Does buying a Wireless N+ router make a difference than a Wireless G router?
As a network engineer, I’ve noticed that N-standard (802.11n) routers tend to have less range than their G-standard counterparts – despite what it may say on the packaging! The truth is in actual testing… But it sure sounds like you could use the higher bandwidth / throughput offered by an N-standard access point, given the many users of your connection. So if you get an N-standard router, be sure to get one with big antennas on it, or even consider buying higher-gain antennas for the access point, as that makes all the difference in the world. But in the meantime, log into your router, and disable the B-standard. 802.11b uses Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS), that’s just not as robust as the Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) modulation used by both 802.11g and 802.11a standards. DSSS is just bad for the throughput of your access point. For example, if you have four users connected to your access point running the G-standard, and one user starts using a B-standa
