Hey everyone! First time poster here...
I wanted to get some input from everyone on the max link speed they've seen when connected to a wireless N network with their Evo LTE. I ask because:
I've had mine for a few weeks now and use it primarily while connected to my wireless network at home. My router advertises 300+450mbps on the 2.4ghz and 5ghz bands respectively, but I've only ever been able to connect to it with my Evo at a max of 65mbps on both bands. I realize there are several variables that affect this, and to be clear I do not expect to be able to connect at 300 or 450mbps (if only). But I was hoping to see a 150mbps connection because from what I've gathered, the 802.11 radio in the Evo should be able to support channel bonding (40mhz) and short guard interval (400ns) using a single stream...which should equal a maximum throughput of 150mbps. I found this information here:
AnandTech - The HTC One X for AT&T Review
Granted, this information is for the One X, but I'm under the impression that it shares the same hardware with the Evo LTE in this department:
Notice that the last sentence alleges that there is a bug that causes the link speed to display as 65mbps, even if it's actually higher. While this would explain what I'm seeing (because I have verified that other devices can connect to the same router at 300mbps), I haven't been able to find anyone else who can corroborate it. Can anyone here confirm this? I did find a spec sheet that seems to agree the Evo should be able to reach a max speed of 150mbps:
HTC 4G LTE vs EVO 4G - Our Analysis
So what is everyone else's experience in this area? I realize that even if I'm maxing at 65mbps, that is more than enough to browse the web, download apps/roms, etc...especially since that is way more bandwidth than I'm getting from my ISP anyway. But the techie in me just needs to see that 150mbps! Has anyone else attained it?
I wanted to get some input from everyone on the max link speed they've seen when connected to a wireless N network with their Evo LTE. I ask because:
I've had mine for a few weeks now and use it primarily while connected to my wireless network at home. My router advertises 300+450mbps on the 2.4ghz and 5ghz bands respectively, but I've only ever been able to connect to it with my Evo at a max of 65mbps on both bands. I realize there are several variables that affect this, and to be clear I do not expect to be able to connect at 300 or 450mbps (if only). But I was hoping to see a 150mbps connection because from what I've gathered, the 802.11 radio in the Evo should be able to support channel bonding (40mhz) and short guard interval (400ns) using a single stream...which should equal a maximum throughput of 150mbps. I found this information here:
AnandTech - The HTC One X for AT&T Review
Granted, this information is for the One X, but I'm under the impression that it shares the same hardware with the Evo LTE in this department:
WLAN and BT 4.0 on the HTC One X is courtesy onboard ?wcnss_wlan? which I take it means the WiFi baseband onboard MSM8960 with some external RF (WCN3660). What?s interesting to me is that this is the first device I?ve seen that will tune 40 MHz channels on 5 GHz. The full breakdown is as follows - single spatial stream 802.11a/b/g/n with 20 MHz channels on 2.4 GHz, 40 MHz channels on 5 GHz, with all modes supporting the short guard interval rates. That means up to a 72 Mbps rate for 2.4 GHz, and 150 Mbps on 5 GHz. Note that the internal WiFi information screens erroneously report 65 Mbps in all conditions even when the MCS negotiated with an AP is higher.
Notice that the last sentence alleges that there is a bug that causes the link speed to display as 65mbps, even if it's actually higher. While this would explain what I'm seeing (because I have verified that other devices can connect to the same router at 300mbps), I haven't been able to find anyone else who can corroborate it. Can anyone here confirm this? I did find a spec sheet that seems to agree the Evo should be able to reach a max speed of 150mbps:
HTC 4G LTE vs EVO 4G - Our Analysis
So what is everyone else's experience in this area? I realize that even if I'm maxing at 65mbps, that is more than enough to browse the web, download apps/roms, etc...especially since that is way more bandwidth than I'm getting from my ISP anyway. But the techie in me just needs to see that 150mbps! Has anyone else attained it?
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