wifi router n question

**african888** · March 26th, 2010 09:11 PM

just bought a laptop and its wifi is 80211 n. the sales man said that in order to maximize wifi, i should get an N router.

he also added its ok to use a B or G router, but the wifi will not be maximized.

just want to know if this is true.

thanks

**Yoda** · March 26th, 2010 09:41 PM

Yes, it's true.

The thing to consider is how you're going to use the connection. If it's only for Internet access, you won't need N since your ISP connection will never reach those speeds. But if you have a home LAN and do lots of large file transfers or stream media from a file server, you'll thank yourself for the extra boost.

**Horsepower** · March 27th, 2010 08:49 PM

Everything sir Yoda said + if your house is so big, you might need the larger coverage of N.

As for me, I upgraded to N just for kicks but now that I have a new house built near my parents', I get to use the advantage of N because I can still share my internet, files and printers with them esp since we're divided by many layers of steel reinforced concrete and I-beams which creates crazy amounts of interference.

**african888** · March 28th, 2010 06:25 AM

Thanks for the replies.

so if its basic use i can just buy the b/g type. but it would be better to invest in an N type.

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**Yoda** · March 28th, 2010 08:31 AM

Price is another factor. If the diff isn't too much, N would be a good investment. Not sure how it is these days, dati malaki talaga.

**autonkoyokot** · March 28th, 2010 09:10 AM

Originally Posted by Yoda

Price is another factor. If the diff isn't too much, N would be a good investment. Not sure how it is these days, dati malaki talaga.

yeah invest for N type ready... mas malakas ang range nito. tsaka difference from other router isn't that much.

**Chikselog** · March 28th, 2010 09:32 AM

Hi guys..Ask ko lang po kung paano lagyan ng password itong router namin? Even though sakto lang ang range niya for the size of our house, I still want to make sure.. Tagal na nito eh di ko talaga alam kung paano lagyan ng PW

**african888** · March 29th, 2010 06:08 AM

got an N router already from premium logic megamall. brand is tplink.

ok nman so far.

**ghosthunter** · March 29th, 2010 09:08 AM

Originally Posted by african888

got an N router already from premium logic megamall. brand is tplink.

ok nman so far.

I have been using TPLINK brand routers for a few years and so far it's been a good experience.

What kind of N router did you get? N-Lite or N? N-Lite only get a max throughput of 150MBs while N gets 300MBs

**wowiesy** · March 29th, 2010 10:05 AM

ride on lang po ako dito.. i hope it's okay.. kung hindi naman.. i suppose transferring to a new thread is okay din...

i used to use a linksys router sa bahay... okay naman... problem ko lang is kapag may isang iphone na nakakabit, other iphones or mac have a hard time connecting sa wifi...

so i tested to use a buffalo wifi router (yung may abang na USB for external disk).... so far the iphone / mac issues have been addressed.. ang weird is, i also have a lenovo laptop (hindi yung thinkpad series, the other one)... hindi maka connect... laging wrong password daw (wpa-tkip) kahit sigurado na ako sa password na tama.. hindi pa rin tnatanggap... i tried connecting through wps.. fail din.... ano kaya pwede gawin?