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Mike Wolf
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Re: [Speed] Netgear Wireless N150 and Blast!

The problem is 5GHz drops out at longer distances so he would only be able to go a fraction of the distance before the connection speed between the router and wireless device becomes too slow to use compared to the distance with 2.4GHz.
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Re: [Speed] Netgear Wireless N150 and Blast!

said by Mike Wolf:

The problem is 5GHz drops out at longer distances so he would only be able to go a fraction of the distance before the connection speed between the router and wireless device becomes too slow to use compared to the distance with 2.4GHz.

Of course, you are surely aware that only one of the 2.4ghz 802-11n settings in the WNR1000v2 is called "neighbor friendly"?




I do realize however, that not everyone cares about being "neighbor friendly".

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said by Mike Wolf:

The problem is 5GHz drops out at longer distances so he would only be able to go a fraction of the distance before the connection speed between the router and wireless device becomes too slow to use compared to the distance with 2.4GHz.

it's true that 5GHz is far more attenuation sensitive than 2.4 GHz (metal, water are great absorbers and the higher the frequency the worse it is at penetrating) however 2.4 has to compete with a huge number of other users and uses (radar, microwave ovens, electronic ballasts (florescent and high pressure lighting)) are common EMF pollution sources.