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Have you upgraded to WiFi 6 - 802.11.ax? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/networking

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Am about to move houses and new place will have 1000/1000 speeds. Wondering if I should get a Wifi 6 router or not, is it worth the upgrade? Can Wifi 5 and 6 equipment be combined? Or will it then all be 'downgraded' to Wifi 5?

Usecase: At home - with 8 or so devices.

Anyway, let me know your experiences with WiFi 6 and wether I should aim to get it.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Imo I would go for 6E just because of the new frequency band. WiFi backwards compatibility is on a per device basis, so a few older devices won't "downgrade" the speed of your newer ones.

Also, max theoretical throughout for wifi 6 is 9.6Gbps, which your connection would struggle to saturate even in derated "real-world" conditions