Do you think that the wireless connection is slower?

@youless (112481)
Guangzhou, China
December 18, 2012 8:01pm CST
I can't really tell a difference between the speed of wire or wireless connection. It seems it is almost the same if I access the internet with a wire or with a wireless connection. Do you think so?
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12 responses
@myfb2009 (8296)
• Malaysia
19 Dec 12
Youless, sometimes it is depending on area. I found that using my desktop to go online seems much faster than using other medium. When i use my laptop or smartphone, the speed seems slightly slower. But funny, if i off my desktop and use laptop to go online, the speed seems very fast as well. So, i am not really sure what cause for the fast or slower of the internet connection speed. Maybe it is depending on how many people is using that internet connection at a given time. I think the more people using the connection, so the slower the speed will become. So can conclude, it is depending on area and how many people are using that connection on that time.
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
19 Dec 12
Perhaps your desktop occupies most of the internet connection.
@myfb2009 (8296)
• Malaysia
21 Dec 12
Maybe it is true since the desktop is connected direct to the modem. Where else, the others are using wifi as their medium to go online.
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
19 Dec 12
I cannot tell the difference, either. I always use my smart phone for the Internet either at home or in the office. If the wire connection is slow, so will be the wireless and vice versa. Have a good day, youless.
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
19 Dec 12
It is cool to have a smartphone
@myfb2009 (8296)
• Malaysia
19 Dec 12
Using smartphone to go online is easy and convenient. That's what i am using to go online, when i am out from my home. Only the screen might be much smaller, so not convenient to use it to go online for a long time.
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@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
19 Dec 12
I personally don't use wireless I am worried about my internet being hacked into and it's more likely if you use wireless so I always use my ethernet cables. I tried wireless but it didn't make the connection any faster so I thought there was no point in having it on so I switched it off at the router, so no one can access my connection.
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Dec 12
Being careful is not bad.
@funfreak2k2 (1734)
• India
20 Dec 12
Yes, Wireless is a little slower than the wired connection because it depends on the signal strength and the quality of the signal.
@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Dec 12
So it is not so different.
@dandan07 (1906)
• China
20 Dec 12
When I use the software to test the net connection, the data tells me that the speed for wire connection is the same to that of wireless connection. But the feeling of using the two kinds of connection tells me that the wire connection is much faster than that of wireless. Usually during the weekend, when the network is slow, I can watch online movie through wire connection, while it seems to be impossible to open a website by wireless connection.
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Dec 12
You really have the proof
@Nxwtypx (58)
• United States
20 Dec 12
Absolutely, all things being optimal, you can count on 54 megabits using wireless-N, with CAT5E or CAT6, you can count on gigabit ethernet, which is roughly eighteen and a half times faster.
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Dec 12
Alright.
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
19 Dec 12
Here in our country, it depends on your location and service provider. I am using a canopy but we're using wi-fi at home since we have laptop and computers. Also it is easier for our mobile phones to connect and use the internet.
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Dec 12
In fact we also use wifi connection most of the time.
@petersum (4522)
• United States
19 Dec 12
With my connection at 8 mbps the speed is generally the same on single downloads but wire could be a little faster on multiple downloads sometimes!? It's very hard to tell. Linux is definitely faster than Windows. I would expect that wired connection becomes the winner at faster speeds (that I can't afford). Here, I'm talking about large downloads but if you are only browsing, you wont notice any difference at all.
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
19 Dec 12
I don't know how to use Linux, you must be so professional.
• United States
19 Dec 12
My connection, wireless is definitely quicker for me. Although it can be slow sometimes when the internet is out or not very receptive, I am still pretty sure wireless is faster.
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
19 Dec 12
But some people say connection with wire is faster.
@edvc77 (2140)
• Philippines
19 Dec 12
It really depends on the signal. However, I find the wireless connection faster than the other one. Sometimes, though it is faster than the wrieless. I think it really depends on the signaal or whatever. As long as I can do mylotting everyday it is fine with me whether wire or wireless. :-) have a nice day!
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
19 Dec 12
Two mylotters voted for wireless connection
@lldrwin (187)
• China
19 Dec 12
Well,there is no difference in terms of speed,but I consider wire is more stable than wireless.
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
19 Dec 12
Perhaps the wire connection is stable.
• United States
19 Dec 12
It depends on what company you have. But i think satellite is faster I had AT&T then switch to Xfinity, that i really enjoyed. It's cable and it's faster than wireless. But it really depends on what company you have
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
19 Dec 12
Satellite seems to be very expensive.