Is wireless faster than high speed internet?

I have wireless at home but I am staying in a hotel with high speed internet that requires an ethernet cable instead. I find it slower.

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7 Responses to “Is wireless faster than high speed internet?”

  1. Mike says:

    Yes and no. You’re internet is faster because you probably have a better plan (faster download speed) and your router transmits almost the whole signal percentage. Some of the reasons why the hotels internet is slow may be:

    1 They have a internet plan with a slow download speed.

    2 They have old wiring (aluminum) yes even a dwelling’s wiring can influence that).

    3 There maybe bandwidth capping.

    4 If it is cable internet you’re sharing the bandwidth with everyone else that is connected.

  2. Silhouette says:

    not necessary
    cable internet is more stable, and if you’re playing online games, wireless usually gives you lag

  3. jason says:

    A hard line, assuming it is high speed or cable internet, will always be faster than wireless…

  4. asif s says:

    Wirless is normally slower because a lot its wireless and does loose connection very often and others might be using the same wirless network as well.

  5. jamesmicoff says:

    Different service packages can be purchased. The speed is normally equal to the package purchased. Wireless at home may bee connected to a faster service

  6. Chris52 says:

    generally speaking wireless is a lot slower for obvious weak connections. the ethernet connection at your hotel is probably slow because youre sharing the bandwidth with other guests at the hotel.

  7. Jordi-09 says:

    it will depend on what type of connection you have without going wireless, say you have high speed (such as virgin fibre-optic) it won’t matter if you are wireless or not because it will still be the same speed as cable.

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