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Can't access high band with Samsung TV
I can access my WNDR4300v2 router with my Samsung UN65KS TV, if I connect to the 2.4GHz band. However, I cannot connect over 5GHz. I contaced Samsung support, and they have no idea of what I'm talking about, as "bands" are meaningless to them. My router/TV firmware are up to date. Thanks.
5 GHz is faster than 2.4 GHz but has a shorter range.
If 2.4 GHz works, and is fast enough, fine.
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> I can access my WNDR4300v2 router with my Samsung UN65KS TV, if I
> connect to the 2.4GHz band. However, I cannot connect over 5GHz.
Not amazing. Many devices, especially ones without a need for a
high-speed network connection, support only 2.4GHz.
Why do you care?Thanks. Maybe I shouldn't care. I thought that it would be more reliable for streaming video. Is it?
> [...] I thought that it would be more reliable for streaming video.
> Is it?
Define "reliable". 5GHz radios can move data faster than 2.4GHz
radios, but if the 2.4GHz hardware is fast enough, then switching to
5GHz would gain nothing but cost. Radio propagation depends on many
things, but, generally, 2.4GHz has a longer range than 5GHz. If you're
at the fringe of 2.4GHz reception, so that your data rate starts to
suffer, then you may already be beyond the useful range for 5GHz.