Can WIFI6 increase Internet speed?

wangerxian

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I bought a Xiaomi router [Xiaomi Router 4A Gigabit Edition] three years ago. Now I feel that its performance is average. The speed test seems to be only 100M. The broadband is Gigabit, and the network cable is Category 5e (not far away). I got a ZTE router with the broadband. I haven't tested it yet, but it is WIFI6. There are too many wireless devices at home. I feel that the Xiaomi router can't hold it. I plan to add the ZTE router that comes with the broadband to see if it works. If it still doesn't work, I plan to upgrade the router.

ZTE has WIFI6. What are the advantages of WIFI6? Do you think it can solve my current problem?

476700838

No. All the improvements in Wi-Fi 6 technology are just improvements in the wireless communication from the router to your phone.

wangerxian

476700838 Published on 2022-11-21 16:42 No. All the improvements in wifi6 technology are only improvements in the wireless communication from the router to your mobile phone

At the moment, I feel that the network from the router to my mobile phone is not very good.

chunyang

Pay attention to the calculation method. The unit of broadband, 4G/5G and other network speeds is bit/second, while the unit of download speed on computers/mobile phones is byte/second. Considering the protocol overhead, the actual download speed on computers/mobile phones is about one-tenth of the network speed. If the download speed has reached 1/10 of the network speed, then the bandwidth of WIFI is sufficient, and upgrading WIF will not increase the actual download speed. Of course, upgrading is still useful when there are a large number of terminal devices, but this is not the case with home WIFI.

吾妻思萌

The network speed is improved by widening the narrowest section.

wangerxian

chunyang posted on 2022-11-21 18:44 Pay attention to the calculation method. The speed unit of broadband, 4G/5G and other network speeds is bit/second, while the download speed unit on the computer/mobile phone is byte/second. Considering the protocol...

Currently, all smart devices at home are 2.4G, and I wonder if there will be some interference with 2.4G.

wangerxian

Azuma Simeng posted on 2022-11-21 19:08 The speed of the Internet is improved by widening the narrowest section~

I don't quite understand, what does the narrowest part refer to?

haoayou

Wi-Fi 6.0 increases the operating frequency, allowing people to enjoy faster and more stable services

wangerxian

haoayou posted on 2022-11-22 10:54 WiFi 6.0 increases the operating frequency, allowing people to enjoy faster and more stable services

Which aspect of the operating frequency has been improved? The performance of the router itself?

吾妻思萌

Azuma Simeng posted on 2022-11-21 19:08 The speed of the Internet is improved by widening the narrowest section~

I don’t quite understand, the narrowest section? What does it mean?

The fiber optic cable to the modem and the router is a line. Where is the weakest point? Where is the limitation?

wangerxian

Azuma Simeng posted on 2022-11-22 12:27 I don't quite understand, the narrowest part? What does it mean? The fiber to the home, to the modem, to the router, is the weakest part? Where is the limit...

I checked and I will upgrade to Gigabit next month, so it is still 100M now...

chunyang

wangerxian posted on 2022-11-22 08:58 At present, all smart devices at home are 2.4G. I wonder if 2.4G will also have some interference.

Whether there is interference and the impact of interference can be determined by comparing the actual download speed with the broadband speed.

chunyang

wangerxian posted on 2022-11-22 08:59 I don’t quite understand, the narrowest part? What does it mean?

Bucket principle: it is meaningless to simply improve one aspect, and the actual short board is determined by the lowest speed link. For example, for 100M broadband, basically any WIFI will have no effect, as long as it is not too old version.