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Re:Arm AGI CPU by guerrilla on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @04:22AM (#47514688)
Yes, my wireless router has "5G WiFi" but only does 4G. I didn't have a choice about using it since it comes from the provider, but still stupid.
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Re:Arm AGI CPU by catlifeonmars on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @07:34AM (#47515964)
What is 5G WiFi? Do you mean 5Ghz WiFi?
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Re:Arm AGI CPU by guerrilla on Thursday April 02, 2026 @05:58AM (#47612236)
It's nothing. It's just made up deceptive marketing terms. That's my point.
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Re:Arm AGI CPU by estimator7292 on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @12:38PM (#47519730)
5G and 4G are not terms applied to WiFi. We have 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax and WiFi6/7

WiFi operates in the 2.4, 5, 6GHz bands, but those frequency bands are not used to differentiate WiFi standards because you can mix and match WiFi 6/7 on all three bands.

There are also more WiFi bands below 2.4 and above 6GHz, but they're not common worldwide.

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Re:Arm AGI CPU by antonvs on Thursday March 26, 2026 @09:50PM (#47538215)
> 5G and 4G are not terms applied to WiFi.

Tell that to Netgear, AT&T and several other Wifi hub manufacturers.

The default SSIDs on many hubs are names like “NETGEAR23” and NETGEAR23-5G”.

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Re:Arm AGI CPU by guerrilla on Thursday April 02, 2026 @05:57AM (#47612233)
I know that, but you misunderstand. This is a 4G model and WiFi router in one. The company that made it is pretending there's something called "5G WiFi" though.
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