How fast is a Wireless Connection?
Depending on location and type of wireless card, it’s possible to see connection speeds at up to 54Mbps on Delta’s wireless Internet. However, Delta currently provides only 5Mbps to the Internet which is shared by both wired and wireless. Because it is shared, as more users are connected, the speed of your connection will drop.
The max speed is usually 54Mbps for a wireless adapter. Now, wireless internet is generally the exact same speed as a PC connected with a wire, BUT your ping is usually higher, so wireless is bad for gaming. The ping is how many milliseconds it takes for a packet of data to go to the destination and back to your computer. If you’re not playing online games, you don’t have anything to worry about, but if you are, you might want to hook it up to wired when you play.