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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It won’t be. It’s misleading advertising.
You’ll get faster rates _to your router_ (potentially) but you’re still capped at the rates your router can handle (both wired throughout and cpu cycles) as well as what your ISP is providing.
In your case you’ll get 500Mbps _to the router_ and at best 500Mbps to your devices (wired) or less wirelessly
The advantages of 6/6e/7 end up being more about things like MU-MIMO and essentially better support for multiple devices simultaneously, at the trade off of less range (the higher the frequency, ie 2.4 to 5 to 6Ghz the less the range)
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