On 4/30/2019 10:03 AM, NetNut wrote:
Six months of AT&T crap is making me ripe for a new provider.

Looking at Spectrum.Â* Supposedly Fiber in my area and cheaper for faster
internet and phone too.Â* They will take over and allow me to use my
current phone number.

But, they provide only a modem unless for $5.00/month they provide a
Netgear N900.

I would rather make them responsible for a modem/router that use mine.

I'd recommend your own router. Router capabilities change and you can't
change if it's in the ISP's modem. I've upgraded my router about six times
since I signed up with this ISP.
I've also had good success with IP-Phone via OBI box and google voice.
for free.


However, the big question in all of this is how fast is their WiFi
electronics ?

I run Amped WiFi Ananlytics inSSIDer (free tool) on my PC and see that
the AT&T WiFi speed is less that "Max Rate" 200.Â* People around me have
faster WiFi speeds.
I have a high power modem/router that has demonstrated "Max Rate" 600
speed.

This speed seems to be an internal speed of the modem/router and the
ability to handle multiple wifi signals quickly.

Can someone explain "Max Rate" better ?

And how do I find this speed rating of the Netgear N900 ?

And what is the power rating of the N900 ?

My Amped modem/router is 900 mw power and 500 or 600 speed.