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Wifi 7 speeds vs Wifi 6E speeds (Samsung Phones)
I recently upgraded to a Samsung S24 Ultra. Was surprised to see a Wifi 7 icon when I had setup my phone at home with my Orbi RBE 970s. However it felt like it was slower. I still have my old ...
It should.
It could be simply rebooting the wireless allowed it to switch to the 6ghz. Sometimes roaming or turning the wifi on/off can cause the phone to go "oh this network is better. lets use it".
A couple points to make.
1. you don't say (and the settings don't show) if you're connecting to the 5ghz channels or the 6ghz ones.
2. you'd expect the 80hz wide device to be slower as its link speed potential is half that of 160hz. Your testing is showing that.
I'd be looking at if you're connecting to 6ghz or 5ghz. My RBE970 is rock solid. But if you're only connecting at 80hz, you'd expect it to be half. With both devices capable of connecting to 6ghz, you need to check if it actually is connecting to that band. With the phone bandsteering, it might be on the 5ghz
Re : 5ghz vs 6ghz signals.
The Wifi 7 connection is a via a 5ghz channel.
Both phones are connected to the same WiFi network / SSID. Additional settings or changes have not been made to either phones (I am not aware of any settings you can change on the phone to only connect to 5 or 6 Ghz signals).
In theory, Wifi 7 is supposed to be broadcasted on a 6 Ghz / 240 - 320 Mhz channel.
I believe this Orbi line does not actually support true Wifi 7 at the moment and will eventually be rolled out via a software update(?)
But I am curious how/why my new phone is reading this as Wifi 7 and why it's only connecting to the 5G channels (vs the older model of the phone connecting as 6E)
Maybe a combo of this Orbi line not really broadcasting WiFi7 at the moment along with this newer phone actually supporting wifi 7connections (only a few phones do at this moment) ?
The Wifi 7 connection is a via a 5ghz channel.
Both phones are connected to the same WiFi network / SSID. Additional settings or changes have not been made to either phones (I am not aware of any settings you can change on the phone to only connect to 5 or 6 Ghz signals).
In theory, Wifi 7 is supposed to be broadcasted on a 6 Ghz / 240 - 320 Mhz channel.
I believe this Orbi line does not actually support true Wifi 7 at the moment and will eventually be rolled out via a software update(?)
But I am curious how/why my new phone is reading this as Wifi 7 and why it's only connecting to the 5G channels (vs the older model of the phone connecting as 6E)
Maybe a combo of this Orbi line not really broadcasting WiFi7 at the moment along with this newer phone actually supporting wifi 7connections (only a few phones do at this moment) ?