This isn’t strictly “homelab” related, but I’m not sure if there’s a better community to post it.
I’m curious what kind of real-world speeds everyone is getting over their wireless network. I was testing tonight, and I’m getting a max of 250Mbit down/up on my laptop. I have 4 Unifi APs, each set to 802.11ac/80Mhz, and my laptop supports 2x2 MIMO. Testing on my phone (Galaxy S23) gives basically the exact same result.
The radio spectrum around me is ideal for WiFi; on 5Ghz, there is no AP in close enough range for me to detect. With an 80Mhz channel width, I can space all 4 of my APs so that there’s no interference (using a non-DFS channel for testing, btw).
Am I wasting my time trying to chase higher speeds with my current setup? What kind of speeds are you getting on your WiFi network?
What devices are you using that support 3x3? My APs are set to 3x3, but every device I have ever tried only connects at 2x2.
I don’t think any of my devices are using more than 2x2 either, that is just the maximum of the access points.
The speeds I get are on a Fairphone 5 with 2x2, at most a room with drywalls away.