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ISP said needed an N router
Due to rural area, I am now using Blazing Hog Internet and was told that I needed to get a N type router. I purchased a Orbi 2200 which I was tod supported N and AC.Does it make a difference and is ...
ldehoyos208 wrote:
Due to rural area, I am now using Blazing Hog Internet and was told that I needed to get a N type router.
N type is an old wifi standard.
Orbi 2200 isn't a Netgear model number, so it is hard to know where to point for the details, but a typical "Data sheet" will say something like: "IEEER 802.11a/b/g/n/ac".
See the "n" and "ac" in there?
All newer devices are "backward compatible" with anything you own that needs N type.
But it is hard to see how the wifi standard you use enters the picture for your Internet service provider. How does it deliver the Internet?
Whatever router you buy, you will need a modem to get whatever technology Blazing Hog uses to deliver your Internet.
Searching for Blazing Hog Internet just leads to a page that looks like a scam.
ldehoyos208 wrote:
Does it make a difference and is there a way to switch in between as I am having a hard time utilizing the wifi capability on my new Orbi?
You don't need to switch between them. They happen side by side.
What "hard time" are you having?