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SimonGT007
Apr 13, 2018Guide
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New Idea
Please provide more 5GHZ wifi channel options - restricting to channels 36-48 is too limiting
I live in London in the UK and nearly every house nearby has wifi and growth of 5GHZ routers is growing rapidly - the WiFI explorer application on my Mac is picking up at least 13 wifi signals on cha...
michaelkenward
Jun 21, 2025Guru - Experienced User
In the seven years since this suggestion first appeared, Netgear has indeed added more 5 GHz Channels. For example, the MK90R adds 52, 56, 60, 64 (all with DFS). Some newer Orbi routers add those and a raft of eight more >100 channels with DFS.
Then there is a whole bunch of 6 GHz channels.
This is for devices sold into the European market.
Technology has moved on since 2018 when SimonGT007 added this Idea.
Just another user with time on their hands.