I just upgraded to an 802.11n Belkin Wireless router that has a data rate of 300mbps. It was easy to setup, and has a good web configuration interface. I even have the option of upgrading my router's firmware. I will do this after I backup the previous firmware of course.

Has anyone else upgraded to 802.11n?

The previous router I used, 802.11g, did a good job for the time I used it. After a while, it started to bog down and wireless data transmission began to loss its integrity. I noticed this when websites that usually took less than 5 secs to load took almost a minute. After I deployed the 802.11n standard, things are much better. From the news I have been following, 802.11n standards was to make wireless ethernet networking infrastructures common among home and business establishments. I thought I would look deep into this.

I don't think the home user is exempt from using the latest technology. I always wanted to see how well N would function from G to determine if it was worth the upgrade. The technology is there and it has gotten some good reviews. So, if the word is that is offers better functionality, why not use it. It is for everyone, not certain factions.

Yet, for my G router, there were multiple problems with. I knew it was time for a change. And the activity on my network was heavy. Getting the best bang for the buck was well a criteria.

Now, I'm not a big fan of just purchasing new equipment just because it is there. If your equipment get the job done, there is not need to change. Unfortunately, I was not so lucky. I had that router for more than 4 years, so I wasn't surprised when it started giving me attitude. It basically became a zombie.