Advantages of 802.11ac WiFi if I have a 6Mb/s connection

[fede1195]

Hello! The title pretty much says it all. I currently have a 6Mb/s connection, I get 750KB/s downloads, and I wanted to know what benefits I would get if i buy an AC router, because I read that one of the benefits of AC is that the maximum speed is a lot higher than with N, but since my internet connection speed is already lower N's limit, I wondered if I would see any changes. I know that you also get the 5Ghz connection which provides less congestion on the network.
Thanks in advance !

 

[Math Geek]

your internet speed won't change at all with the new router. the benefit would be the larger bandwidth for yur home network. so if you share files in house or use the network for other stuff, they will see added speed. anything on the network would go toward the faster speeds except the internet speed.

for instance, wireless security cameras, portable devices syncing to your pc wirelessly, wireless printers, streaming steam games to a tv, sharing a media collection with portable deices/xbox/ps's

no benefit to net speed but these others things will see a benefit if you use them.

 

[Entomber]

the best reason to get an AC router is for a more stable & reliable network connection, not so much for the maximum speed.

You probably won't see a difference in your internet speed if you switch since it's being capped by your ISP right now, not your router.

 

[fede1195]

your internet speed won't change at all with the new router. the benefit would be the larger bandwidth for yur home network. so if you share files in house or use the network for other stuff, they will see added speed. anything on the network would go toward the faster speeds except the internet speed.

for instance, wireless security cameras, portable devices syncing to your pc wirelessly, wireless printers, streaming steam games to a tv, sharing a media collection with portable deices/xbox/ps's

no benefit to net speed but these others things will see a benefit if you use them.

So I would still get a a max download speed of ~750KB/s, but I will be able to achieve that with more devices at the same time ?

 

[SBMfromLA]

This is probably a bit off-topic... but if you're really looking to maximize your internet speeds you could consider buying your own Cable Modem. I picked one up at Best Buy about a year ago and turned in the one I was renting from Time Warner.. Great Decision.

 

[Entomber]

your internet speed won't change at all with the new router. the benefit would be the larger bandwidth for yur home network. so if you share files in house or use the network for other stuff, they will see added speed. anything on the network would go toward the faster speeds except the internet speed.

for instance, wireless security cameras, portable devices syncing to your pc wirelessly, wireless printers, streaming steam games to a tv, sharing a media collection with portable deices/xbox/ps's

no benefit to net speed but these others things will see a benefit if you use them.

So I would still get a a max download speed of ~750Mb/s, but I will be able to achieve that with more devices at the same time ?

no, because your ISP is going to restrict the total amount of bandwidth that they give you.

6Mbps is 6 MegaBITS per second, which does translate to roughly 750MB (MegaBYTES) per second. You are already achieving the maximum speed provided by your ISP.

On the offtopic note, buying a better modem won't increase your ISP provided speed either, only paying them more money will

 

[fede1195]

your internet speed won't change at all with the new router. the benefit would be the larger bandwidth for yur home network. so if you share files in house or use the network for other stuff, they will see added speed. anything on the network would go toward the faster speeds except the internet speed.

for instance, wireless security cameras, portable devices syncing to your pc wirelessly, wireless printers, streaming steam games to a tv, sharing a media collection with portable deices/xbox/ps's

no benefit to net speed but these others things will see a benefit if you use them.

So I would still get a a max download speed of ~750KB/s, but I will be able to achieve that with more devices at the same time ?

no, because your ISP is going to restrict the total amount of bandwidth that they give you.

6Mbps is 6 MegaBITS per second, which does translate to roughly 750MB (MegaBYTES) per second. You are already achieving the maximum speed provided by your ISP.

On the offtopic note, buying a better modem won't increase your ISP provided speed either, only paying them more money will

Yes I'm quite familiar with the difference between bytes and bits, that's how I know that I am already reaching the limit of my download speed (6/8 * 1024), that's why I wanted to know if an AC router could increase that speed, but I see that you tell me it won't. And I think I understand what you are telling me, the improvement in bandwidth I am going to see is between devices that communicate within my network, through the router, like for example if I stream a game from one pc to another, is this correct ?
Thanks for your help !

 

[Math Geek]

yes that is correct. anything other than internet traffic will see a speed increase on the network. but your devices still won't be able to split more than the 750 KB/s you pay for. more net speed = more money to the isp, no way around that.

i have a a media server in my house and share a few terabytes of movies, music, programs and other stuff on the network and through the ac router, i see close to 95 MB/s transfer speeds between devices. my internet is of course capped at the 50mb/s i pay for. so my net speed is a total of about 6.5 MB/s between all devices which is plenty for our uses.

 

[SBMfromLA]

your internet speed won't change at all with the new router. the benefit would be the larger bandwidth for yur home network. so if you share files in house or use the network for other stuff, they will see added speed. anything on the network would go toward the faster speeds except the internet speed.

for instance, wireless security cameras, portable devices syncing to your pc wirelessly, wireless printers, streaming steam games to a tv, sharing a media collection with portable deices/xbox/ps's

no benefit to net speed but these others things will see a benefit if you use them.

I never said it would increase the speed... however, it will definitely stabilize your speed and help you "maintain" your max speeds.

So I would still get a a max download speed of ~750Mb/s, but I will be able to achieve that with more devices at the same time ?

no, because your ISP is going to restrict the total amount of bandwidth that they give you.

6Mbps is 6 MegaBITS per second, which does translate to roughly 750MB (MegaBYTES) per second. You are already achieving the maximum speed provided by your ISP.

On the offtopic note, buying a better modem won't increase your ISP provided speed either, only paying them more money will