The internet tech that came to my house said the only way I can get 1.5 gb speed is if my computer is wired in via Ethernet.

I have a Google Nest mesh router today. 2 devices in a 1500 sq ft apartment. He said id probably only get 500mb through my router.

Is there a WiFi router that would allow me to get the full 1.5gb? If so any recommendations?

  • Exotic-Grape8743@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    This really depends mostly on the capabilities of your devices. Just getting a better wifi access point/router combo won’t help if your devices can’t do any of it. Most devices are 2x2 MIMO and only support 80MHz wide channels on the 5GHz band. If you have a wifi 6 client (assuming you have a wifi6 router), the max signaling rate is 1200 Mbps, which translates to about 800 Mbps accounting for overhead. You can almost double this if you have devices that are capable of 160 MHz bandwidth but that is very rare, or if you have 3x3 MIMO capable devices (just as rare). Wifi 5 devices won’t get much better than the already quoted 500 Mbps. If you have wifi6e devices (just as rare) and a wifi6e wifi access point/router combo, you can also break the 1 GHz barrier. Wifi above 1 Gbps is still an expensive proposition.