How
fast is the WiFi Internet Connection?
Basic rate for residential
customers should be one (1) mb on upgraded access points. Business customers
may get a faster package.
The reality however, is
quite different. Many factors can affect WiFi data rates. Most are environmental.
Network related performance
issues:
- The number of users
connected
- The type of data being
conveyed (i.e. video, audio chat, large file transfers, virus issues, denial
of service (DOS) attacks, etc)
Environmental related performance
issues:
- Extreme precipitation
- Poor line of sight transmission
- Outside the optimum
radiation pattern of the Access Point antenna
- Too much distance between
Access Point and Client Premise Equipment
- Reflective properties
of structure the antenna is mounted on (i.e. metal building or roof)