You are not the average user. On Jan 8, 2016 1:39 PM, "Owen DeLong" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Only if the 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz networks are on the same SSID. > > I don’t do that… I maintain separate 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz SSIDs. This allows me > to know > which one I am on and force when desirable (usually forcing 5Ghz is > desirable). > > Owen > > On Jan 8, 2016, at 11:03 , Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote: > > Customer devices will see the higher signal on the 2.4GHz AP and simply > connect to that, especially as they roam through the house. Most don't pay > attention to SNR at all. > On Jan 8, 2016 12:53 PM, "Mike Hammett" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think that was Josh's point, that 5 GHz will likely deliver better RF >> performance than 2.4 (despite physics) due to the amount of interference in >> 2.4. >> >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >> >> Midwest Internet Exchange >> http://www.midwest-ix.com >> >> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *"Owen DeLong" <[email protected]> >> *To: *"Josh Reynolds" <[email protected]> >> *Cc: *"NANOG" <[email protected]>, [email protected] >> *Sent: *Friday, January 8, 2016 12:46:37 PM >> *Subject: *Re: GPON vs. GEPON >> >> > Count in oversubscription rates for residential, and consider that most >> > people, despite what they say or think, will end up on 2.4GHz wireless >> in >> > the home due to 5GHz sucking more than a room away - that ends up being >> a >> > very scalable solution for residential service. >> >> Um… 5GHz works a lot better from one end of my house to the other than >> 2.4Ghz >> due (in large part) to this fact… Almost every one of my neighbors is >> using >> various 2.4GHz devices including about 45 external SSIDs visible from the >> center of my house using the on-board antenna of an ESP8266 board from >> Adafruit. >> >> The noise floor and congestion on 2.4GHz in many urban settings, >> especially here >> in Silicon Valley makes 5Ghz a much better option in any home where >> people are >> smart enough to pay attention to the difference. >> >> OTOH, since the WiFi consortium took away the ability for consumers to >> easily >> differentiate (it’s all “n” or “ac” now regardless of frequency) and you >> have >> to really read the fine print on the side of the box to find a 5Ghz >> capable >> WAP at your local big box store, most consumers end up on 2.4Ghz because >> those >> are the least expensive routers on the shelf. >> >> Personally, I don’t mind this, but I think the 2.4Ghz prevalence has more >> to do >> with consumers not knowing what they are buying than it does with >> performance. >> >> Owen >> >> >> >
