A 2 part statement/question: I see these fancy new routers offering wifi 6,6e and 7 that support 10GB of speed per port ect… I don’t get how my 500mbs internet plan will be 50% faster (according to google) with a new router. Also I am unaware of any ISP providing 10GB of internet for standard consumers.
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The real advantage of newer WiFi protocols is that you’ll get less local congestion and less local jitter (spikes in latency). Here’s a video I made showing [how WiFi congestion affects your jitter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYrukFoicto). Jitter is a much bigger problem for video conferencing or twitch gaming. Video conferencing at most needs 1 to 6 Mbps. Gaming typically uses around 0.1 to 0.3 Mbps but it’s extremely sensitive to high ping times caused by jitter.
The most important thing is that you get the WiFi router close enough that it’s less affected by signal fade or interference. You also want to pick a channel that your neighbors are not using. Using a narrower channel will lower your max speed to 150 Mbps but it can improve your stability and jitter.
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