Hey guys just a quick question. I'm currently searching for a new wireless router and have read about dual band routers and their advantages. I don't know for sure how to check which band my devices use so I was wondering if anyone could tell me if I'm in need of one. I currently have connected on my network: two smartphones, one macbook pro (4 years old), one lenovo laptop (1 year old), one ps3, a vizio tv (6 months old) which streams netflix from time to time, and every now and then I have friends who bring over their laptops which are around 2-3 years old. From what I've read, only newer devices will benefit from the 5ghz band, so will my setup benefit from a dual band router, or should I stick to single? Thanks for the help!
you've basically told us nothing
details about the devices would be nice
If I'm not mistaken, all dual band does is broadcast 2.4GHz and 5GHz at the same time. So if you have devices that both 802.11g and 802.11n, get one.
[QUOTE=LordCrypto;41216337]you've basically told us nothing
details about the devices would be nice[/QUOTE]
Sorry I know it's not very detailed, but that's the problem I'm having, is that in general all I know is that these devices aren't completely new.
[QUOTE=MTMod;41216360]If I'm not mistaken, all dual band does is broadcast 2.4GHz and 5GHz at the same time. So if you have devices that both 802.11g and 802.11n, get one.[/QUOTE]
Well that was what I wanted to figure out. I guess a better question would be, how "new" do devices have to be to most likely support the 5ghz?
The 5ghz band was originally used with 802.11a, but was recently picked up again in 802.11n as a part of the standard. Anything that supports wireless-n *should* work with a dual band router.
[QUOTE=MTMod;41216360]If I'm not mistaken, all dual band does is broadcast 2.4GHz and 5GHz at the same time. So if you have devices that both 802.11g and 802.11n, get one.[/QUOTE]
A uni-band 802.11n router can talk to 802.11g and b devices fine. They all use 2.4 GHz. Dual-band 802.11n uses the 5 GHz band for extra speed.
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