Hi.

Thanks for your comment.

Please see URL: http://netgear.co.uk/home/products/wirelessrouters/u...

Question:
Would using the Netgear R6300 provide wireless speeds of 400-1300Mbps on the HyperOptic network(assuming on 1gig package)?

Thanks

Sid

Divide the wireless speeds by 2 to give the max theoretical.

Also these are wireless speeds and does not refer to the Maximum throughput from WAN to LAN interfaces

In reply to a post by Hyperoptic:

It�s actually really hard to find a router at sensible prices that can achieve 1Gbps throughput which is why we selected this unit after extensive searching.

Even more difficult to find client kit that supports it. Dual-band would provide the best option but I was looking myself a couple of weeks ago and gave up on it. Far too expensive and none of the laptops or phones that get used in my house support 5GHz anyway.

Sadly wifi is pretty much a no-no even with FTTC. Mine struggled to reliably do better than 20Mb/s so I've gone back to a wired connection on my laptop. It very much depends where you live but I'm on the edge of a housing estate and if I remember correctly there are 18 networks visible. I think my WAP managed to get two adjacent channels which is the 72 Mb/s you referred to. But even then you typically only get 40% of throughput from what I've read about wifi.

It'll be interesting to see how it pans out but my feeling was that it ruled wifi out for 'serious' use. It's fine if you're just browsing and reading email but I think you've probably made a wise decision. Wifi is can't provide high throughput and it's probably not worth trying. As long as you advise your users about the limitation I think you've done the right thing

In reply to a post by Anonymous:

Please see URL: http://netgear.co.uk/home/products/wirelessrouters/u...

Question:
Would using the Netgear R6300 provide wireless speeds of 400-1300Mbps on the HyperOptic network(assuming on 1gig package)?

Depends. How many wireless networks can you see in your area?

http://www.metageek.net/products/inssider/

My understanding of the way it works is that there are 6 overlapping channels available. Each channel can carry 54Mb/s (but note Mr Saffron's comment about 50% throughput). To achieve higher speeds the WAP needs to combine adjacent channels. This gets more difficult the more channels you want to combine. Now if you're operating at 5GHz it ought to be easier but:

a)You need client kit that uses that frequency - my research suggested that you have to pay a premium to get kit that does.
b)5GHz doesn't travel as far or as well as 2.4GHz. If your house has thick solid walls or floors that could be a problem.

The bottom line is that wifi is limited by so many local factors that it's unlikely anyone can answer your question. The equipment will do the best it can.

The problem with the hyperhub seems to be it's only got 1 port for gig and the rest are 100meg. So now I have to add a gigabit switch as well for better speeds between my PC and NAS and other devices.