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123Jay456
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Dec 27, 2020

Cable company upgrading to 5G. Do I need a new router?

My cable company is upgrading to 5G.  Will I see a difference with a N300 WNR2000 v4, or do I need a new router?

Thank you

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  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User

    Who's your cable company? 

    There's 5g cellular and 5ghz wireless. They're different technologies. 

    What actual 5g are you talking about? 

     

    FYI the wnr2000 was a base model device was it was released in 2009. Its a N300 device. Unless you're speeds are less than 20-30mbps, you'll see an wireless upgrade by getting a newer dual band router. 

    What speeds do you pay for?