I have also personally have not witnessed N range or speed stably in any environment I've tried it in (very spotty and bursty, to use some technical terms).
I suggest sticking with 802.11G or running wires for performance critical uses.
All dual band APs are pretty terrible. Most implementations I've seen end up servicing the 'least common denominator' meaning if you have a G device on that AP then the best you'll get is G on that band.
It is best to stick with one range or another and doing so gives you more flexibility in the after market antenna options.
Be doubly sure to have any cordless devices using bands that don't overlap with G and N.
N is particularly susceptible to noise given the wider bandwidth.
On 2010-08-26, at 2:22 PM, Gilles Detillieux wrote:
I was talking to Gilbert about recommendations for wireless N routers,
as I'm in the market for one. I'm not particularly interested in
running custom firmware (just need good, solid, secure and reliable
wireless LAN and basic Internet support), so this post is perhaps
slightly off-topic in this forum. But Gilbert did mention that there
had been discussion at a recent meeting about Wireless N antenna
strength, and some recommendations (mostly negative) about specific
routers, though he couldn't recall specific brands mentioned.
Any good dual-band models in the $70 to $130 price range?
Thanks,
Gilles