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av8rual
Aug 24, 2017Follower
c7000
My choices for wif connection are Netgear 40 and netgear 40-5g which do I choose for home computer/ipad/phone
antinode
Aug 24, 2017Guru
> My choices for wif connection are Netgear 40 and netgear 40-5g which
> do I choose for home computer/ipad/phone
Which one works better?
Have you read the "Specify Basic WiFi Settings" section of the User
Manual?
http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/C7000/C7000_Comcast_UM_27apr15.pdf
Generally, the 2.4GHz radio has longer range, but lower speed.
Conversely, the 5GHz radio may have shorter range, but higher speed.
Some devices may support only one radio band or the other.