Hardware :: Is There A Big Difference In Internet Speed Between G And N
Dec 28, 2009
I'm trying to decide whether to buy the express or the extreme.
I will only be using it for web surfing with my macbook pro.
But in the near future I might buy a wifi skype phone (which is g).
If I'm using the express, that means my macbook pro connection will change from n to g (because it is not simultaneous as in the extreme) when the wifi phone connects.
Will shifting from n to g change drastically my internet speeds in my macbook pro?
If my download speed is 300 Kb/s and my upload is 30 Kb/s with "n"; how much will that change when shifting to "g"?
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Apr 12, 2009
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