topic Re: Sky wifi max in Broadband

Sky wifi max

howdy12 — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 07:40:53 GMT

Is it worth upgrading, my sky router says channel 6 and wap 2. I have broadband ultra fast plus. Is it worth changing my router? And could someone tell me the difference between the router I got and the new one.

Re: Sky wifi max

TimmyBGood — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 07:47:15 GMT

@howdy12 wrote:

And could someone tell me the difference between the router I got and the new one.

The Max Hub is specified as WiFi 6 (802.11ax) and WPA3.

The WiFi Max subscription offers booster pods, Parental Controls and (supposedly) enhanced security.

Re: Sky wifi max

howdy12 — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 11:04:46 GMT

My present hub says channel 6 2.4ghz ,36 (5ghz) is that pretty similar to the new hub except for the wap 3 on the new one🤔

Re: Sky wifi max

TimmyBGood — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 11:13:22 GMT

@howdy12 wrote:

My present hub says channel 6 2.4ghz ,36 (5ghz) is that pretty similar to the new hub

No: WiFi 6 is the next generation in wireless technology: your current model is presumably a Sky Broadband Hub which is WiFi 5.

Whether that actually makes any difference is largely a matter of local use patterns and environment though. WiFi 6 for Superfast broadband or Ultrafast below 500Mbs,

is fairly unnecessary.

Re: Sky wifi max

TimmyBGood — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 11:12:02 GMT

@howdy12

https://www.spiceworks.com/tech/networking/articles/wifi-five-vs-wifi-six/amp/

Re: Sky wifi max

Chrisee — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 11:12:14 GMT

@howdy12 the wifi channels either hub picks will depend on what other signals they detect in your home. The Wifi Max hub seems pretty smart at avoiding other signals which is just as well as you cannot control the channels it picks it is entirely automatic while the older SR203 does allow users to pick channels.