Much faster Wi-Fi coming soon

[dogg57]

The latest Wi-Fi technology, called "802.11ac," offers speeds of up to 1.3 Gigabits per second. That's fast enough to transfer an entire high-definition movie to a tablet in under 4 minutes, share photo albums with friends in a matter of seconds or stream three HD videos at the same time. It's more than double the top speed of the previous standard, known as 802.11n.
Those speeds are theoretical maximums -- very few people have anything close to 1 Gigabit speeds from their home broadband connection. Average speeds are less than 1% of that. But the faster speeds mean the new Wi-Fi standard will offer a much bigger pipeline for all those videos, songs and games that a growing number of people are streaming on multiple devices simultaneously.
http://money.cnn.com/2013/06/19/technology/mobile/wifi-speeds/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

 

[Boyd]

Actually it's already here: New new MacBook Air models, base stations and backup disks have it: http://www.apple.com/macbook-air/

With the latest 802.11ac technology, MacBook Air takes Wi-Fi speeds over the top. Connect to an 802.11ac base station — including the new AirPort Extreme or AirPort Time Capsule — and experience wireless performance up to 3x faster than the previous generation. 802.11ac also delivers expanded range, so you can work more freely than ever.

But there seem to be some problems: http://www.macrumors.com/2013/06/20/new-macbook-air-owners-complaining-of-wi-fi-issues/

 

[46er]

I wonder what Concast will rip folks off for that

I will soon enter a downsizing process with them

 

[Boyd]

I don't think Comcast has anything to do with it. This is wifi that you use inside your house, with a router that you buy yourself. It's your personal home network (LAN), not the internet (WAN).

 

[46er]

I don't think Comcast has anything to do with it. This is wifi that you use inside your house, with a router that you buy yourself. It's your personal home network (LAN), not the internet (WAN).

Welp, it ain't gonna move any faster than what the ISP is giving you.

 

[Boyd]

Of course, but many people are now using their wireless local network to stream video from their computer to the TV, iPad, etc.

very few people have anything close to 1 Gigabit speeds from their home broadband connection. Average speeds are less than 1% of that. But the faster speeds mean the new Wi-Fi standard will offer a much bigger pipeline for all those videos, songs and games that a growing number of people are streaming on multiple devices simultaneously.

 

[46er]

I can see it being of great use for business, but for the regular guy, not so much.

....for all those videos, songs and games that a growing number of people are streaming on multiple devices simultaneously.

Now that sounds interesting