data speeds on airport

Posted:
in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
is the airport as fast as an actual lead pluged into my cable modem box?..or slower?

Thanks

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  • Reply 1 of 4
    [quote]Originally posted by kittylitterdesign:

    <strong>is the airport as fast as an actual lead pluged into my cable modem box?..or slower?

    Thanks</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Your cable modem is the bottleneck there, so it won't make a difference.



    Bye,

    RazzFazz
  • Reply 2 of 4
    Nearly all cable modems are physically limited to a 10 Mbps connection, but actual connection speeds are far lower, usually around 2 Mbps. AirPort transmits data at up to 11 Mbps.
  • Reply 3 of 4
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    any significant problems if i share the connection between 3-6 computers?
  • Reply 4 of 4
    trumptmantrumptman Posts: 16,464member
    [quote]Originally posted by Paul:

    <strong>any significant problems if i share the connection between 3-6 computers?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    My DSL connection is about 80 kps download. I share it among my laptop, G4@450 and my son's cheap as heck homebrew AMD and my desktop PC.



    There are no problems, we have internet and printing from anywhere in the house. It is wonderful.



    Nick
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