Difference Between Wireless N and Wireless G

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#1 HiResDes
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I have currently upgraded to Roadrunner Turbo, I get nearly 7mbps downloading, and a little over 0.5mbps uploading when I run the speed test now...I have had my Linksys Wireless WRT54GS Wireless router for a while now, and because I live in a pretty small apartment I haven't found the need to go with a router with more range. I am worried that because I'm still using the g network I might not be taking full advantage of bandwidth speed. Is it worth it to upgrade to a wireless N router if I have no need for its range, but want higher speeds?

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#2 firedrakes
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wirless speed depends on your broadband speed and where your router(antenna) is at and if it has to send the signal thu objects. also if you have a 2.4ghz wireless telephone.
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#3 HiResDes
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wirless speed depends on your broadband speed and where your router(antenna) is at and if it has to send the signal thu objects. also if you have a 2.4ghz wireless telephone. firedrakes

Yeah I upped my broadband speed, so it doesn't really matter whether my router uses a g network or an n network?

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#4 xXDrPainXx
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You have not maxed the capabilities of your G-Based network, G taps out around 54mbps while I think N offers up to 108mbps. Most of the consumers out there are not reaching the full potential of G. If you upgrade to N it will still work with a/b/g networks so it won't cause any issues and you will get the range bonus as well.
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#5 chefkw
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As mentioned above, wireless G has a max transfer speed of 54mbps, which is several times greater than your 7mbps Internet connection - a limit your service provider sets and no router is going to exceed. Wireless N will only benefit you if you have several computers and want to increase the speed of file transfers between them.

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#6 HiResDes
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Thank you guys a bunch.