Why Do You Need A Dual Band Wireless Router?

Are your Wireless Router Single Band or Dual Band?

Dual Band Wireless Routers will switch between Wi-Fi 2.4Ghz or Wi-Fi 5.0Ghz Band according to your distance from your Wireless Router.

Whereas, Single Band Wireless Router run on Wi-Fi 2.4Ghz only regardless of your distance from the router.

Why do you need to switch between Wi-Fi 2.4Ghz or Wi-Fi 5.0Ghz?

3 Main Advantages of Wi-Fi 5.0Ghz

1. Less likely to compete with other Wi-Fi networks as most networks still run on 2.4Ghz.
2. Much lower chance of interference by other devices using 2.4Ghz e.g. cordless phones.
3. Better throughout performance (Faster Average Wireless Speed)

However, why is there a need to switch to 2.4Ghz when you get further away from your Wireless Router?

2 Limitations of Wi-Fi 5.0Ghz

Although Wi-Fi 5.0Ghz has the above 3 Main Advantages, it still has 2 of the following limitations:

1. Shorter distance range compared to 2.4Ghz due to its higher frequency
2. Cannot transmit through solid objects (like walls) as good as 2.4Ghz does

In conclusion, Dual Band optimizes your wireless experience by switching between 2.4Ghz Wi-Fi and 5.0Ghz Wi-Fi according to your distance from your Wireless Router and signal strength of each band. Therefore, you can enjoy the best of both bands with a HIGHER wireless speed, LONGER distance range and REDUCED interference with other 2.5Ghz networks and devices.

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