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Aaah, fond memories. I was working at an electronics store back when "draft-N" was a thing. Good luck to everyone stuck explaining 6E to impatient 50-something
by Sir_Substance 6y ago
Aaah, fond memories. I was working at an electronics store back when "draft-N" was a thing. Good luck to everyone stuck explaining 6E to impatient 50-something fathers, my thoughts are with you.
- wmf 6y agoUltimately it won't have to be explained since equipment will just negotiate, but the flip side is that virtually no one will be using 6 GHz for the next ten years or so.
- tradertef 6y ago10 years? Are you crazy.. Article says equipment will be available later this year.
- wmf 6y agoBut you need a 6E AP and one or more 6E clients to actually use 6E and most people will just have one or the other.
- theandrewbailey 6y agoAvailability isn't usage. Most people don't get new routers every year.
- tradertef 6y agoFair enough but it is not going to take 10 years before people start using this spectrum.
- detaro 6y agoAnd most people replace their router every 5-10 years when the old one dies. And/or get whatever cheap box their ISP sends them.
- Sir_Substance 6y ago>Ultimately it won't have to be explained If there are two boxes on the shelf, one with "Wifi 6" written on it and the other "Wifi 6E", it will be someones personal hell to explain the difference between the two to a customer who is not technically minded enough to understand "6E is faster, but only if your other devices are also 6E", but is completely obsessed with making the absolute optimal decision about whether the extra $20 is worth it.