Upgrade to Wireless N for iPhone 4?

[emoticonartist]

So I'm thinking about upgrading to a Wireless N router, as for some reason my iPhone 4 only works on "B" really well (it works extremely slow on mixed channel B&G" - not sure why though).

Anyone use a wireless N router @ home w/ the iPhone 4 yet? I wanted to get your opinions on what's a good router model as I'm thinking of picking one up this weekend!

[sjkkjs]

I got the netgear n router with 2 channels can't remember the model number but it was 80.00 or so. It works Great no issues at all. I tried the belkin n play router but it was garbage took it back. We run 3 touches and 2 iPhone 4's and sometimes my old 3G and it always works great.

[emoticonartist]

I got the netgear n router with 2 channels can't remember the model number but it was 80.00 or so. It works Great no issues at all. I tried the belkin n play router but it was garbage took it back. We run 3 touches and 2 iPhone 4's and sometimes my old 3G and it always works great.

Cool! I'm actually using the old Netgear WGR614 V6, which I think it now past it's prime. I was looking a the Netgear @ BB right here

[sjkkjs]

This is the one we have it's great
NETGEAR - RangeMax Dual-Band Wireless-N Router with 4 Ethernet Ports - WNDR3400-100NAS - Best Buy

[emoticonartist]

Thanks sjkkjs!

[StealthBravo]

I use a Time Capsule for my router and its amazing. Blazing fast.

[dbellca82]

I use the Netgear WNR2000 N-300 Wireless Router. Previously when I had 3G I set the router to only go up to 54 or G, as none of computers or phone have N capabilities. After getting the 4 I changed it to up to 300 or 2.4Ghz which is N plus all lower. You won't get faster downloads or connections from B, G, or N, as the 300Mbps is only local network data & transfer speeds, not boost to Internet speed or connectivity. The only difference I noticed from G(54)>N(300) is quicker data transfer & increased connectivity after net link was established. It's not work buying a new router I can tell you that, plus it seems the 4's WiFi docent like N sometimes and I frequently renew lease as it will lag and sit there. My router was 80.00 at time, but if you have computers with N capabilities or network devices I would get one, it's adds more range & better performance if you have slot of neighbors as it can be set to mode with minimal interference. The 4 it seems still docent like WPA2 encryption at times but I Would rather suffer performance hit than secure network with pathetic WEP

[iwannamod]

Linksys e3000 simultaneous dualband with gigabit ports depends on ur actual internet speeds too

[emoticonartist]

Thanks for all the help and comments! I've been using inSSIDer program on my PC and noticed that not that many people in my neighborhood are using N routers, and the B/G ones they are using are at least 5 channels apart from mine, so it must be just a slow connection from my provider!!

So even if my providers' service is slow, upgrading to N won't improve speed but range only? Right now I'm capped at 11 Mbps due to being on B due to the iPhone, and I'd rather have the full 54 Mbps or even better.

[dbellca82]

You are confusing network & Internet or ISP Speeds. The 11Mbps & 54Mbps have nothing at all to do with your Internet speeds, or your ISP period. 54Mbps is wireless G, this simply refers to your local home network data speed capabilities. For example your home network let's say has 2 computers on it A & B, the 54Mbps is the speed that data can travel between computer A & B or transfer back and forth, etc. Your Internet provider, Internet speeds, and type of Internet have nothing at all to do with routers B,G,or N designation.

With wireless N you will get better range and connection will be more reliable, less drops etc. over WIFI. If your neighbors have N routers then this is fine as N routers usually have neighborhood discovery mode by default enabled which means that the. frequency of router is set at 2.4GHZ so competing networks won't interfere with frequency, next the channel setting will or should be Auto which will allow router to never be on same channel & frequency of neighbor which would hinder network performance. Lastly, I would also turn off the SSID broadcast and connect manually, this way every Tom and jacks wireless cards etc. arent constanly asking to join and bogging down with requests.

[emoticonartist]

Hey dbellca82! Thanks for the explanation - I guess upgrading isn't a necessary need but if it does help in connectivity and reliability issues then I might just go for it.

I might switch my router to just G only and see how well the WIFI works on the iPhone 4 that way!

[geiman]

Also, the iPhone 4 doesn't receive the 5Ghz N signals, only the 2.4Ghz like G so many of the benefits of switching to N are not available yet on the iPhone. Saying the iPhone is "N compatible" is mainly just for marketing if you ask me.

[dbellca82]

2.4 GHz is standard Draft N, or in other words N frequency. N operates on two frequencies

2.4GHz - 145Mbps
5GHz - 300Mbps

The only difference in the two is again the localized network speeds.

2.4GHZ is most often used and enabled in N routers when multiple wireless access points & routers are in same vicinity as yours. This is often called "neighborhood friendly" mode and allows the use of N without external interferences and resulting internal slowdowns. 5GHZ if set when many other N stations ate around will butt heads with them frequent, the 5ghz N spectrum is only needed when you want to get large wifi coverage area. 2.4Ghz which iPhone is compatible well with, is your basic everyday N, also N is down compatbile meaning if you set only to N in router by adjusting to 145Mbps or 2.4GHz all previous standard will work such as B,G,N etc. When I had my iPhone 3G it would only go to 54 or G, thus I gained a lot of performance and better connective with the 3Gs wifi when I limited it to G. Setting up beyond what's supported only adds further strain and congestion to the mix.