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Chucky401
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Yes I want the definitive answer. What is the limit to the speed of the wifi in my area? Is it the ISP or is it my router?

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Depends.  If you are close to wired connection speeds while next to the router, then it's the provider.  If the speeds are lower, it's the router.

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Maybe the phone actually.

Probably router and phone if you're not using 5 GHz band or something

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The limit to your Wifi speed is the slowest link between your PC and the Internet.

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Your ISP determines how fast your connection to the internet is. 

 

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Your ISP determines how fast your connection to the internet is. 

 

How much information are you looking for? I can go further in depth if you'd like.

yeah i was pretty sure this was it but there are never definitive answers on the internet

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yeah i was pretty sure this was it but there are never definitive answers on the internet

Your ISP is responsible for the speed between your internet and your router/AP. Your WiFi (or ethernet or powerline) is responsible for the speed between your router and your computer/tablet/smartphone/etc. The slowest is the limit (=usually the ISP, unless you have very fast internet combined with really old/slow WiFi equipment).

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