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Marketing teams love antenna counts. But the relationship between antenna count and real-world performance is more complicated — and more interesting — than the box suggests.
2.5G Ethernet is showing up on more routers. The GL.iNet Flint 2 has two of them. I tested what happens when you actually use them — and when you'd never notice the difference.
I ran both protocols on the same hardware for two weeks. The speed difference is not small — it's an 8x gap on the same router. Here's what that means in practice.
The honest answer depends on your house. I ran the same tests on a WiFi 5 and WiFi 6 router. The results were not what the marketing suggests — but in specific conditions, the difference is real.
The first week of school my kid counted: four devices streaming, two on Zoom for homework help, me on a work call, my wife on a video call. The router was not ready. Here's the setup that fixed it — without spending more than you need to.
Three consecutive guests mentioned WiFi in their reviews. Not in a good way. Here's what I changed, what I'd do from scratch if setting up an Airbnb today, and how to make WiFi something guests compliment instead of complain about.
I rented for eight years across four apartments. The WiFi situation in rented spaces is uniquely frustrating — you're stuck with ISP equipment you didn't choose, you can't run cables through walls, and you move every year or two. Here's what actually works without permanent installation.
I've been working from home for four years. In that time I've lost client calls, missed deadlines, and restarted video conferences in the middle of presentations — all because of bad WiFi. Here's the setup I landed on after testing everything, with real speed test data from my home office.
I had dead zones, no outdoor coverage, gaming lag, and zero VPN protection. Over six months I built a home network that solved all of it — documenting every product choice, every speed test, and every mistake. Here's the complete guide.