settings. Then there the law aspect (UK) wise as account holder of the connection, your legally responsive/accountable to whatever passes over your network illegal or legal. If the old bill knocks your door, with a warrant for some computer crime from your open wireless network you will be put in front of a court of law to face the charges, even jail time too. (read it up for yourself) Millennium act
Easily broken down to this: wired
Plug & play connection, little hassle of connection problems.
Wireless; Fiddly channel bandwidth settings, cutout/s on busy network usage, over top laggy for gaming on network, sometime never works in some abodes or very short distance & vry slow speeds compared to a wired network in most cases. Bandwidth theft, hijacking of network from an outside source. Network tapping, acts of theft of personal details/financial loss/identity theft as you input the data over the network, on times even with a passworded secured router. Should I go on & on ?
For those say my connection is encrypted with hardware/software off/of my wireless router, never say never it's very breakable if you want to get something
eg: data off your network.
For hard wired router users, for peace of mind unplug your computer/network connection after use every time, that way theres no way in, when your not using your computer or are away.
I hope I've broken my reply down enough for all to digest with there morning breakfast or munches, yes some items are old but are needed to remind people out there, that something simple like a wireless router/mobile phone has more flaws in it than my washing board drainer letting water though on Sunday evening washing the days dirty pots.
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