Which channel is better for wifi 5GHz?
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Mark Topic as New
- Mark Topic as Read
- Float this Topic for Current User
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Printer Friendly Page
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Link to Post
- Email to a Friend
- Report Inappropriate Content
Assuming there is no interference, or no other people are using 5GHz in your area, is it better to use the lower band (36,40,44,48) or use the upper band (149,153,157,161)?
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Link to Post
- Email to a Friend
- Report Inappropriate Content
Juat pick a channel with the best signal strength then pick the lowest channel.
Find a post useful, please click on "Like" to give the author recognition or mark as an accepted solution.
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Link to Post
- Email to a Friend
- Report Inappropriate Content
I tested it last night. My modem is the new T3200M from Telus. My iPhone is 3 ft away from the modem using 5G connection
channel 44: download 33Mbps upload: 22 Mbps
channel 161: download 50Mbps upload: 18 Mbps
Upper channels give stronger signal in close range.
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Link to Post
- Email to a Friend
- Report Inappropriate Content
Get a free wifi scanner app for your phone, use it to see which channels are the most congested. Try to pick a channel with the least congestion.
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Link to Post
- Email to a Friend
- Report Inappropriate Content
What happens when the clear channels are not showing up in my settings?
Get a free wifi scanner app for your phone, use it to see which channels are the most congested.
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Link to Post
- Email to a Friend
- Report Inappropriate Content
@bryanleon23 wrote:What happens when the clear channels are not showing up in my settings?
These channels are known as DFS channels. These channels are automatically selected by the router because the spectrum that they reside in is shared by radar systems. The T3200M scans the environment and if the channel is being used by a rader, it will automatically either adjust the broadcast power or switch over to a different channel. Since the spectrum is shared, you cannot "select" one channel from the list of DFS channels. You need to let the router choose one for you. Hope this makes sense.
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Link to Post
- Email to a Friend
- Report Inappropriate Content
It doesn't even seem to be one channel but a range. 36-48 or 149-161. Even that my router says 161 the analyzer shows that it's around 155.
Unfortunately it means everyone on the same band and everyone has it turned up to 100% .
For my word...I can't upload pictures ......URLs not accepted....just ..stupid.