That means that in ideal conditions, these are the maximum possible speeds that the router can send data at over WiFi. Here comes the exception – BUT, these are theoretical speeds. The router TIME provided was a dual band AC1200 unit, which means it can transmit on 24GHz and 5GHz at 300Mbps and 866Mbps respectively. Take for example my original setup, which as the default wireless router which TIME provided, along with an Acer Aspire 5 laptop. Over WiFi, that’s a different story and WiFi speed capability depends on two things – the strength of your transmitting point and the strength of your receiving point. Today’s average wireless broadband router comes equipped with Gigabit LAN ports, which means it will be able to handle Gigabit speeds (1,000Mbps). After installation (and preferably before calling TIME and yelling at them) do note that speeds often vastly differ over LAN as compared to WiFi. There are, however, a few caveats to getting strong speed test results from your line. When the tech ran his test, I was impressed that he managed to get close to a full 500Mbps result from that. I’m currently signed up for a 500Mbps residential package and this was exactly what happened for me during the installation process. The most important part of the installation (for us, as consumers) is that you ensure the technician tests the line performance for you. When you sign up for TIME broadband the fibre line is usually laid by a contractor and pulled directly to where you want your access unit to be placed. * Rather than TIME’s speed test, I ran my usual from and still got great results.
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