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So I have a fairly cheap wireless router. I have a decent cable internet speed plan(over 60mbps). I can connect multiple devices to it but I see a degradation in speed when I have more than 2 devices connected to it. Im thinking that if I get a better wireless router it may help but Im not sure what to look for in a router? Maybe add a wireless extender. Will either of these allow multiple connections have fast speeds?
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When you say that you have speed issues with more than 2 devices connected, how are you measuring that?  What sort of activity is going on with these devices?  Are they streaming video or audio or are they doing large downloads?

Are you getting the 60M bandwidth if you total up what each of the devices are getting at the same time?
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A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.

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