Current Events > Just upgraded my wifi mesh network to wifi6

(+) Yeah! (+)

I've had my Eero mesh APs for a few years now and they work great. Just upgraded to new ones.

What did any of this mean?

tc went from a mesh topology network to a wifi6

mah wifi6

ApherosyLove posted...

What did any of this mean?

WIFI6 (802.11ax) is the newest wifi standard. It has a number of improvements that make wifi much more efficient.

How many devices do you have connecting to your network. IoT, Smart Speakers, tablets, phones, lights etc...?

i have 2 unifi ap 6 lites. spent 200 dollars + more for setting it up.

then i realized i only have 2 wifi 6 devices. my phone and my work laptop, which i dont really use at home.

well.

ill be good in like 5 years lmao

King Rial posted...

How many devices do you have connecting to your network. IoT, Smart Speakers, tablets, phones, lights etc...?

Nest Hello doorbell
Phone
Smart TV
Car
2 Google Home displays
Irrigation system controller
Security panel
Bed
Work laptop (although most of the time it's on a wifi bridge that connects it straight to the corporate network)
Nintendo Switch

CableZL posted...

WIFI6 (802.11ax) is the newest wifi standard. It has a number of improvements that make wifi much more efficient.

Is it very expensive and will it make my ping fast enough that I can finally land headshots in Siege again?

ApherosyLove posted...

Is it very expensive and will it make my ping fast enough that I can finally land headshots in Siege again?

You can get a wifi6 router for about the average price of what a router would cost. Wifi6 is more geared towards making wifi communication more efficient with more devices connected, so you may or may not notice a difference in speed, depending on your situation.

How much more of an improvement is it?

What's the stated speed from your current service? And what are you getting from wifi now?

bump

Awww.

My internet used to be very good, but I lived in a pretty suburb/urban place.
Recently I moved way out into nowhere and my ping is worse. Idk if it's the actual internet plan or what, but my ping went from 8ms to like 58ms which is a lot for a PRO GAMER like me.
I actually fucking suck, so I need all the ping I can get.

CommonStar posted...

How much more of an improvement is it?

What's the stated speed from your current service? And what are you getting from wifi now?

Depends on the environment. I don't think I'll notice much of a difference since I don't have a ton of devices streaming data at the same time, but it's an upgrade I've been wanting to do for a while.

I have 1 Gbps internet and my phone just got about 150 Mbps down/up on a speed test. I think that's about what it would have done before. I don't have a lot of devices using wifi right now, though.