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Re: Wireless connection 2.4 or 5 GHz

From Paul <nospam@needed.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject Re: Wireless connection 2.4 or 5 GHz
Date 2025-05-10 12:22 -0400
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On Sat, 5/10/2025 7:59 AM, Ed Cryer wrote:
> I've noticed the following from my router hub.
> All Windows10 desktops connect at 2.4GHz
> android phone 2.4Ghz
> Win11 laptop at 5Ghz
> iPads and AppleTV at 5GHz
> Sonos speakers at 5GHz
> 
> Google tells me this:
> "Connecting at 2.4 GHz is often preferred for its longer range and ability to penetrate walls, making it suitable for devices in larger homes or those further away from the router. While slower than 5 GHz, 2.4 GHz provides a more reliable and consistent connection, especially in areas with many obstacles".
> 
> However, I've read that some routers can't pair devices connected on different GHz frequencies. Are there any well known examples of this incompatibility?
> 
> Ed
> 

That device may have the same SSID for both bands of radio.

Maybe someone with more Wifi knowledge can translate that
into "expected outcomes" for you. You can't band steer with
SSID because of that.

It's a MIMO device (3x3 on 2.4GHz, 4x4 on 5GHz), but
all the antennas (7) are planar and on the same PCB. And again,
I'm not knowledgeable enough about Wifi, to understand
what exactly they were doing from a radios standards
point of view. Whether the whole thing is considered to be
11AC or what the hell it is. It would definitely seem to be
planning for a higher transfer rate on 5GHz.

And we don't really know, if the "characterization" of
this mystery meat, is accurate or not. People may be
reverse engineering by eye, rather than getting
at least some specs from the <cough> source.

   Paul

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Wireless connection 2.4 or 5 GHz Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-05-10 12:59 +0100
  Re: Wireless connection 2.4 or 5 GHz VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-05-10 07:45 -0500
    Re: Wireless connection 2.4 or 5 GHz Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-05-10 16:17 +0100
  Re: Wireless connection 2.4 or 5 GHz Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-05-10 13:29 +0000
    Re: Wireless connection 2.4 or 5 GHz Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-05-10 14:13 -0400
      Re: Wireless connection 2.4 or 5 GHz Peter Johnson <peter@parksidewood.nospam> - 2025-05-11 13:33 +0100
    Re: Wireless connection 2.4 or 5 GHz Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-05-12 13:45 +0000
      Re: Wireless connection 2.4 or 5 GHz Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-05-13 06:58 +0000
  Re: Wireless connection 2.4 or 5 GHz Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-05-10 12:22 -0400
  Re: Wireless connection 2.4 or 5 GHz "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-05-10 20:30 +0200
    Re: Wireless connection 2.4 or 5 GHz Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2025-05-10 19:52 -0500
      Re: Wireless connection 2.4 or 5 GHz Jeff Barnett <jbb@notatt.com> - 2025-05-10 19:25 -0600
  Re: Wireless connection 2.4 or 5 GHz Howard <Howard@Home.com> - 2025-05-11 07:37 -0400
    Re: Wireless connection 2.4 or 5 GHz "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-05-11 15:31 +0200
      Re: Wireless connection 2.4 or 5 GHz Peter Johnson <peter@parksidewood.nospam> - 2025-05-12 17:27 +0100
        Re: Wireless connection 2.4 or 5 GHz Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-05-12 16:35 -0400

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