Fast Internet: Does a router with more antennas mean faster internet? Know this before installing WiFi in your home..

We often assume that more means better, but this is not always true in the world of technology. If you are going to get internet installed at home and are thinking that installing a router with more antennas will make the internet run faster, then wait. Many times, people exchange their normal router with a router with more antennas because they are not getting the internet speed set according to their plan. In such a situation, the question arises whether more antennas in the router really mean faster internet? Let us know about it in detail.

Antenna has no relation to speed.
If you think that a router with more antennas gives faster internet speed, let us tell you that this is a myth. Actually, internet speed depends on your plan and service provider. If your plan is 100 Mbps, then whether you use a router with 2 antennas or 8 antennas, you will not get a speed of more than 100mbps. Actually, the antennas of the router improve the strength and coverage of the signal. They cannot increase the speed of the internet. In such a situation, now you can understand that more antennas mean a stable signal and not a faster speed.

Antennas increase coverage
A WiFi router with more antennas does not increase the speed of the internet, but its coverage. This means that if WiFi signals do not reach some parts of your house, then a router with more antennas can transmit the signal to the entire house. With this, you will get the same speed that you have chosen in your plan, but you will get a stable connection in every corner of the house. You can understand it like this: if you work while staying close to the router, then you do not need a router with more antennas. On the other hand, if the WiFi signals become weak at your workplace, then you should get a router with more antennas.

Better for more devices
A router with more antennas is useful when many devices are connected to WiFi in your home or office. Actually, the MIMO technology present in such routers helps in sending and receiving data to many devices at the same time. Because of this, it does not happen that the internet speed slows down due to more devices being connected to the router. The thing to note is that even with these routers, you get the speed according to your plan.

Benefit of beamforming

Antenna beamforming technology is used in many modern routers. This means that instead of spreading the signal in all directions, the router sends it directly towards the device that needs the internet. This takes the strength of the connection to a different level. This is the reason why the internet feels faster while using routers with more antennas, while the internet speed remains the same.

What is the use of more antennas?

If you want to choose a router for getting internet installed in your home, then understand it like this: if your house is small and the devices to be connected are also not many, then you can manage with a router with 2 to 3 antennas. On the other hand, if the house is big, then you can go for a router with more antennas. It will distribute the WiFi signal in your house uniformly and in a better way.

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