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expired Posted by gecko • May 2, 2022
May 2, 2022 5:13 PM
ASUS RT-AX68U AX2700 Wireless Dual-Band Gigabit Router $150 + free shipping
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In most cases will cover 1500-2000sq ft house without a problem, unless there is some major interference or thick walls.
In most cases will cover 1500-2000sq ft house without a problem, unless there is some major interference or thick walls.
Edit/Rant: Theres legit no good reason why anyone needs it... Other than pushing marketing numbers and pinging lower latency within 10-15 feet. 😂
Argument could be made for 6E (on low spectrum), but routers and clients haven't bridged mainstream, nor will they for at least 2-3 years.
5G spectrum is just too limited/restricted... You have to either use the first 36-64 160mhz block which is shared with a main 80mhz block (also being used by your neighbors) or pray to god you don't get knocked off DFS on the 2nd 100-128 160mhz block.. which has innate low power output due to FCC regulations.. This tanks range significantly to a point where mid spectrum 6E is prob better. (AXE11000 is 716mW on its 6E Radio)
This means your only real option is the 36-64 block if using 160mhz bandwidth on 5G. Half the block is low power regardless. (52-64 is around 200mW on most ASUS routers)
TL;DR 160mhz on 5G spectrum is just beta testing nonsense. Yeah it can do it, but the drawbacks/benefits aren't worth it. Marketing misconstrues this heavily.
80mhz is more than fine for most users, in fact I purposely avoid 160mhz on 5G because SNR performance is worse than the traditional 80mhz blocks. Just yields better range.. Would be the same case if I dropped to a 40mhz block (pure range) and so forth.. but performance and latency start to suffer.
High speed WIFI has become a balancing act. Unfortunately most people/reviewers just leave their routers on automatic settings.
Edit/Rant: Theres legit no good reason why anyone needs it... Other than pushing marketing numbers and pinging lower latency within 10-15 feet. 😂
Argument could be made for 6E (on low spectrum), but routers and clients haven't bridged mainstream, nor will they for at least 2-3 years.
5G spectrum is just too limited/restricted... You have to either use the first 36-64 160mhz block which is shared with a main 80mhz block (also being used by your neighbors) or pray to god you don't get knocked off DFS on the 2nd 100-128 160mhz block.. which has innate low power output due to FCC regulations.. This tanks range significantly to a point where mid spectrum 6E is prob better. (AXE11000 is 716mW on its 6E Radio)
This means your only real option is the 36-64 block if using 160mhz bandwidth on 5G. Half the block is low power regardless. (52-64 is around 200mW on most ASUS routers)
TL;DR 160mhz on 5G spectrum is just beta testing nonsense. Yeah it can do it, but the drawbacks/benefits aren't worth it. Marketing misconstrues this heavily.
80mhz is more than fine for most users, in fact I purposely avoid 160mhz on 5G because SNR performance is worse than the traditional 80mhz blocks. Just yields better range.. Would be the same case if I dropped to a 40mhz block (pure range) and so forth.. but performance and latency start to suffer.
High speed WIFI has become a balancing act. Unfortunately most people/reviewers just leave their routers on automatic settings.
The only difference would be mW amperage and DB boost on a per router bases. Theres really not much difference in terms of performance if set manually.
With that said...
1) Firmware would have to be updated for current routers and Requires FCC revision/certification. Unless you use ASUS routers, and or Merlin FW, forget it.
2) Still playing pingpong with SNR and we don't know mW range allowed for UNII-4. High spectrum 80mhz block will innately perform better. Same is true for 6E
if FCC cucks UNII-4, its pretty much the same nonsense, except worse than 36-64 low spectrum 5G
The only difference would be mW amperage and DB boost on a per router bases. Theres really not much difference in terms of performance if set manually.
With that said...
1) Firmware would have to be updated for current routers and Requires FCC revision/certification. Unless you use ASUS routers, and or Merlin FW, forget it.
2) Still playing pingpong with SNR and we don't know mW range allowed for UNII-4. High spectrum 80mhz block will innately perform better. Same is true for 6E
if FCC cucks UNII-4, its pretty much the same nonsense, except worse than 36-64 low spectrum 5G
That router is far off anyway.. UNII-4 ruleset hasn't been finalized.
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