can someone tell me please why i'm switching faster than the channels on tv

Chris has personally written over 2,000 articles that have been read more than one billion times-and that's just here at How-To Geek. This is yet another reason to switch to 5 GHz Wi-Fi, where those 802.11b devices can't go.Ĭhris Hoffman is the former Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. Your neighbors can use 802.11b devices all they like without bothering you - assuming your Wi-Fi network isn't sharing a channel with theirs. And yes, those devices are quite ancient in consumer technology terms - 802.11b came out back in 1999, and it was replaced by 802.11g back in 2003. More modern wireless network standards handle this in a more sane way, so you only really need to worry about replacing those ancient 802.11b devices. On the other hand, using an 802.11g device on a faster 802.11n network won't slow things down in the same way. If there are multiple networks on the same wireless channel, the 802.11b device can also slow down networks on the same channel. If you have an 802.11b device on the same network, that'll slow things down for everyone on that network. Using an old 802.11b device on a modern 802.11g or 802.11n network will slow down the network as modern devices have to resort to dirty hacks to avoid breaking the old 802.11b device. However, there are multiple-radio 802.11n and 802.11ac routers that can create both 2.4 GHz interfaces for your older devices and 5 GHz ones for your newer devices.) (Note: Single-radio 802.11n routers can only operate on the 5 GHz or 2.4 GHz range. 802.11n routers can operate on either 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz, but not both - and they'll typically be set up to operate on 2.4 GHz. Modern Wi-Fi standards operate on 5 GHz instead of 2.4 GHz. You can't really do anything about that unless you want to coat the walls of your house or apartment with tinfoil to ensure your neighbors' Wi-Fi signals don't interfere with yours. If you have more than three wireless networks in an area - and you probably do - they're just interfering with each other. Channels 1, 6, and 11 are most frequently used so Wi-Fi networks on adjacent channels don't interfere with each other.

While there are 14 different available wireless channels designated for use in this range, they actually overlap quite a bit. These networks in common use are not ideal for Wi-Fi channel interference. Older 802.11b/g/n networks use the 2.4 GHz range. Related: Upgrade Your Wireless Router to Get Faster Speeds and More Reliable Wi-Fi

Can someone tell me please why i'm switching faster than the channels on tv