On Thu, 14 Mar 2019 12:44:01 -0000 (UTC), Roger Blake
wrote:

On 2019-03-14, Mike wrote:
Is this the number on the connection setup page?
Or is it the actual USABLE data transfer rate where it actually matters
40 feet away from the router and your neighbor's wifi is closer than yours?
Or in the apartment building with 10 other people trying to use the channel?

It varies greatly depending on the environment and circumstances,
which is the point. Those figures are the maximum under favorable
clear-channel, single-user conditions. It goes downhill from there.

Unless you live at nospam's house. Over there, wireless apparently works
better than wired.