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Senate GOP budget bill has little-noticed provision that could hurt your Wi-Fi (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 20 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Yeah IoT devices don't need bandwith, they need range (at low powers) and those lower frequencies get them that. 6ghz wifi has pretty small range and is awful for IoT stuff.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Right, I figured they meant in order to make room. There’s too much cluttering 2.4 — zigbee, zwave, bluetooth, IO peripherals, microwave ovens, cordless handsets, walkies, and more. WRT general WiFi traffic, in dense residential settings 2.4 is often only used for initial client device handshake.

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