In reply to a post by nemeth782:

All things being equal, i.e. if you were testing this after a zombie apocalypse and there were no other humans or WiFi points or sources of interference....

2.4GHz would have better range, and marginally better penetration.

5GHz would not have the same range, but has a slightly higher power limit on some bands, so might end up at about 60% of the range of 2.4GHz. However, it has many more channels and much more bandwidth, so if you're in range you will get a higher link speed.

Back in reality, you find that 2.4GHz is very overcrowded, by all sorts of things, so in many cases 5GHz has better range. In some - yours for example - 2.4GHz has much better range.

But 802.11ac is only on 5GHz so your maximum speed will be higher if close to the router on 5GHz.

i do not think he is bothered about super high speed, as long as he can get the full speed of his fibre, which he can with 2.4Ghz Wi-fi as I have tested it.


Myself I only use wi-fi for my phone, tablet and my laptop, not that I use the laptop very often. My Wii-u, PS3, now Tv box, NAS and my tower computer is all connected by lan,