I understood Wi-Fi would be slower, but this one felt particularly laggy.
I understood Wi-Fi would be slower, but this one felt particularly laggy.
I can't believe I lived all this life with using half of my internet speed. I knew Wi-Fi was slower, but just 10-15% at most, not freaking more than 100% damn. I wanted test this using an ethernet cable, but I thought I didn't have. Turns out it was lying on my router the whole time. With wireless, I get 50 Mbps download, but with the ethernet cable plugged in, I get a whopping 100 Mbps or even more download speed. That is a fat 100% increase. I know, my router isn't the best router, and I only use 2.4GHz bandwidth, but still, that is a massive difference. For the main question, will using an ethernet cable even improve my day-to-day experience when I am not actually downloading large files? With 100 Mbps (megabits), will 1080p YT videos loader faster than 50 Mbps? Or will I get lower latency in games with actual noticeable improvement? I know downloading games and all will definitely have an impact, but still, I am talking about everyday stuff. Will switching to 5Ghz bandwidth matter? I sit far away from my router, so how do I get the ethernet cable till there (in a different room)? Also, why is my upload speed (wired & wireless) always slower than download?
It means a 100% rise will be clearly obvious. If your Ethernet connection is quicker, go for it. Uploading tends to be (almost) slower than downloading. This is typical since upload speeds aren't prioritized by ISPs as much because they're not used as often.
Only when other devices are connected to the same Wi-Fi network and the router has poor QoS performance should it be considered.
It seems you're asking about how a receiver handles the full signal and whether the Wi-Fi category is relevant. The explanation should clarify this point. Updated on June 4, 2023 by leclod
You had a good experience at 2.4GHz with about 25Mbit, and it got even better to 80-100Mbit on WiFi 6. On 5GHz WiFi 6 you can reach up to 800Mbit+, but wired connections still perform best.
The WiFi spectrum used by devices doesn’t need a license, which is why other applications can take advantage of it. 2.4 GHz powers Bluetooth and certain proprietary wireless technologies, such as the magnetron in microwaves, which operates at higher power levels than most other devices. This frequency tends to be crowded, leading to slower speeds. 5 GHz once offered strong performance on WiFi but has a shorter range and weaker penetration compared to 2.4 GHz. Even today, it faces saturation issues. Signal quality also plays a role; routers choose connections based on stability, which can slow them down when conditions aren’t ideal. Factors like distance, thick walls, or dense materials can hinder fast connections. If you're using a Docsis cable internet service, this is partly due to historical bandwidth limits of 5 MHz to 42 MHz for uploads. Some providers are experimenting with mid and high splits to expand upload capacity, but these are still in early stages. In the past, network congestion often meant many users on a single node, prompting providers to upgrade infrastructure like fiber or split nodes. I suspect there may be delays before Docsis 4.0 releases, which could enable up to 10 Gbps connections, though it seems unlikely soon.