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N600 WNDR3700v4 Wired Speed
Hello, I am new to this forum. Please help with my questions below. I recently upgraded my internet speed service to 500 Mbps but I noticed that my computer speed test only showed 320 Mbps (...
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I am still struggling to understand the issues with my current router from Netgear (n600 wndr3700v4). Why would the product is labeled as Gigabit if it can't deliver 1GB speed for wired connection?-----why does your car speedometer go to 150mph if your car can't go that fast? Why do wireless advertise as 1900mbps when they'll never hit that? Again, when gigabit first came out, it wasn't maxing out the connection. In the 11 years since, routers have improved drastically and have been able to max out gigabit for a while (with proper pc/cabling/etc). My first call to Netgear last night, their technician claimed that it would required advanced troubleshooting to fix the unit and it would cost me $$.---Not worth it for that old of a device. Not even close to worth the money. Is there really some tweaking in the set up that can enable the router to have higher than 300MBps? or the product just can't do it and the description of Gigabit is a lie.-----Read reviews. None of the routers at that time maxed out gigabit. Thats why there is testing and reviews so people can see what actual performance to expect from a device.
will I have the same issue from the R7800 model since it is another Netgear product?---again, read a few tests and reviews before buying anything. I'm a fan of smallnetbuilder. there's fairly extensive testing done on devices with well written out reviews and testing procedures. The only downfall is there hasn't been much done since wireless AX was released so most of the reviews/rankers are for AC devices. If you're wanting to go with an AX device, google for some actual tested reviews.
https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/tools/rankers/router/view
thanks,
HHP
Not trying to be an A-hole but its an 11 year old device. Look how far computers and phones have come in 11 years. 11 years ago, I think i was paying for 20mbps services and it was one of the fastest services I could pay for at that time. My router easily maxed out my connection and so did my wireless. since then, we've had great advances in ISP speeds and home networking speeds. Which has driving improvements in routers/wireless devices.
In my current set up, although the router offers wifi function, I do not really use this function. Instead, I use the router to feed 2 hot spots for fist & second floor (Ubiquity - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016K4GQVG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
Since I do not really use the "wifi" function of the router, should I get a dedicated router alone (w/o wifi function)? or it is not worth it?
thanks for sharing the link below.. I do not know much about router in general (ie. AX vs. AC). The website has interesting reviews. Will review more.
HHP
If you're only using it for the wired connection and are already using ubiquiti, I'd check out a edgerouter from ubiquiti. Its not a netgear device but I've heard great things about it.