Test this router please. Has anandtech ever looked to see if any affordable (under $200USD) dualband routers actually work? Maybe I have bad luck with lemons but do any of these devices support using both bands at once? Few I got were one or the other.
1) The router must use the words simultaneous or concurrent, if it does not it is N speeds at 5.0 ghz and G speeds at 2.4 ghz 2) Most wireless n recievers are crap whether it is built into a laptop, tablet, usb, or an add on card. Most do not support 5 ghz. Furthermore a large number of n recievers do not support MIMO (multiple in multiple output), these recievers can only talk on 1 band at a time while wireless n needs you to be able to talk on 2 bands to get the theoretical 300mbps. If you can only talk on 1 band at a time you only get 150mbps and in reality you get much worse speeds than that.
This the need for addin cards that state they support 3 streams and what not. Thank you to the others who provided responses. I have another question then. Is it better to just get g access points and have separate 5ghz N access points? Let the router handle WPA2 (or radius if your wanna be 1337) and DHCP?
Ubiquiti now makes IP cameras that cost around $100/each. They also make enterprise wireless access points, also around $100/each. I have been considering getting some of these for my church, and possibly home.
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MGSsancho - Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - link
Test this router please. Has anandtech ever looked to see if any affordable (under $200USD) dualband routers actually work? Maybe I have bad luck with lemons but do any of these devices support using both bands at once? Few I got were one or the other.Matias - Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - link
Netgear 3700 is simultaneous dual-band, although its 5ghz range is terrible and almost no device has 5ghz compatibility anyway......Roland00Address - Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - link
1) The router must use the words simultaneous or concurrent, if it does not it is N speeds at 5.0 ghz and G speeds at 2.4 ghz2) Most wireless n recievers are crap whether it is built into a laptop, tablet, usb, or an add on card. Most do not support 5 ghz. Furthermore a large number of n recievers do not support MIMO (multiple in multiple output), these recievers can only talk on 1 band at a time while wireless n needs you to be able to talk on 2 bands to get the theoretical 300mbps. If you can only talk on 1 band at a time you only get 150mbps and in reality you get much worse speeds than that.
MGSsancho - Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - link
This the need for addin cards that state they support 3 streams and what not. Thank you to the others who provided responses. I have another question then. Is it better to just get g access points and have separate 5ghz N access points? Let the router handle WPA2 (or radius if your wanna be 1337) and DHCP?tristanbob - Thursday, January 12, 2012 - link
Ubiquiti now makes IP cameras that cost around $100/each. They also make enterprise wireless access points, also around $100/each. I have been considering getting some of these for my church, and possibly home.Thanks! Tristan