Standards for "Should I Buy?" Articles?

Yehuda Katz

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Are there any standards for the supposed experts who give "Expert advice before you buy"?

This article about the "Best Ethernet cable for use with Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 Wi-Fi router" by Aswin John boarders on gibberish and shows a lack of even basic understanding of how WiFi and Ethernet work.

The Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 theoretically supports up to 1,900 Mbps (600 Mbps on the 2.5 GHz band and 1,300 Mbps on the 5 GHz band).
You can't add Mbps on different WiFi bands to get a faster connection.

Even at distances of up to 100 meters, the Cat-6 cable provides 1 Gbps and should be able to maximize the router's coverage given that 1900 Mbps is the theoretical max across two different bands.
No matter what Ethernet cable you buy, it won't extend your WiFi coverage to 100 meters and certainly not at full speed for even a fraction of that.
 

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