• CosmicGiraffe@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Why would it need 5GHz? At most it needs to do two audio streams, which aren’t going to need lots of bandwidth

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      Interference. Especially in apartment complexes, the 2.4Ghz band is busy, causing a lot of packet drops and random disconnects.

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        I’ve eliminated 2.4GHz wifi in the house for this reason.
        The only downside is, I really need to get a couple more WAPs installed.

        HA has been dead handy when I occasionally need to use an old device, as I can flip the second radio on from a dashboard.