I'm wondering ...
My PS3 only shows 3 - 12 Mbps but my Surface Pro while sitting 10 feet in front of the TV and thus about 13 feet from the router ( both TV and Surface in the living room, router / modem in computer room ) will show it running at 30 Mbps.
So is the culprit on the PS3 the PS3 itself or the protocol it uses to connect?
I have my Linksys E2000 router set to the 2.4ghz channel and the mode to mixed so that it can use any protocol from a - n.
I don't know how the router handles it if one device is trying to connect on n protocol and another is trying to connect on g and I don't know which is native to the PS3.
I'm wondering if a protocol change would increase the speed for the streaming on the PS3.
I was looking at some new routers that have the AC protocol but it appeared that if you have devices that don't use that you have to have an adapter for each device.
UNGOOD
I'm reticent to get a router with AC protocol since NONE of my devices use that .... with perhaps an exception for the Surface Pro. I don't know if it will connect on AC or not.
Most consumer grade routers, when set to Mixed Mode in order to accommodate different connecting network clients, will slow down your local network. As an example, say you have 5 devices connecting to your router, all but one of which can connect on the new C protocol, or if you have an older router, the N protocol, BUT one of your devices only has B or G capability. In that case, the entire LAN will be slowed down to accommodate that one device. It's sort of an early "no man left behind" thing. Most often, you won't even notice the slowdown, but if you're streaming HD Video on your LAN...lookout!
So getting a new router, without upgrading your other devices won't solve all of your problems, even though you may see some benefit from the later technology.