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So in my house at the moment, my modem is running into a Belkin G+ router. We have a 2 story house and I sleep upstairs. My sister is also upstairs and her laptop picks up the internet... Just. I'm getting a new computer soon in my room and I want Wireless-N. I know wireless-N has more range/speed than G, but does this depend on the router?For example, will I be able to have faster/more stable internet than my sister because of the wireless-N card, or will I have to upgrade the router to an N series as well?

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For your wireless-N card on your new computer to work in N mode, your router need to support N as well. Or else it will be running at G as well.

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For the 802.11n wireless card to fully utilise the 802.11n networking standard, you should upgrade to a wireless 802.11n router. If your sister is still using a 802.11g wireless card, you should ensure that the new 802.11n wireless router is backwards compatible with the wireless 802.11g standard, unless you wish to use your old 802.11g router as a wireless access point. I suggest you buy a wireless 802.11n router with two operating frequencies i.e. 2.4GHz and 5GHz.

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Given the expense of replaqcing the router you may also be able to purchase better antenae for the existing router or possibly place a signal booster on the second floor of your residence.

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