4:15: I'm really surprised by such a drastic speed loss over the WIFI even when measuring next to a router. 10x looks really massive. My internet plan provides 100Mbps and I was able to get ~70Mbps down/up over 2.4Gh band when standing next to the router. I was using the ookla's speedtest app to measure the speed.
So your never getting close to your ISP speed with WIFI.....correct. Will WIFI ever get close or you would need a ethernet connection? Also like you said in an earlier video the antenna direction also impacts results.
To your point, the fastest internet speeds you will get will be from an Ethernet connection. From my experience, WiFi speeds don’t really compare to Ethernet speeds unless you’re standing right next to your router. With WiFi connections, there are a lot more variables that can impact your connection as well (antenna and router position, interference, WiFi signal obstructions, etc.). I hope this helps!
This is very true, but you would need an internet plan that provides speeds greater than 1 Gbps for this to be possible. The maximum speed of my current internet plan is 400 Mbps
@@network-from-home Yes that is true when it comes to internet speed which is what most people are using :). It is possible to setup local speed test servers using something like iPerf to test the maximum possible near the router for doing something like file transfers. However since the speed drops off relatively quickly it is not too important.
4:15: I'm really surprised by such a drastic speed loss over the WIFI even when measuring next to a router. 10x looks really massive.
My internet plan provides 100Mbps and I was able to get ~70Mbps down/up over 2.4Gh band when standing next to the router. I was using the ookla's speedtest app to measure the speed.
Honestly I was pretty surprised as well! It sounds like you get better performance than I do when standing next to your router
So your never getting close to your ISP speed with WIFI.....correct. Will WIFI ever get close or you would need a ethernet connection? Also like you said in an earlier video the antenna direction also impacts results.
To your point, the fastest internet speeds you will get will be from an Ethernet connection. From my experience, WiFi speeds don’t really compare to Ethernet speeds unless you’re standing right next to your router. With WiFi connections, there are a lot more variables that can impact your connection as well (antenna and router position, interference, WiFi signal obstructions, etc.). I hope this helps!
With modern WiFi 6, 6E and 7 Routers you can get more than a Gigabit when you are in the same room the AP is in.
This is very true, but you would need an internet plan that provides speeds greater than 1 Gbps for this to be possible. The maximum speed of my current internet plan is 400 Mbps
@@network-from-home Yes that is true when it comes to internet speed which is what most people are using :). It is possible to setup local speed test servers using something like iPerf to test the maximum possible near the router for doing something like file transfers. However since the speed drops off relatively quickly it is not too important.