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Wifi 6 doesn't support 6Ghz, you have to use Wifi 6E for that, which seems intentionally confusing. (kbin.social)

submitted 6 months ago by Seraph@kbin.social to c/showerthoughts@kbin.social

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This is going to go way over the head of your average consumer - what a huge fuckup!

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[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I disagree. The number has never had anything to do with frequency.

see wi-fi 4, which operates on the 2.4 and 5ghz bands

[–] Seraph@kbin.social 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's a missed opportunity for the 2 things to finally line up.

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 1 points 6 months ago

That would make wi-fi 7 confusing when it doesn't introduce the 7ghz band.
Also wi-fi 6 would operate then not only on 6ghz but also on 2.4 and 5ghz, which, once again would make it not really align anyways.