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Does Wireless receiver increase internet speed?

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Recently, I noticed there's some problem with my Wireless Driver. I had discussed with a computer technician (whom I call Engineer) he said that it will cost too much to replace Wireless driver. So he suggested me to use "receiver"(That's what he called), I have added a picture of "receiver" below.

mercusys receiver

He said that it is much more better than Wireless Driver. Even it cost less than main Wireless Driver. He also said that it's too powerful. The range is too much.

Can it increase the network speed? I meant if my WIFI downloading speed is 2 MBPS than my laptop can call 1.5 MBPS or close to 2 MBPS. So using the receiver can I call 2 MBPS?

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elgonzo‭ wrote over 2 years ago · edited over 2 years ago

The bandwidth/speed of Wifi adapters as specified include protocol/communication overhead. Naturally, due to this overhead, the usable speed/bandwidth will be somewhat slower than that. If you get near/close to 2 Mb/s usable on a 2 Mb/s connection, then it is as good as it can be. You will never get 100% of the raw bandwidth, as this would require no Wifi transmission protocol overhead, which is obviously not feasible if you prefer your Wifi actually working. (P.S.: I don't care how you call your computer technician. Is whatever you call your computer technician relevant to the question? If yes, try calling him "granny" instead, maybe this will help...)