11-27-2013, 02:31 AM
M A V I C wrote:
Sounds like marketing spin - get people thinking that they have to be "simultaneous" dual-band when the only one I've seen branding it that way is Netgear.
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2011/06/a...t-so-much/
This is precisely the hassle that dual-band WiFi hardware is designed to solve. These routers have extra antennas that allow them to broadcast at both frequencies simultaneously.
I think there is some confusion here. You do need simultaneous dual band to make things work as I described. It isn't marketing spin. Many 802.11n routers can do 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz, not both, and there are many lower end 802.11n routers that can only do 2.4 GHz. You want a router that can handle both at the same time.
As an example, I have an older 802.11n Express that can handle 2.4 GHz or 5GHz, but not both simultaneously, a cheap 802.11n CrystalView router that can only handle 2.4 GHz, and a Vizio router (used to have a simultaneous dual band Extreme as well) that can handle both at the same time. That's the difference in specs. Most people assume dual band means simultaneous, but that's not always clear cut.
Here's tidbits discussing the Express become simultaneous dual band and a brief recap of when the 802.11n Extreme and Time Capsule made the same switch over.
http://tidbits.com/article/13058