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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".
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) ?
Sagnew wrote:
Re : 5ghz vs 6ghz signals.
The Wifi 7 connection is a via a 5ghz channel.---On the one device. the other is on a different channels so likely the 6ghz.
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).---Most devices you can't choose what band to connect to. Some you can select a prefered band but unsure about on android devices. Windows has that option.
In theory, Wifi 7 is supposed to be on a 6 Ghz / 240 - 320 Mhz channel.---Incorrect. Wifi 7 is just the new standard. It applies to 2.4/5/6ghz. Its not specific to just the 6ghz. The benefit to the 6ghz though is it can do up to 320hz wide channels because of more available bandwidth.
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(?)---Again, incorrect. I have a RBE970 and it does support wifi 7. I have a motorola Edge+ 2023 and it (now) connects to the 5ghz or 6ghz
But I am curious how/why my 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)----Again, wifi 7 is the spec for all the channels. Your phone is picking up that its a wifi 7 broadcast and giving you that notice. It'll show on any of the bands you connect to. So you can't rely on that for telling if its the 5ghz or the 6ghz band. I'd be better that is what you're seeing and the speed difference.
>>So you can't rely on that for telling if its the 5ghz or the 6ghz band. I'd be better that is what you're seeing and the speed difference.
Thanks for the info and your help! Here's an extended info for the new phone which displays a wifi 7 icon. Seems like a 5ghz connection to me?
Using an app, my phone can "see" the 6ghz signals. So in short, it may be a Samsung S24U issue as its defaulting to connect to the 5g signal?
yes you're connecting to the 5ghz band and at 80hz.
Not sure why its connecting at 80hz unless you have DFS channels broadcasting in the area. You could try changing what channel the 5ghz broadcasts on to see if it allows the 160hz wide the 5ghz is capable of.
Dong knows does a pretty good review of the RBE971
https://dongknows.com/netgear-orbi-970-series-wi-fi-7-mesh-review/
>>Not sure why its connecting at 80hz unless you have DFS channels broadcasting in the area
Here is what is odd....Every other 5g connection in my home is via a more typical/standard channels. Only this new phone is connecting via 80hz.