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Wow you would think that article was written in 2008!

I have had a very good experience with 802.11ac for all applications, and Bluetooth 5.0 (iphone 11 pro), and Bluetooth 4.2 with apple keyboard and mouse. Wireless headset to a macbook is pretty bad, pretty awesome to the iphone. I do not have dongles.

Knowledge of interference and the wireless devices you use is important.

I spend a non-negligible amount of time when choosing a wireless router, and will immediate benchmark it. The routers from the ISPs are still pretty bad in comparison to the ones you can buy for $70 - $120.

If I am using a desktop I will also benchmark the dongle.

You also have to acknowledge proximity to power cords and transformers, which will degrade your experience.

It always requires a holistic solution to optimize and I don't know if the writer's problems can be fixed. Even two years ago I kept one or two devices on Ethernet if they were close to the router. But I have since removed them.



Any recommendations?




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