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Review on ASUS PCE AC88 AC3100 802 11AC Adapter by Andrew Holman

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Best Affordable Giga Speed ​​Fiber Optic WiFi Adapter

I've climbed the ladder of cheap WiFi adapters currently on the market to take advantage of our ATT fiber optic internet, which gives me a Speed of 980/990 Mbit / s offers. Down/up speed when directly connected via LAN with my ASUS ac-5300 router, which you absolutely need on the transmit side of the project with max Wi-Fi speed. I first tried the best NetGear but was very disappointed with the 500/500 speed it gave me. I then settled on an ASUS ac1900 which also gave me 400/400 or worse speeds. So when I annoyedly switched to the ac5300 router, I was disappointed again at the same speeds. So I switched to an ASUS USB-AC68 adapter, which gave me 400/400 speeds again, rarely up to 500Mbps. I finally bit the bullet and bought these PCIe-based wireless adapters and installed them as well pain in my phone FINALLY - the difference. I got download and upload speeds of 800+/800+. I bought another one to fit in my wife's computer (she doesn't really appreciate or care). Over the past year I've found that ATT fiber is sometimes throttled, or maybe more neighbors in my stalemate. buying an ATT fiber my speeds are automatically throttled, but my speeds usually slow back down to 500/500s, although sometimes they still go up to 750/700+ speeds. My advice: don't get hung up on speeds and enjoy your gigafiber internet. As long as you have a decent Wi-Fi adapter like the ASUS USB-AC68 and a decent Wi-Fi router like the ASUS AC3100, your speeds will be in the 500/500 range. Unless you're a high-end video streaming company or a high-paying professional gamer, I can't imagine you needing this much faster than 500/500. That's the maximum you can depend on for years of reliable GigaFiber connections. If you need more speed, use a direct wired connection to your computer via LAN (hire an electrician or do it yourself as a weekend project). cards, but also a rundown of the fastest speeds I've ever seen with this card to give you an idea of what to expect.

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