I doubt the pods would output 500Mbps.
This is from the Plume website (who manufactured the pods) and I’m guessing these are theoretical throughout speeds being quoted and not actual connection speeds, and note the mention of “lab conditions”, in other words not real world tests:
PowerPods have dual-band 802.11b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi radios. We have seen single device Wi-Fi speeds of up to 350 Mbps for devices connected to PowerPods in ideal lab situations.
The SuperPod are tri-band, adding an additional 5GHz 4x4 MIMO Wi-Fi radio to increase speeds and coverage throughout the home. For real-world single device maximum speeds on a SuperPod one hop away from the gateway pod, you can expect up to 400-450 Mbps. We have seen raw single device Wi-Fi speeds of up to 850 Mbps on a SuperPod under ideal lab situations.
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