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Firestick 4k mw x is wifi 6 compatible
Raxe500 The nighthawk app and router / browser does not see Wifi 6 signal from the raxe500!! And my new firestick 4k max is wifi6 standard (802.11ax) and the first sick only sees 2.5ghz and 5ghz o...
Doing wrong? nothing.
Problem is in understanding what the RAXE500's 6ghz band is.
Wifi 6E is a different hardware spec with spectrum in the 6ghz band.
Wifi 6 is just 2.4ghz and 5ghz.
there's been plenty of articles written on it:
https://www.pcmag.com/news/what-is-wi-fi-6e
https://www.howtogeek.com/519823/wi-fi-6e-what-is-it-and-how-is-it-different-from-wi-fi-6/
They're different spectrums and so for devices to see the 6ghz spectrum, they need different hardware. None of the firestick devices has 6E.
Doing wrong? nothing.
Problem is in understanding what the RAXE500's 6ghz band is.
Wifi 6E is a different hardware spec with spectrum in the 6ghz band.
Wifi 6 is just 2.4ghz and 5ghz.
there's been plenty of articles written on it:
https://www.pcmag.com/news/what-is-wi-fi-6e
https://www.howtogeek.com/519823/wi-fi-6e-what-is-it-and-how-is-it-different-from-wi-fi-6/
They're different spectrums and so for devices to see the 6ghz spectrum, they need different hardware. None of the firestick devices has 6E.