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Changing Wi-Fi channels to manual selection on Telus/Modem router
Before someone interjects to suggest that we should refrain from manually changing channels and let the router handle it automatically, I want to highlight that this might not always be t...
Yes, they are easily changable. The one user may have had the Wifi Hub, which is a bit of an outlier. It has a few issues. That one is not nearly as frequently used as it used to be for new installs. The T3200 that I have is an older gateway Telus uses. The Boost Wifi6 AP is part of all new installs.
I did a quick network scan and I have 66 wifi networks in range currently. The network utility shows that channels 11 for 2.4GHz and channel 100 for 5GHz are the best I can choose based on the nearby networks. I won't bother posting screenshots from the T3200M as they aren't typically used for new installs anymore. I will include the Wifi6 Boost screenshots. The 5GHz low network I left as auto for the channel.
I was just talking to my provider, Shaw, Tier 2 and they informed me a new firmware update to the XB7 modem in fact will revert within minutes back to Auto when they change it manually. There was no explanation on why Comcast or Rogers, whoever programmed the firmware did this.
At the same time, while a "scare tactic" and not wanting me to leave Shaw, they said that if the industry "trend" is to restrict customers from changing Wi-Fi channels especially now that Mesh systems are becoming common, Telus may do the same.
- Nighthawk
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There's also nothing stopping you from getting your own third party router also. I've used one with my T3200 before.
