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[mnannola]

I have the ASUS N66U and steam streaming is very iffy. The router is in a bedroom, and streaming into my kitchen ~30 feet away which is separated by a hallway is sometimes super laggy. It's pretty much unplayable unless I am playing a turn based game.

Really wish I would have sprung for the AC68U, seems like it would have made a big difference. Damn my cheap ass.

 

[jblank83]

I have the ASUS N66U and steam streaming is very iffy. The router is in a bedroom, and streaming into my kitchen ~30 feet away which is separated by a hallway is sometimes super laggy. It's pretty much unplayable unless I am playing a turn based game.

Really wish I would have sprung for the AC68U, seems like it would have made a big difference. Damn my cheap ass.

2.4ghz channel is definitely not enough for streaming. I had the same results on my old router, and that was less than 10 feet from PC/Surface Pro 2 to the router.

Have you tried the 5ghz channel? Then again, 30 feet and some walls might be too much for that frequency.

I'm not familiar with the AC channel, so I'm not sure what its range limitations are. I'm assuming it's a high frequency channel and thus also limited in range.

Beyond that, you can use a second router as a relay to improve 5ghz channel range.

 

[Mutagenic]

This is a helpful thread. I have had a Netgear WNR3500 for like 5 years, and it sucks. I have a fiber connection and I feel the router is holding me back. We have 2 PS4s, an XB1, a Wii-U, multiple phones and tablets and handheld consoles constantly hooked up to it, as well as 2 computers, and it constantly loses connection on anything that is connected via wifi. It sounds like I need to hit up Frys today and get that Asus.

 

[catspit]

What would hold speeds back more? The modem or the router?

 

[biggersmaller]

AirPort Extreme. First router I've never had a problem with.

 

[Tak3n]

What would hold speeds back more? The modem or the router?

a modem is merely a doorway, to speak to your ISP, the router is the important bit, I know people with the cheapest crap as modems but a top of the range router attached to it

it depends what speeds you are referring to, download speeds or LAN speeds, if you are on fibre you should get a constant speed (wired)

 

[RedAssedApe]

What would hold speeds back more? The modem or the router?

usually the modem you are given by the ISP should be able to get you the max speeds supported by your internet plan.

easy way to test is to just plug wired directly into the modem and do a speed test.

router is more likely to hold you back within your own internal network than when doing stuff on the internet. also the wireless card on the device matters as well. i still have a bunch of devices that only support b/g which means access from those devices is going to be a lot slower. for example...if i tried to use my old ps3 fat to stream movies from my laptop...i couldn't do 1080p because the wireless card on the ps3 couldn't handle those speeds. stutter-city

 

[FirmBizBws]

You ever see references to stuff like 802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11g? Sometimes it'll just be called "wireless n," "wireless g," "wireless ac," etc. These are the standards at which the wifi signal operates at, specifically the frequency band it outputs at, and how much bandwidth it can broadcast.

The latest standard is 802.11ac, which guarantees a minimum of 500 megabit down and up to 1 gigabit down.

I assume you have your standard router from verizon, so that's likely 802.11n.

Yes I have heard of those standards, I'm guessing I have 802.11n

Are you using a router/modem supplied by your ISP? Describe your network setup. If you are on a 50mbps tier then that is the most you will get while connected to the internet but there are various factors for the speeds you will be able to get.

As for dual band, do your wireless devices support 5GHz wifi?

I am using the router supplied by my ISP, I am on a 50Mbps plan.

What model router is it? Usually if you subscribe to a high speed plan, the ISP will provide a combo modem/router that is able to support the advertised speeds.

I have that black and silver Fios router that I got when I signed up 2 years ago, I have never received the advertised speeds, but I live in an apartment building and I can see that there could be interference because theres more than about 8 active networks around me.

I usually have to manually switch channels by checking which person's wifi is using which channel. I usually try to place my wifi channel on ones that aren't "suggested" but also tend not to have anyone on them.

I typically use channels 2,3,6 or 9, all the others are usually filled with people on them

 

[TheExodu5]

So Asus new top AC router is the AC87U. Seems like an absolute beast, but expensive - $260.

After a short read, sounds like the AC67U is the router to beat.

Though, looking at the results:
http://www.cnet.com/products/asus-ac2400-rt-ac87u-dual-band-wireless-gigabit-router/2/

It only really outperforms the AC68U with a 4x4 client. You're unlikely to have any devices that can use all 4 bands. I'd stick with the AC68U.