i have timewarner 50 meg cable i currenly download at 6 megs top speed will this help my download/up load speeds and net speed in general?
1537129
Yes, if you are paying for 50 megs, why are you only getting 6 megs. I think you should talk to your ISP first and find out if the problem is not with them. If you hardware is older, then this would be a good upgrade.
1537130
You have a 50Megabit (Mb) connection which is only 6Megabytes (MB). Notice the little "b" in Mb and the big "B" in MB. They are a different unit of measurement. http://www.unitconversion.org/data-storage/megabits-to-megabytes-conversion.html This part will not help you at all and there is nothing wrong with your connection.
1537131
No. If you're downloading at 6 megabytes/sec, then multiplied by 8 (6*8=48) you are getting about 48 megabits download speed, which is what you are paying for. Your download speed matches your internet data plan, if you require faster speeds you should change your internet plan.
1537132
It may...if TimeWarner is providing 50MBs and your equipment is current (your hardware) it might. Bear in mind that many (older) routers/network cards/switches work perfectly fine but are not capable of higher speeds (10/100Mbps transfers verses 10/100/1000 Mbps). There are newer gigabit routers and switches on the market, which like the TP-LINK TG3269 enable users to take advantage of the higher speeds that TimeWarner and other ISPs are providing. Good luck!
1548387
I bought an used one for less than ten dollars. Works perfectly for my Time Warner Cable here in NY. I think if you buy an exact same model it should work- but you might want to call your broadband service provider first. And yes, I'm using 15 Mbps too.
37641
It's just a switch. It doesn't influence speeds. I bought mine to stop Charter's communication through my E-5 cable before my Firewall was booted up. ~ hnc
1949668
I don't know because my internet went up to 75 MBPS, I used to use these Netgear 85 adapters, but noticed that they slowed down the download speed, so I switched to TP-LINK TL-PA4010 KIT (2 adapters) they are 500 MBPS and work great, measures the same speed directly at the router and in the other room via TP-LINK. I through away netgears 85, old technology by now. Good luck
1967040
I Have Not Noticed any Change in Internet Speed Before or After the Swap From Old Netgear Firewall to New Netgear Firewall... The Main Reason for Change was Gigabit Backbone...
1057954
I watch youtube over this cable at work. More than anything, it will depend on internet speed and your PC.
334099
Jeff, I don't believe your connection speed will be limited by the top end of the device, whatever that might be, but by your service provider.
2177354
I'm not sure what the questioner means by the term "connectors". If the reference is to Cat 5 cable, it's unlikely the system can perform at 200 mbps. However, Cat 5e or Cat 6 cable has gigabyte bandwidth and won't limit the system speed.
843478
It will only increase your internet signal connection so if your internet was slow because of weak signal it may help but if your deivce/internet it self is slow it will remain the same
1619265
This works great for TWC, as long as you are buying a plan with 100Mbps or less. Even though the specs indicate a maximum download capability of 340Mbps, this is either not true, or TWC limits the throughput per channel. Modems with 8 channels down (like this) are limited to 100Mbps. You need 16 channels for the 200 and 300 Mbps plans. Check TWC's compatible modems list before buying.
2272533
I think it depends on the wiring in your home. In my case, in an apartment building built in the 1950's, throughput using the netgear adapters was disappointing. If I remember, file transfers averaged about 1 mB per second (Bytes, not bits). Using the same machines over an 802.11n connection, 5-8 megabytes per second was normal.
768767
It really depends on the Internet speed you have at home plus the Internet speed where you are using it. We have 10 MB/s at home, and I have seen a few interruptions but nothing major. To us, it's well worth it
920067
You could call their customer service, look at their web site. I got charter, 30mps, never had a problem. If I were to guess, it would be about a 2 meg connection
907166
The download will be long if you are not on dsl or cable. If you are rural like me, you have either 2way satellite or 4G for internet. It will blast your data plan. Also, if download gets interuptted (gee that never happens...) you might have a new temporary hobby trying to get it untangled. With disk, you load it without waiting and it is automatically backed up (so to speak).
1258640
Win7 and 8 support is spotty at best. With the drivers from Netgear's website, I could only get a 2Mbps download speed. I thought the issue was the OS, so I upgraded to Win8 but had the same issue. My two other computers can download at my cap of 25Mbps. All are wireless. All are less than 20 feet from the router and in the same room with no blockage.
48746
My experience is around 12-15 secs delay giving the internet speed with Comcast of 6 Mbps download and 28.85 Mbps uploads.
1438068
Get a better internet connection and use a Ethernet wired connection to go on-line (no WiFi). Had the exact same issues until I discovered that my standard Time Warner standard internet connection was barely able to keep up with the HD bandwidth requirement and my WiFi signal was only average due to the router being on the other end of the house. This resulted in many frequent video breakups and rebuffering episodes, which was annoying to say the least and discouraged watching online content. Broke down and pulled CAT6 cabling throughout the house, and upgraded Time Warner to Turbo level to get close to 20Mbs vs. the standard 10Mbps. A one time pain, but it makes all the difference in the world. Will never go back to using WiFi again except for basic web surfing on the laptop. Also, using the right router can make or break the difference. I got rid of my Time Warner provided WiFi integrated router to a dedicated Cisco small business router. Huge difference, and can now run gigabit, which far exceeds the requirement of what my Samsung TV & BluRay requires.