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That’s not on Wi-Fi is it? Or your router is in the same room as your device, and it’s the only device using the signal? I agree you shouldn’t rip out 5e cable
by lstamour 6y ago
That’s not on Wi-Fi is it? Or your router is in the same room as your device, and it’s the only device using the signal?
I agree you shouldn’t rip out 5e cables to install 6e if what you have works for you and there aren’t any substantial improvements.
To that end, I’ve personally skipped Wi-Fi 6 and will wait for 6E before considering an upgrade. Even then, I’d like to have at minimum 3 devices that support Wi-Fi 6 before I upgrade. I’ve two such devices right now, so it’s not out of the question for me.
I’m in favour of keeping devices automatically updated even years later, but I suspect the only economical way of doing so is emulating devices in VMs, a giant test suite and automatic security update testing (no humans required beyond reviewing code diffs). But setting up that kind of automated testing infrastructure is a high bar for most companies, so it’s cheaper to put the cost on the consumer to consume again within 3-5 years for the next product update lifecycle...
- krageon 6y ago> That’s not on Wi-Fi is it I get this question every time when someone sees my latency, yes it is on WiFi. I don't use cabled and haven't for at least 6-7 years. My latency was always low except when I broke something in my local networking stack. There are at this point 40+ other visible access points in my vicinity, and my router is two rooms away. My walls are made of concrete or brick. Everyone should stop thinking WiFi is slow, because it just isn't.