Leading Aussie broadband company iiNet says NBN broadband works best on cable not WiFi.
A recent blog by iiNet is not only a great primer on just what the NBN is and promises to do at home, but shows very simply why how you connect is crucial. As they say:
“Let’s talk about connections within your household.
The medium of connection between your device and your router is crucial to the actual speeds you will receive. Only an Ethernet (CAT5e/CAT6 type) cable will provide up to 100Mbps download speeds at a constant rate.
WiFi does not operate at a constant rate nor does it support 100Mbps throughput.
A good WiFi router can provide you relatively good speeds for your mobile, tablet and laptop use, however, running an Ethernet cable from the router to the media intensive platforms is the most important step to significantly improve speeds on the media devices.
This step is highly recommended for below type of devices:
Internet Ready TV
Media Set Top Box (iiNet TV with Fetch, Apple TV, Roku, IPTV)
Gaming Consoles (Xbox, PlayStation)
IP Cameras
Network Storage
The total number of concurrent devices and users will also affect your household Internet experience. Remember the nbn™ speeds are from your router to ISP only and thus the available bandwidth will be shared across your devices if they are to connect to the internet simultaneously.”
See blog: http://blog.iinet.net.au/nbn-speeds-for-the-end-user/?dclid=CIuu1fK_oc4CFVaUvAodpX0ASg&dclid=COTwj7jynM8CFQOEvAodWscI4A
