Transmit rate vs. Download speed: should I switch everything to 5GHZ or does it matter?

Thanks in advance for any help that you can give me. I am not well-schooled in networking so, after doing a lot of research and not being able to get clarity, I figured I would write what I understand and hope that somebody here could point me in the right direction. I have 3 airport stations (a time capsule dual band is the primary and 2 airport expresses) and they are all ethernet wired. All my devices are 802.11n capable and all the base stations are n capable. I have no strictly b/g devices, only n devices. No matter what base station a device is connected to, the speedtest.net rate is about 17mbps (I pay for 18mbps) so that is good. However, the "transmit rate" (and I don't really understand what this does) varies depending on what base station my device hooks into. Whenever I am near the time capsule (primary station), my devices hook in at 5Ghz and I get a transmit rate of about 240 to 300 and a 17mbps download speed. But when I hook into either of the other 2 aiport expresses, it shows that I am hooked into 2.4Ghz and the transmit rate is about 50 to 130, but I still get the 17mbps download speed. I know I can change both expresses to only do 5Ghz. Keep in mind, the speedtest.net test always shows about 17mbps download speed no matter what base station my device connects to. I am not sure I understand what the transmit rate indicates. I want to make my network the fastest it can be no matter what base station I use.
So, my question is should I change the other 2 airport extreme base stations to operate as 5Ghz n network only so that I have 5Ghz operating throughout my whole house which will give a higher "transmit rate" and will that make my experience faster even though I already get maximum 17mbps download speed? Also, if you could, please explain to me the difference between ISP download speed and "transmit rate" because I don't really understand the difference...I mean how does download speed affect my experience vs. how does transmit rate affect my experience? Do I really need to have a higher "transmit rate" to increase my speed or is just having 17mbps download speed necessary and the transmit rate doesn't matter?
One other thing you might need to know: I don't have any 2.4 ghz devices that might interfere with my network (my cordless phones are 1.9Ghz)
Thanks again for the help.

Think of it like this.. Change moving data in air to water in pipes.
You have a 1/2" pipe coming from the ISP into your house..
Inside your house you have 5" and 2" pipes.. (this represents the speeds or flow rate if you like, 1/2" is all the ISP gives you.. but your ethernet is a huge pipe.. think of it as infinite for this situation,, and 5" pipe that is 5ghz and 2" pipe is 2.4ghz.. this is just illustration remember it is area not diameter that matters).
If you transfer files between the computer on the TC to the TC hard disk.. you get all the 5" pipe.. very fast.
If you copy a file between computer on the TC and device on the express.. you are limited by the 2" pipe.. everything goes at the speed the 2" pipe can manage.
Now you do something with internet.. 5" pipe can get the same throughput as the 2" pipe because it is only 1/2"
Pipes btw are still in imperial even if you are in a metric country pretty often.
But I hope that illustrates the situation..
If a computer on 5" pipe and computer on 2" pipe are both trying to access internet .. they both still have to share the 1/2" pipe. In a perfect world they both get half your 18mbps if they are accessing it at the same time.. (QoS represent a flow valve that says this pipe should get more flow even if it is smaller so I shut the valve down on 5" to make sure it only gets what the 2" can get.. no more.. to be fair.).
Same as water in pipes.. the 1/2" pipe can never fill the 5" or even the 2" pipe.. the 2" cannot fill the 5" so the fastest would be everything on 5" pipes.. since you are unlikely to be able to afford a 5" pipe from the ISP then you accept everything is going to go slower when internet is involved.
Jumping out of my illustration..
Apple made 2.4ghz max out at 150mbps..
Although some of the later stuff can get better than that,, 217mbps.
The 5ghz is faster because it is has more bandwidth.. up to 1200mbps in the newest AC .. 450 on Gen3,4 TC and 300 on the older gen1,2
BUT the range is poor.. so generally better sticking with 2.4ghz for express.. they are not high power devices at all.
2.4ghz has better range and penetration.. you are going to be just fine with internet access.. and your setup is actually working really well.. There are some overheads on wireless so you do not quite hit wired speeds.

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1
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0
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265
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PC:           278207 (suspend)
Traceback:    278207 1182b3
Process:      Unicorn Admin Handler, PROC_PC_TOTAL: 1901, MAXHOG: 8, LASTHOG: 7
LASTHOG At:   17:44:20 EDT Jul 23 2012
PC:           118ed5 (suspend)
Process:      Unicorn Admin Handler, NUMHOG: 1901, MAXHOG: 8, LASTHOG: 7
LASTHOG At:   17:44:20 EDT Jul 23 2012
PC:           118ed5 (suspend)
Traceback:    118ed5 b2d032 f5a80d f5ac0a f5ae40 f607e5 f617c1
              d38a0d aab50b aac14a 5a6c2e 5a7272 5a75e5 5ad3d5
CPU hog threshold (msec): 5.120
Last cleared: None
Check on the inetrface whetehr u get any crc/input/overrun errors. Please check with the physical connectivity.
Interface Ethernet0 "inside", is up, line protocol is up
Hardware is i82559, BW 100 Mbps, DLY 100 usec
    Auto-Duplex(Full-duplex), Auto-Speed(100 Mbps)
    MAC address __________, MTU 1500
    IP address 10.10.1.1, subnet mask 255.255.255.0
    60862937 packets input, 29025667892 bytes, 0 no buffer
    Received 1371 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants
    0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 abort
    0 L2 decode drops
    68515603 packets output, 44084404472 bytes, 0 underruns
    0 output errors, 0 collisions, 0 interface resets
    0 babbles, 0 late collisions, 0 deferred
    0 lost carrier, 0 no carrier
    input queue (curr/max packets): hardware (0/1) software (0/47)
    output queue (curr/max packets): hardware (0/67) software (0/1)
Traffic Statistics for "inside":
    60997029 packets input, 28080179952 bytes
    68553614 packets output, 43104566708 bytes
    29544 packets dropped
      1 minute input rate 63 pkts/sec, 30371 bytes/sec
      1 minute output rate 64 pkts/sec, 16557 bytes/sec
      1 minute drop rate, 0 pkts/sec
      5 minute input rate 91 pkts/sec, 45254 bytes/sec
      5 minute output rate 93 pkts/sec, 56181 bytes/sec
      5 minute drop rate, 0 pkts/sec
Interface Ethernet1 "outside", is up, line protocol is up
Hardware is i82559, BW 100 Mbps, DLY 100 usec
    Auto-Duplex(Full-duplex), Auto-Speed(100 Mbps)
    MAC address ___________, MTU 1500
    IP address ___________, subnet mask 255.255.255.252
    67730933 packets input, 44248541375 bytes, 0 no buffer
    Received 4493 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants
    0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 abort
    0 L2 decode drops
    60418640 packets output, 29310509840 bytes, 0 underruns
    0 output errors, 0 collisions, 0 interface resets
    0 babbles, 0 late collisions, 0 deferred
    0 lost carrier, 0 no carrier
    input queue (curr/max packets): hardware (0/1) software (0/39)
    output queue (curr/max packets): hardware (0/42) software (0/1)
Traffic Statistics for "outside":
    67782987 packets input, 43276611710 bytes
    60562287 packets output, 28342787997 bytes
    206651 packets dropped
      1 minute input rate 57 pkts/sec, 14273 bytes/sec
      1 minute output rate 61 pkts/sec, 30258 bytes/sec
      1 minute drop rate, 0 pkts/sec
      5 minute input rate 89 pkts/sec, 54426 bytes/sec
      5 minute output rate 87 pkts/sec, 45115 bytes/sec
      5 minute drop rate, 0 pkts/sec
enable flowcontrol recieve on on the firewall interfaces and switch/router interfaces connected to the firewall.
Not sure how to do that.

WRT400N Upload and Download Speeds

I have a WRT400N router. I have a network set up where I am physically connected to the router while my two room mates have a wireless connection. When I test my connection I have a download speed of 25 Mb/s and an upload of about 2 Mb/s. My room mates however have a download speed of .5 Mb/s and upload of about .5 Mb/s. They are getting full signal strength from my router, so I am not sure what the problem is. What is the problem and how do I fix this? They should be getting much faster upload and download speeds.

After a firmware upgrade, you must reset the router to factory defaults, then setup the router again from scratch. If you have not done this since the last firmware upgrade, then please do this now and see if it corrects your problem. If you saved a router configuration file, DO NOT use it --- you must setup the router from scratch.
If the above does not correct your problem, then the most likely cause is simply a poor wireless connection. This can occur even if your computer shows "5 bars" or "full signal strength".
There are many causes for poor wireless connections, and many solutions:
First of all, give your network a unique SSID. Do not use "linksys". If you are using "linksys" you may be trying to connect to your neighbor's router. Also set "SSID Broadcast" to "enabled". This will help your computer find and lock on to your router's signal.
If your problem is that you are getting poor speed between your wireless n router and wireless n adapter, in the router, make sure the "Radio Band" is set to "Wide".
Poor wireless connections are often caused by radio interference from other 2.4 GHz devices. This includes wireless phones, wireless baby monitors, microwave ovens, wireless mice and keyboards, wireless speakers, and your neighbor's wireless network. In rare cases, Bluetooth devices can interfere. Even some 5+ GHz phones also use the 2.4 Ghz band. Unplug these devices, and see if that corrects your problem.
In your router, try a different channel. There are 11 channels in the 2.4 GHz band. Usually channel 1, 6, or 11 works best. Check out your neighbors, and see what channel they are using. Because the channels overlap one another, try to stay at least +5 or -5 channels from your strongest neighbors. For example, if you have a strong neighbor on channel 9, try any channel 1 through 4. For wireless n, make sure your standard and wide bands are at least 2 channels apart. For example try standard band on channel 11, and wide band channel 9.
Also, try to locate the router about 4 to 6 feet above the floor, in an open area. Do not locate it behind your monitor or near other computer equipment or speakers. The antenna, if external, should be vertical.
Also, in the computer, go to your wireless software, and go to "Preferred Networks" (sometimes called "Profiles" ). There are probably a few networks listed. Delete any network named "linksys". Also delete any network that you do not recognize, or that you no longer use. If your current network is not listed, enter its info (SSID, encryption (if any), and key (if any) ). Then select your current network and make it your default network, and set it to automatic login. You may need to go to "settings" to do this, or you may need to right click on your network and select "Properties" or "settings".
If the above does not fix your problem, download and install the latest driver for your computer's wireless adapter.
Some users have reported improved wireless performance by switching to WPA encryption.
If you continue to have problems, try the following:
For wireless n routers, try setting the "n Transmission Rate" to 162 Mbps, and the (wireless g) "Transmission Rate" to 54 Mbps.
If you still have trouble, download and install the latest firmware for your router. After a firmware upgrade, you must reset the router to factory defaults, then setup the router again from scratch. If you saved a router configuration file, DO NOT use it.
Hope this helps.

Poor download speed - 370 Kbps

Hi
We have been away from home for over two weeks. We returned home last two days, the Internet speed dropped significantly. My usual speed around 3MB in the past. Note we didn't switch off the modem during that 2 weeks.
Called "150" and spoke to an overseas call centre staff. She said she is resetting my profile and taking over 4 days. However she said I should get immediately improved speed. I don't think this is happening. Here is my latest test result:
Download speed achieved during the test was - 370 Kbps For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 1200-4000 Kbps. Additional Information: Your DSL Connection Rate :4208 Kbps(DOWN-STREAM), 588 Kbps(UP-STREAM) IP Profile for your line is - 3712 Kbps
also ADSL line status:
Line state
Connected
Connection time
0 days, 1:52:03
Downstream
4,210 Kbps
Upstream
588 Kbps
VPI/VCI
0/38
Type
PPPoA
Modulation
ITU-T G.992.5
Latency type
Interleaved
Noise margin (Down/Up)
4.0 dB / 4.2 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up)
62.0 dB / 36.3 dB
Output power (Down/Up)
18.6 dBm / 12.0 dBm
Loss of Framing (Local)
0
Loss of Signal (Local)
0
Loss of Power (Local)
0
FEC Errors (Down/Up)
252646 / 0
CRC Errors (Down/Up)
37 / N/A
HEC Errors (Down/Up)
N/A / 2704388
Error Seconds (Local)
1
Please advise and thanks in advance.

are you connected directly to the NTE5 master or test socket or to somewhere else? Is the master the only phone socket in your home?
Have you tried the quiet line test? - dial 17070 option 2 - should hear nothing - best done with a corded phone. if cordless phone you may hear a 'dull hum' which is normal
even if you hub was connected 24/7 when you were away there is no telling if there was one or numerous drops in connection. only thing you could say if you checked then connection time was when last disconnection happened. your connection time at present is < 2hrs
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Slow slow bt-hub3 download speed

Hello there I have just changed providers yesterday (17th feb) from AOL to BT. Now I thought the download speed from AOL was poor (60-70 kbs) but now I'm getting 13-17 kbs which is pitiful. I spoke to some guy from India (why can't we have local help?) and he told me that because I have just joined bt my speed....will be like this for 10 days. Why is this so? When I was with AOL I was getting 60-70 kbs which I thought was bad but this is a joke. Anyway, can someone on here please help? Thanks Paul

Here is your estimated final speed in red shown below.
This could take up to 10 days to acheive, as the line is being monitored for that period. As you have only been connected for four hours, there is a long way to go yet.
It is very important that you leave your home switched on and connected up to your phone line for at least the 10 days.
The speed should slowly improve during that period.
Do not restart the hub during that period.
Estimation of your maximum rate adaptive adsl speed
Downstream
Attenuation
dB
Approx
Line Length
km
dslMAX
kbps
IP Profile
kbps
adsl2+ (21CN)
kbps
IP Profile
kbps
adsl2+ (LLU)
kbps
Throughput
kbps
There are some useful help pages here, for BT Broadband customers only, on my personal website.
BT Broadband customers - help with broadband, WiFi, networking, e-mail and phones.

Routers and download speed

It seems that over the year of using a router in my system my download speed has gotten much slower. I just did a test that showed "Download: 366 (Kbps)-Upload: 119 (Kbps)". Is that good or bad? I have been thinking it was a problem with the cable company but before I contact them I wonder if it could be the router slowing things down. My desktop hooks direct to the router and the wifi is my laptop. The slowness is also in my desktop that is not wifi. Is there anything I can check for? I suppose I should take the router out of the hookup and check my download speed but this would be a major job getting everything out of the desk and all. I was hoping for an easier way to check.

Wireless is always slower than wired connections. If the wireless speed is at least 50% of wired speed, it is considered normal. So, it looks like your wired and wireless is performing normally.
If you want to try for a little more wireless speed, you can try to optimize your system with the following tips:
First of all, give your network a unique SSID. Do not use "linksys". If you are using "linksys" you may be trying to connect to your neighbor's router. Also set "SSID Broadcast" to "enabled". This will help your computer find and lock on to your router's signal.
Poor wireless connections are often caused by radio interference from other 2.4 GHz devices. This includes wireless phones, wireless baby monitors, microwave ovens, wireless mice and keyboards, wireless speakers, and your neighbor's wireless network. In rare cases, Bluetooth devices can interfere. Even some 5+ GHz phones also use the 2.4 Ghz band. Unplug these devices, and see if that corrects your problem.
In your router, try a different channel. There are 11 channels in the 2.4 GHz band. Usually channel 1, 6, or 11 works best. Check out your neighbors, and see what channel they are using. Because the channels overlap one another, try to stay at least +5 or -5 channels from your strongest neighbors. For example, if you have a strong neighbor on channel 9, try any channel 1 through 4.
Also, try to locate the router about 4 to 6 feet above the floor, in an open area. Do not locate it behind your monitor or near other computer equipment or speakers. The antenna should be vertical.
Also, in the computer, go to your wireless software, and go to "Preferred Networks" (sometimes called "Profiles" ). There are probably a few networks listed. Delete any network named "linksys". Also delete any network that you do not recognize, or that you no longer use. If your current network is not listed, enter its info (SSID, encryption (if any), and key (if any) ). Then select your current network and make it your default network, and set it to automatic login. You may need to go to "settings" to do this, or you may need to right click on your network and select "Properties" or "settings".
If the above does not fix your problem, download and install the latest driver for your wireless card.
Some users have reported improved wireless performance by switching from WEP to WPA encryption.
If you continue to have problems, try the following:
For wireless g routers, try setting the "Transmission Rate" to 54 Mbps.
Hope this helps.

Infinity Download Speed 3.6 Mb/s after 4 weeks :-(

I 'upgraded' from BT standard broadband (4.9 Mb/s download) to BT Infinity 4 weeks ago. The peak speed I've had when first installed was 7 Mb down/ 1Mb up - I was quoted 19.4 Mb /2Mb. Engineer showed line synch speed of around 20 Mb, saying speed should increase during training period. Speed dropped to about 5 Mb after first day or so.
After various long calls to call centre and lots of **bleep** like 'you'll get very good 30/6 Mb speeds after the 10 period... Engineer is working on it ....yes this is a real speed estimate for your line'. That was when the phone line to the call centre actually worked and they could here me. After phoning cancellations and recording my complaints they booked an engineer for last Friday morning - all this took about 45 minutes on the phone. Engineer failed to call or turn up - I called them, they asked if I could remain at home for the afternoon - an engineer may call. I said I'd only wait if they actually sent an engineer. At 3.10pm the OpenReach control centre (Welsh accent) said an engineer would be with me in 30 minutes..... they never turned up.
I got more outright lies about the engineer visiting the exchange instead of me, had found a fault & had ordered a new switch. It was confirmed by engineer that finally turned up on Monday that what I was told was rubbish - no engineer had been to exchange and the fault had not yet been diagnosed.
Engineer on Monday tested line synch, gets 16 Mb but could not get better than 5 Mb download on his laptop nor my PC. He went to cabinet(about 3/4 mile away from property and 10 yards from exchange ) checked stuff there. He claims controller said my profile was set correctly (24/2) and wouldn't reset it. He came back here (to my surprise) and replaced all of DSL modem, cables, power supplies & Home Hub 3. I now get consistently 3.6 Mb/s download after 5 days with new kit (engineer claimed that replacing modem & hub would trigger a profile reset ??). The engineer did say he 'wasn't technical' when I asked why the ping was so slow (45 mS) ....
I'm checking on speedtest.net and others. BT Wholesale speedtest Beta gives 7/0.78 (ping 266 mS !!!) but I've also tried large file downloads (Microsoft) & get about 288 kB/s.
BT have phoned 3 evenings this week to ask how my speed is but there's no improvement nor none in sight.
Should I just cancel my contract? Would cancellation charges be waived since they have failed to provide the service?
Do I need to get a moderator here to get a profile reset?
Would changing ISP probably resolve this issue?
Thanks
Jon.

Hi,
I'm using a wired connection. I've turned off Av for this test.
The BT Speed Tester Lite Beta (your link) gives:
Download Speed (Mbps): 6.82
Upload Speed (Mbps): 0.62
Ping Latency (mS): 43.13
Diagnostics Test results:
Download speedachieved during the test was - 8 Mbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speedsis 12 Mbps-20.09 Mbps .
Additional Information:
IP Profile for your line is - 20.09 Mbps
Upload speed achieved during the test was - 0.63Mbps
Additional Information:
Upstream Rate IP profile on your line is - 2 Mbps
Hope this is useful.
Jon.

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