Bill.Satellite wrote:
pianotuna wrote:
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I thought that was the frequency 2.4 gigahertz and 5 gigahertz.
It is. It's not a speed setting. However, you can sometimes get better speeds on 5Gzh but much less range.
My experience is there is a speed difference and an environmental difference between 2.4G and 5G wifi networks.
Below are graphics to show my configuration and results (Burke is my SSID). I ran an Internet speed test with my router configured as shown and alternating with my laptop connected to use the 2.4 Gig and 5 Gig wifi network. According to my router, 2.4G wifi gets up to 600 Mbps speed and 5G wifi gets up to 1.3Gbps speed.
Range is not an issue (my router is in the next room) but congestion in our condo with wi-fi networks is an issue. One's environment can be a major factor as can be seen in the graphic below of my condo wi-fi environment as represented by Metageek's inSSIDer. I have selected wi-fi channels that avoid as much conflicting traffic as possible.
As can be seen, in this environment 5G wins handily on downloads. That can't be explained by the router's indication of a 2:1 speed difference for 5G vs 2.4G so congestion on the 2.4G network has to be a major factor. Either users don't have the 5G option on their routers, they don't connect to it if they have it or they don't know the difference. Upload speeds apparently are limited by the Spectrum broadband service I have because there is little variation there.
Speed Test Results:
Router Configuration:
Condo WiFi networks