Who has turned off 2.4 GHz wifi in their house/network ??
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Well, yes, sort of.
I'm on a BT Broadband HomeHub 4 (I think), which is a PITA as it mixes the signals as a default.
Having followed some instructions garnered off t'internet, I've renamed the two signals discretely and can now connect solely to 5 GHz but cannot see how to stop the 2.4GHz from broadcasting at all (but I have nothing connected to it).
It works fine, even in a three storey dwelling with a fair number of RSJs in the signal path.
I'm on a BT Broadband HomeHub 4 (I think), which is a PITA as it mixes the signals as a default.
Having followed some instructions garnered off t'internet, I've renamed the two signals discretely and can now connect solely to 5 GHz but cannot see how to stop the 2.4GHz from broadcasting at all (but I have nothing connected to it).
It works fine, even in a three storey dwelling with a fair number of RSJs in the signal path.
If your AP supports it you can enable a bluetooth coexistance mode that will sort out a lot of the problems on 2.4Ghz with bluetooth. Works a treat with DD-WRT running on my nighthawks, I had some real issues when I used to run Pure's bluetooth adapters.
I'd turn off 2.4Ghz but I have some older stuff I need that only works on that band. All devices I can force to 5Ghz only I have done so. Had to add a few more APs around the house to get proper coverage for 5Ghz though.
I'd turn off 2.4Ghz but I have some older stuff I need that only works on that band. All devices I can force to 5Ghz only I have done so. Had to add a few more APs around the house to get proper coverage for 5Ghz though.
tankplanker said:
If your AP supports it you can enable a bluetooth coexistance mode that will sort out a lot of the problems on 2.4Ghz with bluetooth. Works a treat with DD-WRT running on my nighthawks, I had some real issues when I used to run Pure's bluetooth adapters.
I'd turn off 2.4Ghz but I have some older stuff I need that only works on that band. All devices I can force to 5Ghz only I have done so. Had to add a few more APs around the house to get proper coverage for 5Ghz though.
I have BT Homehub 4 (or 5 can't remember)I'd turn off 2.4Ghz but I have some older stuff I need that only works on that band. All devices I can force to 5Ghz only I have done so. Had to add a few more APs around the house to get proper coverage for 5Ghz though.
Do you happen to know if I can do this Bluetooth Coexistence mode?
The_Doc said:
I have BT Homehub 4 (or 5 can't remember)
Do you happen to know if I can do this Bluetooth Coexistence mode?
I don't know as I have never owned a modern homehub. Only thing I can suggest is looking around the advanced settings for WiFi and 2.4Ghz in particular. It should be pretty obviously labelled bluetooth something something.Do you happen to know if I can do this Bluetooth Coexistence mode?
Only other option is to change the WiFi chanel for 2.4Ghz to one the other end of the spectrum (so if you using 1 currently, try 11), this you can do on a homehub.
I was considering turning it off to force everything onto 5Ghz and leave Bluetooth headphones on 2.4
Can't switch many of devices deliberately onto 5, so do this indirectly by turning off 2.4
However......... I think I've worked out how to split 2.4 and 5 on the BT home hub - >rename the 5 signal as "5Ghz" and then "Forget Network" for the 2.4 autologin on each device's WiFi.
I'm a geek, question is: how many non saddo folk would do this?
Can't switch many of devices deliberately onto 5, so do this indirectly by turning off 2.4
However......... I think I've worked out how to split 2.4 and 5 on the BT home hub - >rename the 5 signal as "5Ghz" and then "Forget Network" for the 2.4 autologin on each device's WiFi.
I'm a geek, question is: how many non saddo folk would do this?
Edited by The_Doc on Friday 31st May 15:21
I have some older WiFi devices that are 2.4GHz only. Not to mention that 2.4Ghz has better range than 5GHz so it's useful to have available.
Plus, you can split your WiFi devices between the 2.4GHz and 5Ghz networks for better performance. Wifi is quite susceptible to having too many devices trying to talk at once so splitting them over two frequencies can make a big difference.
Of course, anything that is mostly in the same place all the time and has an ethernet socket, I hardwire and use Powerline plugs to distribute the wired network around the house.
Plus, you can split your WiFi devices between the 2.4GHz and 5Ghz networks for better performance. Wifi is quite susceptible to having too many devices trying to talk at once so splitting them over two frequencies can make a big difference.
Of course, anything that is mostly in the same place all the time and has an ethernet socket, I hardwire and use Powerline plugs to distribute the wired network around the house.
It isn't really that I have old-tech that requires it: More that even with a mesh system I can't get the range I need without 2.4ghz. So when a device is near enough to an access point it will go to 5ghz otherwise as someone wanders it'll probably connect to 2.4ghz.
For things that you want to do most of the time 2.ghz is more than sufficient.
For things that you want to do most of the time 2.ghz is more than sufficient.
boxst said:
For things that you want to do most of the time 2.ghz is more than sufficient.
You are right,but sadly most of the time my daughter and wife were wanting to watch YouTube at greater than 144p with Bluetooth headphones. And as soon as you switch on the (Kitsound Manhatten) cans, the 2.4Ghz WiFi dropped to about 0.0001Mb/s
It was endlessly buffering at more than 360p, and my home line delivers 73Mb/s
Now we're on 5Ghz it's all cured.
We have a Nest outdoor camera which only operates on 2.4Mhz, and even then it has pretty poor range. I've set up an old router as an access point located as close to the camera as possible; from memory our Kindles are limited to 2.4 so they connect to it as well.
The other issue is when a router default configuration combines 5 and 2.4; Macs really don't like it!
The other issue is when a router default configuration combines 5 and 2.4; Macs really don't like it!
I have a Netgear XR500
I use both 2.4 and 5 in the house as many modern devices even our Sky Q and our new (well 1 yr old now) Sony smart TV do not support 5Ghz.
I use 5Ghz on my gaming PC and laptop and 2.4 everywhere else.
no issues.
I also use Wireless mouse & headset without issues on my gaming PC.
I use both 2.4 and 5 in the house as many modern devices even our Sky Q and our new (well 1 yr old now) Sony smart TV do not support 5Ghz.
I use 5Ghz on my gaming PC and laptop and 2.4 everywhere else.
no issues.
I also use Wireless mouse & headset without issues on my gaming PC.
The_Doc said:
You are right,
but sadly most of the time my daughter and wife were wanting to watch YouTube at greater than 144p with Bluetooth headphones. And as soon as you switch on the (Kitsound Manhatten) cans, the 2.4Ghz WiFi dropped to about 0.0001Mb/s
It was endlessly buffering at more than 360p, and my home line delivers 73Mb/s
Now we're on 5Ghz it's all cured.
Never had that problem with bluetooth. but sadly most of the time my daughter and wife were wanting to watch YouTube at greater than 144p with Bluetooth headphones. And as soon as you switch on the (Kitsound Manhatten) cans, the 2.4Ghz WiFi dropped to about 0.0001Mb/s
It was endlessly buffering at more than 360p, and my home line delivers 73Mb/s
Now we're on 5Ghz it's all cured.
Thanks to this thread I have separated the two in the home that is cures the slow connection when using Bluetooth (both Echo and soundbar), combined with the naff signal on the iPhone. Most of the connections were 2.4ghz so have moved phones and TV across to 5ghz and wil see if that helps.
Thanks for the thread and the really useful comments made!
Thanks for the thread and the really useful comments made!
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