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First Smartphones With Faster Wi-Fi 7 Coming as Early as 2024
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Well, I have 600Mb XFinity internet and my iphone tested out to 632Mb just now, and my Samsung Flip4 got 640Mb. (ZenWiFi AX Mesh router Wifi6)
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Do they support Wifi 6E? ('nuff said)
That was a long time ago and under different management.
Meh. Even wifi6 routers/mesh networks are not that commonplace yet. AC is just barely getting widespread, while majority are still on 802.11n.
Heck, even most routers from ISPs here are maxed on 2.4GHz 802.11n, and that's what most people are using.
Heck, even most routers from ISPs here are maxed on 2.4GHz 802.11n, and that's what most people are using.
Oh, I don’t need to imagine the need for 40 gig networks, I completely understand. Black Magic Design makes an affordable 12k video camera.
The problem is that we are not using iPhones on Wi-Fi to download and upload 7.29 tb files to a network drive. Wired workstations are the key. High dollar enterprise NAS. With high dollar, high speed, and high capacity ssds, along with massive catch sizes. Realistically, who the heck is going to spend upwards of $10,000 USD for a home NAS ?
So again, does it really matter if this iPhone has Wi-Fi version 6,7,8, or even 2π. No, it doesn’t.
What the iPhone really needs is a USB-C/ Thunderbolt 4, instead of the outdated Lightning port.
There is a difference between progress and plausibility. Telling yourself that you will have 30 Gb/s wirelessly is pure ignorance. You'll need perfect conditions and proper MIMO support.
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There's more to networking than just how fast an outside pipe pumps data into a home. Faster home networks means all communications between things within the home could be "snappier"... even if the source of Internet is a weak link (for speed). Suppose you have central storage like a DVR and various people want to watch videos stored on that NAS. That probably doesn't care if you even have an internet connection at all. But a speedy internal network will probably mean that everyone can watch smoothly playing videos from that DVR.
Suppose you have a little business out of your home with multiple networked computers. Employees will be able to share files among themselves faster over a faster network even if there is no outside internet connection at all.
And then, of course, by the time we get to wifi 10, that ISP might have that 50 upped to 55 for only 2X or 3X the price for 50 now.
Wifi5 is PAINFUL slow for large file transfers and backups. I never want to see a Wifi5 router again and if I did, I'd just throw it in the trash. I do need at the very least wifi6, and faster would be better. (both at work and at home)
If you want to increase the speed of internet in your house, the biggest difference maker is using multiple routers with a wired backhaul. If you can’t run ethernet, I recently discovered MoCA, which lets you run ethernet over coaxial cable lines in your home. I have a 2.5Gbps connection from my downstairs router on one corner of my house to my upstairs router on the other corner of my house and it solved all my problems.
Not only was it faster but my router performs better. My router was being maxed out by all my smart home devices, Apple stuff, TVs and game consoles. It was dropping devices all the time and now that is extremely rare. As a bonus I can use the old wireless backhaul as an additional 5GHz channel. It completely revitalized my early WiFi 6 mesh router from ASUS.
Not only was it faster but my router performs better. My router was being maxed out by all my smart home devices, Apple stuff, TVs and game consoles. It was dropping devices all the time and now that is extremely rare. As a bonus I can use the old wireless backhaul as an additional 5GHz channel. It completely revitalized my early WiFi 6 mesh router from ASUS.
The iphone 16. "The best iphone yet!". There is always something new technologically, unless one updates every year us consumers are always behind the curve.
As I said, I can't personally see why pocketable devices would need faster wifi, but as I also said, just because I can't imagine a use, doesn't mean there isn't one.
I'd love to know who NEEDS multi-gigabit wifi on a phone and why.
Because Apple keeps upgrading the cameras and crippling the devices with USB 2.0 wires transfer speeds.As I said, I can't personally see why pocketable devices would need faster wifi, but as I also said, just because I can't imagine a use, doesn't mean there isn't one.
I'd love to know who NEEDS multi-gigabit wifi on a phone and why.
Those RAW files aren’t small…
Not to mention the higher theoretical speed, the higher real world speed. Newer standards are a lot more efficient at moving data. Faster you move data, faster the device can shut its radios off to save energy.
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HomePod is too
Granted majority of the time the watch is communicating over Bluetooth. WiFi only really comes into play for updates and if the iPhone isn’t nearby.
Still annoying that my watch is the only 802.11n device on my network.
Me in 2021: I'm sure the iPhone 13 Pros will have 6e so I am going to buy this expensive router system with 6e now!
Me in 2022: I'm going to sign up for ATT 5G Fiber, that with 6e in the 14 Pros will scream!
Me in 2023: I'm not falling for anything new next year.
in 2024: Its the new iPhone 16 Pro with wifi 7! Unfortunately it will not be compatible with wifi 6e.
Me in 2022: I'm going to sign up for ATT 5G Fiber, that with 6e in the 14 Pros will scream!
Me in 2023: I'm not falling for anything new next year.
in 2024: Its the new iPhone 16 Pro with wifi 7! Unfortunately it will not be compatible with wifi 6e.
Alternate headline: All current Apple products already obsolete!
iPhones and iPads are far from 8K. The bandwidth being offered by Wifi7 is nice, but is not going to be on my 'must have' list for at least 5 more years, I expect.
Nope... 320MHz mentioned here refers to the channel width, not the actual radio working frequency. Wifi 7 still is designated to the 2.4GHz, 5GHz and 6GHz bands, so the actual range won't change.
In terms of speed and stability, I would not expect major "real-world" improvements. The fact that today many people use (too) many repeaters in their homes, they already overcrowd both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands extremely. Wifi 7's "preamble puncturing" may not even work at all in many buildings with so many different AP's within 20 meters.
Also, there are so many older wireless devices still in use that only support Wifi 1, 3 or 4 standards, those will break down the network speed significantly. In fact, lots of Iot-devices sold today barely support Wifi 5. Even Apple's current HomePod mini only supports 802.11n (Wifi 4) in single channel mode (20MHz).
Having just one 802.11b/g (Wifi 1,3) device in the house, breaks down the network speed significantly.
It’s funny how many people on here are saying “but my internet is only 50 Mbps! What do we need these wireless speeds for?” Wifi is not only used for your internet, fyi… Jesus it’s crazy how dense some people are and can’t see past their own use cases. Some people do a lot of wireless transfers or are using a VR headset wirelessly linked to their PCs or something else that requires the bandwidth. With more and more connected devices in people’s homes and the ongoing rumor that Apple intends to release a fully portless iPhone, wireless speeds better catch up to wired speeds.
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