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Have you upgraded to WiFi 6 - 802.11.ax? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Sunny@slrpnk.net to c/networking@sh.itjust.works

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Am about to move houses and new place will have 1000/1000 speeds. Wondering if I should get a Wifi 6 router or not, is it worth the upgrade? Can Wifi 5 and 6 equipment be combined? Or will it then all be 'downgraded' to Wifi 5?

Usecase: At home - with 8 or so devices.

Anyway, let me know your experiences with WiFi 6 and wether I should aim to get it.

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[–] seaQueue@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

We upgraded from 5 to 6 a couple of years ago. It was worthwhile here, there's a big difference in 2.4ghz performance when devices fall off 5ghz due to intervening walls. OFDMA is also a big step up in usability.