Overall Conclusion
Here is a summary of the results:
As expected, the wired connection blew away the performance of the wireless one, racking up a download throughput of 255% of wired. The surprise here is that the wireless AC connection delivered 88% of the throughput of the wired connection, with a lower bound only 1.2 Mbps lower than wired. Wireless AC throughput was 224% of the throughput delivered by the G wireless connection onboard the PS3. Minimum observed throughput was also about 2x the wireless connection.
What really hit home for me was the fact that the bridged wireless AC connection is now finally approaching wired speeds. Can you live with a tradeoff of 12% of throughput in exchange for not needing ethernet runs near every TV that you want to use to stream internet content to? I personally can, and see great applications in my own home network for this AC wireless technology.
Stay tuned for future articles that show the installation of the wireless bridge, document the various apps available to extend the EA6500, and an overall valuation of the unit. In addition, I am working on a beamforming article and some other AC routing-related articles…so watch for them soon!
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