I have 802.11N dual band router with 5ghz signal + 2.4ghz signal. Thats why I asked about bridging, I read about that a little and it sounds like combining both signals into one super signal.
Speed was 30 but they upped it to 50 now thats why they prompted me to go 3.0 but if my lan speed increases, that doesnt mean a wifi increase, correct?
I just dont know what I do to speed up the wireless nor do I see how more speed coming through modem would have anything to do with wifi. Nor do I know how much bandwith should come through a wifi signal, what improves it, where it caps, etc. if im only getting 13mbps wifi anyway on a 30mbps connection maybe even with new modem and 50mbps i still get 13 through wifi.
Basically that is correct. If your internet connection is slower versus the speed capability of your modem and/or router you will never see download speeds exceed that no matter how much money you spend on a router. If you were at 30mbps and are now getting say 50 mbps, if your router can handle that you should see improvement in both wired and wifi connections. Again, assuming your wifi can handle the higher rated speeds.
If your router can easily handle higher speeds and you see no improvement? There is probably something wrong. It could be settings. Make sure to check your router settings. With some you have to enable the faster "N" bandwidth to utilize those capabilities. Run a speed check to validate you are in fact getting the speed (50 mbps) advertised. That could be the problem as well. If they say you are getting 50 but only getting 13, your equipment isn't the problem.
If all that checks out keep in mind not all modems/routers are created equal. Some modems and routers handle "traffic" more efficiently, less data packet drops and are able to handle the flow of traffic to multiple devices more efficiently. For example, my old wifi router could handle my speed as rated. However, I was experiencing lag when multiple people were streaming and my son was playing games. I upgraded to a new modem and replaced my router and the result was much better performance all the way around. Fewer lag issues etc. If your router is getting overwhelmed it's possible that it's slowing down traffic on other channels (wired or wifi).
The best analogy I can give is this. If you have a highway that only has the capacity for 50 cars at a time and has traffic lights that are not coordinated you end up with congestion. If that same highway has very efficiently coordinated traffic lights, that traffic runs smoother with less delays. You will see better performance on higher end modem and routers but it won't double your speed or anything.
If you are not experiencing packet loss or lag for example and not straining your router? Nothing is going to help you except more raw speed (capacity). In my house it matters because I share alot of data between my devices. So, regardless of my internet connection, I have internal network data that is constantly going back and forth. So my router now has to handle my internet connection and my internal network data going back and forth. I have to have a very robust network to handle all the traffic.
