Best Router for 15 simultaneous iOS devices connected

[cpl42]

Hi,

I am a newbie to this forum, but I'm not a newbie to forums. I have been lurking on the SmallNetBuilder info pages for several days and searching the forums (and the internet) for routers that can handle over a dozen simultaneous iOS connections reliably. Technically this should be any router right? (or wrong).

Netgear R6300 boasts 15 device connectivity, but the reviews on it are not so convincing. Still waiting to hear back from Ubiquity about some of their products. So I'd thought I'd post here.

My requirement is absolute, I need to have at least a dozen iOS Touch or iPhones and at least one iPad connected at the same time.

If there is already a thread or discussion area for this, please let me know where to find it. If not, please give me some recommendations based on your experiences. Your help is most appreciated.

Thanks,

CPL42

 

[thiggins]

Depending on the bandwidth the devices are pulling, 15 devices on one router / AP can result in unhappy users. It's not the number of wireless connections per se that is the problem. It is what those connections are capable of doing.

Since the devices are all N150 class, the available bandwidth is relatively low. At the maximum 65 Mbps link rate that Apple allows, you get maybe 30-40 Mbps usable throughput tops.

Moving up to an AC class router doesn't help unless devices also move to AC.
See Will A New Router Really Improve Performance? and
Will A New Router Really Improve Performance? Part 2