yes.+1
Macs have better networking support due to the Unix foundation, but, it wont magically speed up your connection, for that you need to upgrade other things.
I just read the articles (procrastinating) and now I have (hopefully) a few well-informed questions.How about you don't post anything until you finish reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_access#Speed (Linked to the Speed section, but reading the entire article wont hurt you)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber-optic_communication
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit
This is because, you have very vague knowledge on what you are saying.
When I read these threads for me its like reading people comparing a car to a toaster and trying to find out which one would go faster then a potato.
I just read the articles (procrastinating) and now I have (hopefully) a few well-informed questions.
1. Who is your ISP? I've heard that Comcast is relatively good, depending on the plan you chose. Right now we have Time Warner Cable, and I am not so sure they are as reliable as we thought they were.
2. I know what a Gigabit is, but I am wondering what broadband do you use? Do you use fiber-optic cables, copper wired electricity, ethernet, wi-fi...?
3. What would be the simplest, cheapest and easiest thing to change that has the most effective change? Router brand, bandwidth capacity, ISP, etc.?
Hopefully these questions don't sound as stupid to you :D
Oh okay, so it is not a residential ISP. Since at first I thought your ISP was residential which would have amazed me :0Well, the speedtest was from one of my servers in Germany, which I kind of use for everything anyways.
Its not a residential ISP, let alone available in the US, so don't worry about it, most of the connections from that server go directly to DE-CIX, which is cool, since its one of the main internet exchanges in Germany. Connection method is ethernet, for about 1-2 meters, then fiber from there on. :p (Servers!)
For #3, depends what you want to change.
Here's some stats for a better idea of what my wifi is like:
Depending on the time of day:
Download speed (using Ookla speedtest app on my iPad from a room upstairs, away from my router.): 10-15 mbps avg.
Upload speed (again using Ookla) : 1 mbps avg.
Ping: 45-60 avg.
I'm hoping to get my Download speed to around 20 mbps+ using my iPad. I know that the simplest way to do so isto move closer to my router, but I am looking for a solution where I can stay where I am. (Repeaters, or no?)