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Old January 15th, 2018, 09:47 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by bowlinggreen View Post
I'd skip any sort of wireless connection if you are a serious file downloader. Hardwired only for that sort of thing. Wireless is just... not... as... good.:
Bowlinggreen is very much on the right track there, though I would say "invest in a really good wireless router" and you can get decent wireless speeds, though if you have a very fast fiber link, he's right, even the best router might not keep up, especially if there are other loads.

Pretty much everything in my apartment was having trouble-- downloads weren't great, the internet connected TV lagged, was painful to try to get it to get stuff from Netflix. Switched from years old combo cable modem/wireless router to a dedicated Nighthawk router, and everything performed, much, much better.

A high quality wireless router is the best bang for buck improvement in system performance I've ever made . . .
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