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WiFi 6 ISN'T a Big Deal...Or Is It?!
WiFi 6 is here, and devices supporting the new standard are starting to hit store shelves, both off- and online. WiFi 6 promises to bring faster speeds and greater capacity... but there are some ...
I had to turn AX off just to get the router to work in the house. Right now there aren't any devices at home that have AX capability. What would impact the RAX 35 router from working if the AX had to be turned off?
Bubbabear64 wrote:I had to turn AX off just to get the router to work in the house. Right now there aren't any devices at home that have AX capability. What would impact the RAX 35 router from working if the AX had to be turned off?
My Samsung devices had a terrible time connecting via WiFi 6 until I turned WPA3 off.
I originally had WPA2/WPA3 and WPA3, and my mobile devices couldn't connect, kept dropping, and when they actually connected, I only got a pathetic 54 mbps. Setting the router to WPA2 (only) fixed the problem.
I'm not sure if the problem is with Netgear or with Samsung, but it's a bummer that I can't use the newer security standard since that was part of the reason I wanted a WiFi 6 router in the first place.
For what was promised out of the box, my RBK753 Orbi system has delivered. As to why I purchased the AX4200 product line of WiFi 6 mesh, I've seen the details on WiFi 6E and would rather save my money for that as an upgrade at some point. For more details as to what WiFi 6E is, see the PDF you can download from the WiFi Alliance here https://www.wi-fi.org/download.php?file=/sites/default/files/private/Wi-Fi_6E_Highlights_202101.pdf
While WiFi 6E is not a replacement to WiFi 6, it's certainly an enhancement. Also to have that much of a change (whole new frequency range) added before there's a significant amount of WiFi 6 devices does make me feel that it was held back to try and artificially encourage a short upgrade cycle.
In any event, I'm glad I didn't drop too much on an AX6000 (over $1000 for RBK853) solution only to have an AX11000 product line already being released by the competition.
At least it'll be much more fully baked before the next Orbi environment is released for the WiFi 6E, so I'll be more confident at that point once released.
SeaRefractor wrote:For what was promised out of the box, my RBK753 Orbi system has delivered. As to why I purchased the AX4200 product line of WiFi 6 mesh, I've seen the details on WiFi 6E and would rather save my money for that as an upgrade at some point. For more details as to what WiFi 6E is, see the PDF you can download from the WiFi Alliance here https://www.wi-fi.org/download.php?file=/sites/default/files/private/Wi-Fi_6E_Highlights_202101.pdf
While WiFi 6E is not a replacement to WiFi 6, it's certainly an enhancement. Also to have that much of a change (whole new frequency range) added before there's a significant amount of WiFi 6 devices does make me feel that it was held back to try and artificially encourage a short upgrade cycle.
In any event, I'm glad I didn't drop too much on an AX6000 (over $1000 for RBK853) solution only to have an AX11000 product line already being released by the competition.
At least it'll be much more fully baked before the next Orbi environment is released for the WiFi 6E, so I'll be more confident at that point once released.
Agreed.
There are few client devices that can even use the new 6 GHz band, and even if you have such a device, the 6 GHz band is going to be even worse at penetrating physical obstructions like floors and walls than the 5 GHz band.
Right now, the best use of that new 6 GHz band is as a dedicated backhaul for mesh systems designed to use it.
