WiFi has many variations but the main standard is 802.11. The most widely used standards are 802.11b and 802.11g. 802.11g is the faster of the two standards. You must ensure that the router supports the 802.11g standard present in it.
Extremely cheap routers might be outdated. 802.11g routers handle speeds of up to 54 Mbps.

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