Wi-Fi 7 to get the final seal of approval early next year, new standard is up to 4.8 times faster than Wi-Fi 6::There are a lot of ‘draft’ Wi-Fi 7 devices around, but ‘Wi-Fi 7 Certified’ devices will only come to market sometime next year.

  • CmdrShepard@lemmy.one
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    11 months ago

    It’d be real freakin awesome if every IoT device didn’t still rely on 2.4Ghz

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      11 months ago

      Cheaper wi-fi NIC for cheap devices. Won’t change. Those devices use so little bandwidth and often are placed all over the house so 2.4G’s greater ability to pass through walls / floors makes 2.4G ideal for those devices.

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        11 months ago

        But also prone to interference whenever the microwave is used. My wireless headphones lose their shit when the microwave kicks on

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      11 months ago

      It’s a good excuse to use your old router on a separate network for those devices. If you have a smart enough switch, you can even keep them completely off your LAN, which can be good for security. YMMV though, and if you need direct access it won’t work that way.