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Re:Neighbour manages to pollute the 2.4 ghz spectrum with hi... by hansvm on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @02:18AM (#26871298)
> that supports decent 5ghz range

What does that gain exactly? The 5ghz band is so crowded around my apartment that most devices can't connect at all. Is there some fundamental reason it should work better?

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Re:Neighbour manages to pollute the 2.4 ghz spectrum with hi... by dvdkon on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @02:24AM (#26871328)
There are many more WiFi channels in the 5GHz range and the signal drops off faster, so you should have both fewer APs "visible" and more room for them to spread.
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