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Re:Eero – Blanket your home in fast, reliable WiFi by lisper on Tuesday February 03, 2015 @12:58PM (#8991903)
Why is 5GHz a "big deal" rather than a "nice to have" (but no big deal if you don't)?
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Re:Eero – Blanket your home in fast, reliable WiFi by lunixbochs on Tuesday February 03, 2015 @01:10PM (#8991990)
2.4GHz has three non-overlapping channels. At max bandwidth, it has one non-overlapping channel.

5GHz has twenty-one non-overlapping channels.

In an apartment building, where you're pretty much guaranteed to be in close proximity of at least a few other active routers, 5GHz is a big deal.

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Re:Eero – Blanket your home in fast, reliable WiFi by aidenn0 on Tuesday February 03, 2015 @01:24PM (#8992118)
Heck, I live in a detached home and have 14 visible networks from my living room.
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Re:Eero – Blanket your home in fast, reliable WiFi by lisper on Tuesday February 03, 2015 @01:25PM (#8992132)
Ah, that makes sense. Thanks.
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