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jschwartzi on Oct 29, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Total Nightmare: USB-C and Thunderbolt 3

I had to do this too. There are at least 30 networks in range of my apartment at all times, so 2.4 Ghz WiFi is useless in the evenings. I'm glad there are few 5 Ghz networks here so my newer devices are still usable.

dotancohen on Oct 30, 2016 | [–]

So why run your own Wifi hotspot? It sounds like your neighbours have already put the infrastructure in place for you!

emp_zealoth on Oct 30, 2016 | [–]

5GHz has horrible range and wall penetration (by design), so it can't really get as cluttered as 2.4GHz which has decent out of line-of-sight performance

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