Notice the S4 is one of the devices mentioned in the article.
New Wi-Fi tech doubles connection speeds - Jun. 19, 2013
John
New Wi-Fi tech doubles connection speeds - Jun. 19, 2013
John
So this new wifi technology could make streaming video from my NAS much more reliable, plus wireless syncing of files on my phone or tablet to my PC would improve too, but my Roku isn't going to stream Netflix with any higher quality because it still has to retrieve that stream from the Internet.
The shortlist of certified devices includes the Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy Note 2
The main thing people need to understand before getting too excited is that this technology is NOT going to improve Internet speeds for most people. In almost all situations, the slowest link on any network is the Internet gateway, so even if all your devices are "gigabit" rated, that only represents the speed of data transmission from your device to your router; the rate at which your router is able to send and receive data from the outside (the Internet), will still be dependent on the bandwidth available to your from your ISP, any downstream routers (hops), and the remote server you are connecting to.
What this will do (hopefully) is provide a very fast and reliable INTERNAL network or LAN. At gigabit speeds, wireless file transfers on your wifi network would be potentially much faster, quality and reliability of streaming local content from a media server would improve, and things of that nature, but if you were trying to download a 1GB file from the Internet, for example, it probably wouldn't make any difference, unless your current wifi network has a poor signal or encounters a high amount of interference (but that's a separate issue altogether).
So this new wifi technology could make streaming video from my NAS much more reliable, plus wireless syncing of files on my phone or tablet to my PC would improve too, but my Roku isn't going to stream Netflix with any higher quality because it still has to retrieve that stream from the Internet.
Already priced the router and wireless adapters that I will need for this.
I did not see the s4 mentioned. this is neat. Is the s4 compatible? I could use this for my house. Lots of stuff hitting my router.
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Third paragraph:
The Wi-Fi Alliance, a global organization that ensures the interoperability of Wi-Fi technologies, began certifying so-called "ac" devices Wednesday. It kicked off the certification program by signing off on 19 routers, access points, microchips and smartphones. The shortlist of certified devices includes the Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and routers from Cisco (CSCO, Fortune 500) and Netgear (NTGR).
John
Which one are you looking at? I see the apple airport extreme is 200.
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Good info. I have 75mpbs FiOS and could go higher if this would help my roku, apple tvs and a bunch of other devices connect and not affect my download speeds. I get about 30- 40 mbps when doing a speed test on wifi with my n router on 2.4 band but do get 75 or higher if I do a speed test on my desktop.
And of course I would need a new macbook air!!!
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Well, if you're currently using a standard 802.11g wifi (which is 54mb/s) then you may actually be able to benefit from an upgrade, but only if your devices support the new technology as well as the router. The problem is that your Roku, Apple TV, etc, most likely do not. I'm sure future versions will eventually, but at the moment you're probably stuck with 802.11g speeds on your wifi LAN with these devices.
The main thing people need to understand before getting too excited is that this technology is NOT going to improve Internet speeds for most people. In almost all situations, the slowest link on any network is the Internet gateway, so even if all your devices are "gigabit" rated, that only represents the speed of data transmission from your device to your router; the rate at which your router is able to send and receive data from the outside (the Internet), will still be dependent on the bandwidth available to your from your ISP, any downstream routers (hops), and the remote server you are connecting to.
What this will do (hopefully) is provide a very fast and reliable INTERNAL network or LAN. At gigabit speeds, wireless file transfers on your wifi network would be potentially much faster, quality and reliability of streaming local content from a media server would improve, and things of that nature, but if you were trying to download a 1GB file from the Internet, for example, it probably wouldn't make any difference, unless your current wifi network has a poor signal or encounters a high amount of interference (but that's a separate issue altogether).
So this new wifi technology could make streaming video from my NAS much more reliable, plus wireless syncing of files on my phone or tablet to my PC would improve too, but my Roku isn't going to stream Netflix with any higher quality because it still has to retrieve that stream from the Internet.
802.11g is lucky to get 30 percent of its throughput. Both the latest Roku and Apple TV uses dual band N wireless. It will benefit from the extra throughput from the 5ghz channel.
Well, if you're currently using a standard 802.11g wifi (which is 54mb/s) then you may actually be able to benefit from an upgrade, but only if your devices support the new technology as well as the router. The problem is that your Roku, Apple TV, etc, most likely do not. I'm sure future versions will eventually, but at the moment you're probably stuck with 802.11g speeds on your wifi LAN with these devices.
Which one are you looking at? I see the apple airport extreme is 200.
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I have had a NAS server for years and had zero issues streaming 1080p content.Good post for the most part. I have never had good luck streaming HD content from a NAS device. The transfer rates on most NAS devices are extremely slow.
The Roku doesnt even support gigabit.