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Question for your WIFi channel/band experts
So if you check out the image, I am apparently the first in the area (I live in a rowhouse) with WiFi 6 GHz band! My RBR960 router is set to use channel 69. Is there a reason to change it higher and ...
HI Furry, my question was on any advantage of moving the 6GHz channel, not 5GHz! But on the 5GHz, in my area everyone and their brother are at channel 40, I am on 48 - I tried both and there was a nice performance bump at 48 (~10% or so)
Use what you feel works for you on 6Ghz. I use channel 69 as well. Though I don't have any mobile devices that support 6Ghz as of yet. A RAXE500 and two PCs with AX210 and BE200 PCI cards in them that support 6Ghz is all I have to work with in my sad inventory. đ
Yeah that's what I'll do unless some compelling reason said to do otherwise. I find the 6E on mobile is very spotty, could that be different on a different channel given no one else is on any of the channels? Or is it likely that's just the nature of the 6E with a small range and needing to jump back to 5GHz more often...
You might not be the first in the area. It could just be the reduced distance and penetration power of 6ghz making it look like there isn't any networks. I know my neighbor has a 6ghz router and it doesn't show when I do a scan in the middle of my house but it will if I'm on the side of the house closest to him. And its a pretty short range.
