homerman55 wrote Can they? Also could a old router affect the speed

Yes. It depends on how much bandwith you have.

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homerman55 wrote Can they? Also could a old router affect the speed

Yes. It depends on how much bandwith you have.

if i have too much is there a way to clear it?

If you have a large bandwidth - that's a good thing. It means more information can pass through any one point.

The answer to your first question is yes, they can limit it.

A router also affects the speed of the internet, as they have different ethernet ports and wireless antennas (antennae if I was talking about biology). You get B/G/N, N being the most recently used one (2009)

Anything older than that will give lower speeds and shorter range.

With N, you get a range of about "70"m indoors, and around 250, I believe, outdoors.

The more antennas, the better, on the whole. But sometimes, it's about quality over quantity. For example, you might have 3 54Mbits/s antennas on one router, but only 2 256Mbits/s on another, yet the second router would provide greater wireless speeds.


For fibre optic internet, you're going to want something quicker than 54Mbit/s speed, as most ISPs give a download of 50+, so your speed would then be limited depending on your router.


One of the best routers on the market is the Linksys E4200. The ASUS RT-N66U is also an exceptionally good router, supporting full HD 3D streaming throughout the house.

If you have a Wireless BGN router with a 54Mbit/s antenna, and don't have quick internet, then don't bother with a really good router.


Moving on, we have wireless cards. They come pretty much standard in all laptops nowadays, and although they're basic, they do the job absolutely fine.

However, if you've got a super duper router, and a standard wireless card, then it's not going to be able to receive information and data quick enough, creating a bottleneck in your setup.

The list goes on forever, but they're the most basic things to cover.

Diaboli wrote If you have a large bandwidth - that's a good thing. It means more information can pass through any one point.

The answer to your first question is yes, they can limit it.

A router also affects the speed of the internet, as they have different ethernet ports and wireless antennas (antennae if I was talking about biology). You get B/G/N, N being the most recently used one (2009)

Anything older than that will give lower speeds and shorter range.

With N, you get a range of about "70"m indoors, and around 250, I believe, outdoors.

The more antennas, the better, on the whole. But sometimes, it's about quality over quantity. For example, you might have 3 54Mbits/s antennas on one router, but only 2 256Mbits/s on another, yet the second router would provide greater wireless speeds.


For fibre optic internet, you're going to want something quicker than 54Mbit/s speed, as most ISPs give a download of 50+, so your speed would then be limited depending on your router.


One of the best routers on the market is the Linksys E4200. The ASUS RT-N66U is also an exceptionally good router, supporting full HD 3D streaming throughout the house.

If you have a Wireless BGN router with a 54Mbit/s antenna, and don't have quick internet, then don't bother with a really good router.


Moving on, we have wireless cards. They come pretty much standard in all laptops nowadays, and although they're basic, they do the job absolutely fine.

However, if you've got a super duper router, and a standard wireless card, then it's not going to be able to receive information and data quick enough, creating a bottleneck in your setup.

The list goes on forever, but they're the most basic things to cover.

Well i have a dlink router and its like a wbr-10 its out of date and the latest firmware was like from 2006 i have a download speed of 250 kb/s should i upgrade to a new router because i think my internet speed could go high than 250

Yes, upgrading your router would be a very good idea. My internet only has a 30Mbit/s download speed, so a router wouldn't affect it - having said that, my ISP gives out really nice routers anyway. 300Mbit/s antennas.

homerman55 wrote

Diaboli wrote If you have a large bandwidth - that's a good thing. It means more information can pass through any one point.

The answer to your first question is yes, they can limit it.

A router also affects the speed of the internet, as they have different ethernet ports and wireless antennas (antennae if I was talking about biology). You get B/G/N, N being the most recently used one (2009)

Anything older than that will give lower speeds and shorter range.

With N, you get a range of about "70"m indoors, and around 250, I believe, outdoors.

The more antennas, the better, on the whole. But sometimes, it's about quality over quantity. For example, you might have 3 54Mbits/s antennas on one router, but only 2 256Mbits/s on another, yet the second router would provide greater wireless speeds.


For fibre optic internet, you're going to want something quicker than 54Mbit/s speed, as most ISPs give a download of 50+, so your speed would then be limited depending on your router.


One of the best routers on the market is the Linksys E4200. The ASUS RT-N66U is also an exceptionally good router, supporting full HD 3D streaming throughout the house.

If you have a Wireless BGN router with a 54Mbit/s antenna, and don't have quick internet, then don't bother with a really good router.


Moving on, we have wireless cards. They come pretty much standard in all laptops nowadays, and although they're basic, they do the job absolutely fine.

However, if you've got a super duper router, and a standard wireless card, then it's not going to be able to receive information and data quick enough, creating a bottleneck in your setup.

The list goes on forever, but they're the most basic things to cover.

Well i have a dlink router and its like a wbr-10 its out of date and the latest firmware was like from 2006 i have a download speed of 250 kb/s should i upgrade to a new router because i think my internet speed could go high than 250

if your routers that old then you need to go and look for a newer one if possible, also depending on what you do on the internet ie download warez/torrents or have a lot of p2p traffic your isp will throttle your bandwidth depending on who your ISP is . the modems and routers given out by isp's are usually the lowest end models of networking devices even the Motorola surf board modems they give out while they look nice the model above supports traffic sniffing as well as many other interesting features. the routers are usually very buggy and are mostly refurbs same with the modems not to mention they usually charge at least a $5 a month lease fee which over just one year you could had pre bought a nice router or modem and saved $30.00 in the long run, let alone if you keep your service going over multiple years you will over pay for your leased devices completely