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Re:Ask HN: Looking for a stable wireless router by runjake on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @04:30PM (#28621364)
If you live in a suburb, there’s a good chance that throwing a new router at the problem is not going to fix the 2.4ghz issue.

There are only 3 usable channels on 2.4ghz. If you have a bunch of houses around you, it’s quite possible they are using up 2.4ghz. You can find this out by using a WiFi stumbler or spectrum analyzer to see how busy those 3 channels are.

Your money would probably be better invested on upgrading problematic devices to 5 ghz.

Re:Ask HN: Looking for a stable wireless router by amir734jj on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @05:11PM (#28621873)
I didn't know there were only 3 usable 2.4 GHz channels. I did a quick research and you are right:

https://www.metageek.com/training/resources/why-channels-1-6...

Thank you. I learned something new today.

Re:Ask HN: Looking for a stable wireless router by severine on Thursday September 23, 2021 @05:57AM (#28627170)