When I carried my laptop into the next room, download speeds fell to 11.5MB/sec, and at the other end of the house I got just 2.6MB/sec. Performance does quickly fall off at range, however. From a laptop in the same room as the M5 I was able to copy files over the network at an average rate of 43MB/sec, which isn’t far off what you’d get from a regular router. ![]() The M5’s Wi-Fi capabilities are decent, too, with a maximum data rate of 1.2Gbits/sec on the 5GHz network and 600Mbits/sec for 2.4GHz connections. It might be worthwhile in areas where the reception is more marginal. Plugging in a cheap pair of external antennas didn’t make any difference to these speeds, but that’s probably because I was already getting strong 4G and 5G signals without it. These are a lot slower but still usable: the Google Speed Test tool reported a respectable download speed of 35Mbits/sec over a 4G connection in my location. 5G coverage in the UK is still quite limited, and if the M5 can’t get a 5G signal, it will fall back on 4G services. ![]() Best Wi-Fi extender 2023: Improve your home’s wireless coverage from just £35
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