Ethernet speeds are typically easy to discuss. Connection options jump between powers of 10, and range from 10 Mbps to 10 Gig (forget about 40 Gig for this discussion, it breaks my pattern). But the question “what kind of speed should I get on the wireless network?” is a whole different animal. To the uninitiated, this is a reasonable question that should be met with a simple response. But to those of us responsible for providing a plausible answer, the question starts the mind racing through one scenario after another, all which lead to a response that typically begins with “It all depends…” and goes on to make us sound like the Disclaimer Guy who talks real fast at the end of radio commercials.
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