Wireless G Adapter with Wireless N Router?

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#1 RealKilla_789
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I'm getting a new PC on tuesday and i want to be able to connect to the internet. however, i have my old wirelss g adapter. will i be able to connect it to my wireless N router? if not i still have my old g router that i can connect. i mean we don't even have any N devices in the house.

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Most wireless n router broadcasts wireless g and n signal, but if you use a g connector to connect to the router you will only be able to use the kind of speed and range a G connection provides, in order to enjoy the more powerful N network.
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Most wireless n router broadcasts wireless g and n signal, but if you use a g connector to connect to the router you will only be able to use the kind of speed and range a G connection provides, in order to enjoy the more powerful N network.gigatrainer
well how much faster are N speeds than G speeds. when i switched over i didn't really notice a difference.
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N are higher ranged and lower latency signals, they are much more powerful and have almost twice the range and twice the bandwidth limitations. You may not notice a change if you got slow net or are sitting very close to the router/access point.
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N are higher ranged and lower latency signals, they are much more powerful and have almost twice the range and twice the bandwidth limitations. You may not notice a change if you got slow net or are sitting very close to the router/access point.gigatrainer
well yea my connection is slow. i think i get like 3MB per second or whatever. and i sit pretty close to the router.
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#6 HotRevolver
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Just stick with G for now, it's more than sufficient with your connection.

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Just stick with G for now, it's more than sufficient with your connection.

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#8 JigglyWiggly_
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Uh, g, b, or n are going to be basically the same for internet browsing(wan). They only matter for lan transfers.

Well unless you have 300 mb/s internet... which you would be in Japan or something.

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Uh, g, b, or n are going to be basically the same for internet browsing. They only matter for lan transfers.JigglyWiggly_
so it doesn't matter that my adapter is not N
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Are you planning on doing a lot of lan transfers? If not, then you will see no speed increase.

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#11 RealKilla_789
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Are you planning on doing a lot of lan transfers? If not, then you will see no speed increase.

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i don't even know what LAN transfers are so no