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160Mhz for Mesh?
I know the Orbi 6 AX6000 doesn’t support 160mhz currently. Could it ever (is this a hardware limitation or firmware)? I ask because I have gigabit internet and see some routers do 160Mhz and get to...
From duckware.com:
Why haven't devices switched to 4×4? Because (1) there is (currently) no compelling need for that speed today (there is no app that 'requires' 300 Mbps to function) and (2) the increased speed is not worth the tradeoff in reduced run time for battery powered devices (4×4 takes more power, and for battery powered devices, runtime is FAR more important).
The power draw for phones on 4x4 may be significant, but I don’t think for laptops it would be (compared to screen power draw and CPU); power usage for 4x4 would also be irrelevant for desktop PC’s.
I’m on Comcast’s gigabit Ethernet and am using the CM1100 with 802.11AD link aggregation to the AX6000 which actually lets me pull in beyond gigabit — a speed test on the QoS of the router shows it’s getting 1.2gbps. When I use an AX 2x2 client right in front of the router (Lenovo Yoga laptop), it only pulls in 800mbps (on the link rate max of 1200)... so losing 400mbps. If I could get my hands on a 4x4 card, I should find it maxes out my internet connection (however that would only be if I was connected to the router... I have the other satellite hard wired and so that would cap devices connected to it at 1gbps and not the 1.2gbps).
I hope we start to see 4x4 client wireless cards come into the market — with gigabit speeds and beyond being offered by ISPs, it starts to make sense to want to have parity on WiFi transmit speed, albeit at increased battery consumption in laptops and desktops. They could even allow turning off 4x4 in favor or 2x2 if Not connected to a power source within the drivers / settings.
I’m on Comcast’s gigabit Ethernet and am using the CM1100 with 802.11AD link aggregation to the AX6000 which actually lets me pull in beyond gigabit — a speed test on the QoS of the router shows it’s getting 1.2gbps. When I use an AX 2x2 client right in front of the router (Lenovo Yoga laptop), it only pulls in 800mbps (on the link rate max of 1200)... so losing 400mbps. If I could get my hands on a 4x4 card, I should find it maxes out my internet connection (however that would only be if I was connected to the router... I have the other satellite hard wired and so that would cap devices connected to it at 1gbps and not the 1.2gbps).
I hope we start to see 4x4 client wireless cards come into the market — with gigabit speeds and beyond being offered by ISPs, it starts to make sense to want to have parity on WiFi transmit speed, albeit at increased battery consumption in laptops and desktops. They could even allow turning off 4x4 in favor or 2x2 if Not connected to a power source within the drivers / settings.