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r7800 vs r7900
Setup: r7800 firmware 1.02 r7900p 1.03 1400 sq ft two floors All speeds in mbs repeated 5 times R7800 5ft 190 r7900p 643 20 ft 200 r7900p 225 Upstairs R7800 110 r7900p 95 Downstairs r7800 15...
- Ok. Tried a used r7800 which I obtained separately. That worked at 630 mbps at 5 feet. And 415 at 20ft. Mu Mimo was enabled and ht 160 did not make a difference.
Signs of a crippled r7800. Wan port kept dropping out. Also the setup would not allow for an AP mode easily. Compared to r7900p though so far it’s been similar. The price of a used one would make this a choice for the 7800
No nighthawk app does not show the options for 160mhz. Is that through the web interface?
Also with the iPhone. Are they capable of the 160 MHz channel allocation use?
Also with the iPhone. Are they capable of the 160 MHz channel allocation use?
Page 67 of the manual has how to enable/disable 160mhz. I'm not sure if it can be done from the app. I've only done it through the browser gui.
I'm not an apple guy (zero apple products) so I couldn't tell you if iphones do support it or not. I know that it needs to support DFS to work.
- Enabled ht160 and dropped to 160 mbps 5ft and 116 20ft with 7800
- Ok. Tried a used r7800 which I obtained separately. That worked at 630 mbps at 5 feet. And 415 at 20ft. Mu Mimo was enabled and ht 160 did not make a difference.
Signs of a crippled r7800. Wan port kept dropping out. Also the setup would not allow for an AP mode easily. Compared to r7900p though so far it’s been similar. The price of a used one would make this a choice for the 7800 I'm a fan of the R7800. I don't own one but its gotten good support by the members. With that said, I'm also a fan of triband if you have a lot of 5ghz devices. Good luck with whatever option you end up using! Hope it treats you well
- The triband does appear to have a wide range. With smart switching I think that would be advantageous for a large pool of devices.
In my 10 devices p the single 5 ghz is sufficient but I wonder if I was in a closer radio proximity if I would better with the tri band