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XR500 Vs Spectrum WiFi 6 Router
I am moving and looking for the best solution. I have a XR500 That I purchased a while ago. Spectrum is giving me the new Gigabit router for my new gigabit plan. Seeing if I should just stay with my X...
Thanks for the reply! What would you recommend me to do? I don’t think I have many 6E Device's in my house hold. And my main setup will be plugged into Ethernet. Should I just go with my XR500 or go to the Spectrum router.
ColeI wrote:
Thanks for the reply! What would you recommend me to do? I don’t think I have many 6E Device's in my house hold.
If you are mostly Ethernet, why not see how you get on with the XR500?
You may have to put the new modem into modem only (bridge) mode, or you could use the XR500 in wireless access pit (AP) modem.
Wifi 6 is not necessarily 6E. That means 6 GHz wifi, a newish technology with an even shorter range than 5 GHz, that has yet to take over the world.
WiFi 6 is something else. It still uses 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz wifi.