Connection PC Wifi or LAN ?

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New PC will have WiFi 6E that will give me up to  5.4G/bs

I know that the EE hub  is not going to give me that .... it quotes 1.6GB/s, for WiFi is there a specific setting I need to apply to get this ? ..... PC is only 3m away.

Alternatively, I could put in a new ethernet cable and use the 1 GB LAN  port, but would prefer  WiFi (no cable) if it will match ethernet cable.

Appreciate it will all be throttled by 800GB service anyway, 

[XRaySpeX]

The EE SH+ router only has 1 Gig LAN ports. You will only get anywhere near 1.6 Gig by using the WiFi connection from your PC

[JimM11]

@Profile closed There is nothing specific you need to set in the EE router if that is what you have. Ethernet is better if you intend gaming in any format what so ever. If you get 800GB this is an typo error, PC wi-fi speed should be fairly well up there if newer style computer, but WAY to many variables until you test....

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Was a  typo .. should of course be 800Mb/s

I only get 650 Mb/s when I test, even though I buy the 900 service

I'll test the WiFi ..  if it's not high enough I'll run in a new Cat6e cable in

[XRaySpeX]

I thought you said in your OP that you had the 1,6 Gig plan. What quoted "1.6GB/s"?

If you only have the 800 Meg plan you'll be able to get that from Ethernet.

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I have the BT 900 Mb/s ful fibre service, in the first line I explained that my PC has WiFi 6E, in the 2nd line I was quoting the EE WiFi speed of 1.6g Gb/s  .... apologies if that was unclear.

I just have CAT 5 cable currently and that is only rated to max of 100Mb/s  and in reality a lot less due to crosstalk.

This was my Q whether the 1.6Gb/s WiFi will be a better connection to the hub ?

If you think WiFi is not good, I will put in Cat6e (or CAT 6) which is good for 10 000 Mbps, and then would use the 2.5Gb/s LAN port on my PC., appreciate max speed on Router LAN port is only 1Gb/s

[XRaySpeX]

You can't get 1.6 Gig over WiFi if you're on a 900 Meg plan. Anyway EE WiFi isn't any particular speed. It depends on your BB speed & your devices' capabilities.

[XRaySpeX]

I dunno what you are on about with all this "1.6g Gb/s WiFi". You just don't have 1.6 Gig WiFi! Only with EE's Busiest Home 1.6 Gig Plan can you possibly attain 1.6 Gig over WiFi.

[JimM11]

@Profile closed Cat 5 will easily do 1Gb/s, it may not do it over 100M, but you are NO way near that distance.

Your WIFI 6E was ignored, there is not any EE router that has this spec, your device falls back to suit.

Don't think there is any published data, that the EE router is quoted at 1.6Gb/s wifi, it can possibly achieve this and ONLY with ideal conditions, and i would really not rely on an ISP supplied router.

And 650mb/s on a wi-fi signal is not bad, you need to forget that you will not get 900mb/s every time you try.

And if you did not see it, heed the gaming warning given above. Here to help and advise if you wish to take it.👍

[Mustrum]

There seems to be lots of confusion on this thread.

1. The BT 900Mbps service comes with q WiFi 5 router, the max Wifi speed you could get is a bit over 600Mbps, more realistically 450Mbps.

2. Cat5 cables are ok up to 100Mbps, for 1Gb you need Cat5e or better.

3. The latest EE Hub has WiFi6 amongst other things, hence is capable of speeds towards 1.6Gb with devices with WiF6 or better, but only 1Gb over ethernet .

HTH