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Old 13-09-2011, 19:57   #167
AndyCalling
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Re: R30 - Superhub R29 is no more....

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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq View Post
No, the 2.4Ghz band needs more attention, defaulting to 40Mhz mode in 2.4 is far worse than having low access to 5. For one, it affects far more people. 5Ghz is a niche product - face it, who (in terms of average consumers) will have all 5Ghz devices and the brains to set it all up and work it correctly and has the balls to put up with the halved range? Hell even the latest and greatest smartphones (e.g. HTC Sensation) can't do 5Ghz. Possibly the only thing worse than what the SH already does is turning off CSMA/CA or transmitting white noise at full power.
I agree on the 2.4Ghz default, or I used to. Now 5Ghz has been nerfed we'll all have to go back to 2.4Ghz to run 300meg as it has more channels and so is less likely to disturb the neighbours.

Who has a 5Ghz setup? Well, how about every VM customer with a 50meg or higher connection? Since VM give you a 5Ghz dongle with the Superhub every one of us has the kit for it. It takes no more 'brains' to set up than 2.4Ghz really. For users in flats, where you want less range and more neighbourly consideration, it is the only way to fly... or was.
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