2.4ghz vs. 5ghz channels

handyandy24

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I recently moved to a new build and we have a BT home hub 2. I made the stupid mistake of listening to the mrs and didnt pay through the nose to habe ethernet points added everywhere. Thinking paper thin walls would mean wifi strength shouldnt be an issue. Wrong!

Anyway i grabbed a TP Link Archer C2300. I was expecting to find the 5ghz channel have worse range, connection reliability etc deeper into the house. Its almost the opposite to be honest ! 5ghz is the go to

Ive gone into the router and ensured im not on a busy channel.

I mean its not causing any issues i just thought 2.4 was meant to be better over longer ranges
 
It is better over longer ranges. 5Ghz can be severely stopped by a couple of walls or objects. But in a regular sized, regular constructed British house, yeah its fine.

Check the bandwidth you can get. Take your phones and stand in the "deepest" part of your house and see what speeds you are actually getting up and down on both frequencies.

a weaker 5ghz connection can still be on par with a 2.4ghz signal at middle ranges, but at longer I cant even get 5ghz half way down my garden but the 2.4 will still be around all be it not great speeds.

5ghz is the king right now of line of sight devices.
 
Efour said:
It is better over longer ranges. 5Ghz can be severely stopped by a couple of walls or objects. But in a regular sized, regular constructed British house, yeah its fine.

Check the bandwidth you can get. Take your phones and stand in the "deepest" part of your house and see what speeds you are actually getting up and down on both frequencies.

a weaker 5ghz connection can still be on par with a 2.4ghz signal at middle ranges, but at longer I cant even get 5ghz half way down my garden but the 2.4 will still be around all be it not great speeds.

5ghz is the king right now of line of sight devices.
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I can see my signal strength is lower than the 2.4 channel, but the 5 channel is still way more throughput
 
Basically the shorter the frequency the greater distance a frequency can travel. In contract a higher frequency transmits more data, but can't travel as far.

This is why for 5G/6G there will eventually be many phone masts being installed, for example BT are rolling out 5G masts along the M6 motorway. It's also why 2G technically will stay in use many years to cover large rural areas.
 
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bonusssi said:
Still can't feel the difference between 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz... maybe if there is 10 wifis around it's better, but ... ?
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I dunno what feeling has to do with it but try streaming a 4k video over 2.4ghz and tell me how the experience is compared to 5ghz.
5ghz over short clear distances has removed the need for cabling.
 
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