> If service is (barely) 1 gig, and most end users dont notice degrading, why bother? Because there's really more to it than just raw bandwidth. Either with t

> If service is (barely) 1 gig, and most end users dont notice degrading, why bother? Because there's really more to it than just raw bandwidth. Either with the new protocol itself or with the new hardware that supports the protocol, you'll get other improvements besides raw bandwitdh. A WiFi 6 AP in this case should in theory provide you better security (WPA3, PMF¹), antenna design², power savings³, lower latency and lower interference⁴. There are other improvements as well that might now be included with new AP's, but as they're not mandatory to implement it depends on the AP. Just like PMF was an optional feature with previous WiFi. -- 1 - Protected Management Frames (802.11w) simplified protection against deauth attacks. Could also mean it is enabled for WiFi 5 devices, previously a very enterprise/high-end only feature. 2 - The higher requirements of WiFi 6 will most likely mean that WiFi 5 clients will also reap some benefits. Lower packet loss, better range, actual MU-MIMO and better beamforming even individually might be a large step-up for some. 3 - Target Wake Time - scheduling better when targets wake up 4 - BSS coloring