Wireless N on the Epic

[Andrew Ruffolo]

Here is a comparison I did between the Hero and Epic on my router. I wanted to see the connection speed of the wireless N card on the Epic. Its the same as the other Galaxy S phones and connects at 65Mbps. Its not full N, (not even close, technically, MIMO G is higher at 110Mbps). Much better than the Hero though. As you can see, its right next to the router (100% signal strength) and yet is only currently pulling 12Mbps. It was up to full G at one point, but it just isn't as consistent. The wireless card on the Hero was pretty much useless, didn't connect outside of the room. Good to see the Wireless N on this device working fine. If you are having connection problems with your Wireless router, check to see if its broadcasting in dual-band or 5Mhz (notice its only 2.4Mhz).

Anyway, this post is useless without pics, so... HERE YOU GO

 

[deadpanwalking]

Sorry for being such a noob but how do you turn on wireless N? I have a neatgear wireless N router and my Epic only sees the G signal.

 

[Cory Streater]

It should pick it up automatically unless your router is broadcasting N in the 5ghz frequency, which the Epic does not support.

 

[caliskimmer]

Wow, no wonder my wifi was blazing fast on my Epic!

 

[Cory Streater]

Yeah the combination of the processor, web kit browser, and N, is the perfect recipe for an awesome user experience.

 

[AndroidOne]

I only have an "old" g/wifi at home, and my Epic still browses pretty fast on it, almost as fast as my Evo and faster than all other wifi enabled phones in my household.

 

[taylormah]

It should pick it up automatically unless your router is broadcasting N in the 5ghz frequency, which the Epic does not support.

Ouchhh!! I am going to buy a dual band router soon and was thinking of letting my epic fly on its 5GHz band, but poor epic will have to run on 2.4GHz alone . But I would still take "running" epic instead of "walking" g-only-phones anyday .

 

[deadpanwalking]

It should pick it up automatically unless your router is broadcasting N in the 5ghz frequency, which the Epic does not support.

Thats right. I totally forgot about that part of the equation. Yes, my router does in fact broadcast N in the 5ghz frequency. Thanks for setting me straight!