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[dbee]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12688839

The moral of the story is that if you plug in your broadband when you're downloading you might get speeds up to 30% higher

[methdxman]

[hanguker]

What about with a console like the xbox or ps3?

Does using wifi affect speed or downloading? Would it be better to plug it into the wall?

[ttompatz]

In Korea the problem lies in the technologies involved.

You probably, if you have VDSL, have 100mbps from the wall/modem.

Wifi for all intents and purposes has a max rate 54mbps (on a good day with no electrical interference degrading the signal).

Hard wired is close to double.

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[tatertot]

Wireless:
802.11b: 11 Mb/s
802.11g: 54 Mb/s
802.11n: 300 Mb/s

Wired:
10/100: 100 Mb/s
10/100/1000: 1000 Mb/s

However, wireless throughputs are really around 50% of the theoretical capacity listed above. Additionally, it is almost impossible to even saturate a 100 Mb/s pipe via downloading. On the other hand, transferring files on your local network could justify gigabit speeds. I know that if I was going to build a house from scratch, I would wire it with Cat6E and get a nice dual-band Wireless-N router with gigabit ports, but for most people any quality 802.11n router will be good enough.

[hanguker]

I guess my actual question is will I notice any difference with the Xbox 360 (multiplayer/downloading) if I change over to a wired connection? I currently have a 360 slim with wifi and sort of n-rated router. I think it is 150 mbps.

[ttompatz]

[MattAwesome]

your allocated bandwidth to your modem is going to be around 15mbps anyway.
the thing about networking is you can only go as fast as your slowest component. internally, it is much easier to go faster. that's where you can reach your maximum potential.
in an office space, this discussion would be more relevant. at a residential level, 802.11g is fine for most spaces, especially our tiny apts.

[UknowsI]

I have been wondering about how the wifi effects my internet speed. My problem is that my wifi has very bad signal and I usually visit webpages in Europe which has very bad latency/packet loss. I have a feeling that the problems multiply but I'm not sure how it works in reality.

[jonpurdy]

If you're gaming plug directly into the router. I find wifi always produces a higher ping.

[jhicks99]

I'm getting 14.5 mbps on my "100 mega" connection with Gangnam cable right now. Doesn't go any faster if I plug the cable into my computer. I'm using a wireless n connection.

[hanguker]

Can I split my internet jack to plug both my computer and my xbox360 into the same jack and share it? The router is in a remote location (in the wall on the other side of my apartment).

[sheriffadam]

[methdxman]