lol some aren't even using 6, let alone manufactures not really even using 7 but yet 8.
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WiFi 5/AC seems to be the modern "baseline" these days. Makes sense since the standard was released in 2013.
WiFi 6/AX is becoming more common though. I haven't seen any WiFi 7/BE networks so far. Most places have either 5 or 6.
802.11ac was a huge improvement over 802.11n. The later versions have only given a small performance increase unless you don't have neighbors and can run wide channels.
Wifi tech went wild last 5 years. New standards every other year.
With that being said my old router was not working well after laoding it up with modern amount of devices lol
I said this to the wife the other day. 5G? fuck that... just give me reliable 3G...
I'd much rather watch something smooth and uninterrupted at 720p than 4k interrupted/stuttering/buffering.
About time they started focusing on reliability instead of throughput.
I’m fine with WiFi 6, I can’t wait for 8.