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Originally Posted by PoorMansCamaro
I was sort of curious about the dual band that I read on the box.  wasn't sure what that meant. How do I know if it detects 2 different wifi signals? when I open up the wifi, it shows maybe 10-15 wifi options from people around me. I just selected the one that was on the bottom of the modem. And there was only that one that I saw. |
Dual band means that there are two wireless channels operating at the same time. The more common channel that practically every wifi device uses is on the 2.4Ghz frequency, while some newer devices use a 5 Ghz frequency (which is less crowded and has less interference from other devices like cordless phones, radio controllers, etc) that allows for faster speeds. The main benefit of a dual band is that you can set up slower streaming devices like your phones and laptops if they're used mainly for browsing and email, while setting up devices that benefit from faster data speeds like systems that are used for gaming and video streaming.
I think netgear uses "Netgear 2.4 G" for the 2.4 Ghz band and "Netgear Dualband N" for the 5Ghz band. I can't remember exactly what names netgear uses for their wifi since I changed mine a while back. Mine are "Firecracker" for the 2.4 and "Rocket" for the 5, lol.