The 5gig band is much better for wireless communication than the cluttered 2.4Ghz band. Some of the main advantages of 5GHz:
Due to the nature of 5GHz waves it is very resilliant to interference.
Aroung 4/5 time the data carrying capacity of 2.4GHz band.
19 non-overlapping channels compared to the 3 non overlapping channels for 2.4GIG
A true multimedia experience is possible with the ability to stream video and hi-fi audio. I'd love to see 5GHz transmitter be allowed greater power so we could reach comparable distances to that of 2.4GHz.
While 1x provides nice features it is rather unstable right now, we have tried using it at home, not really for any practical reason but just for geeky fun and we had a hard time getting Linux clients to talk to our Win2003 server. I ended up scrapping the whole idea.
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Due to the nature of 5GHz waves it is very resilliant to interference.
Aroung 4/5 time the data carrying capacity of 2.4GHz band.
19 non-overlapping channels compared to the 3 non overlapping channels for 2.4GIG
A true multimedia experience is possible with the ability to stream video and hi-fi audio.
I'd love to see 5GHz transmitter be allowed greater power so we could reach comparable distances to that of 2.4GHz.
While 1x provides nice features it is rather unstable right now, we have tried using it at home, not really for any practical reason but just for geeky fun and we had a hard time getting Linux clients to talk to our Win2003 server. I ended up scrapping the whole idea.
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