I am not an expert, but I think the answer is a qualified yes. Devices will choose a band based on some criteria. Whether it chooses the one with the "best connection" depends. Also, Apple devices seems to prefer 5 GHz over 2.4 no matter what.
-----Original Message----- From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Matt Sent: Monday, December 19, 2016 3:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [AFMUG] Dual Band Wifi Routers If you have a wifi router that supports 5ghz and 2.4ghz bands and you set the essid the same on both will devices(iphones,ipads,roku,game consoles,etc) choose the band with the best connection?
