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Wi-Fi 7 to get the final seal of approval early next year, new standard is up to 4.8 times faster than Wi-Fi 6::There are a lot of 'draft' Wi-Fi 7 devices around, but 'Wi-Fi 7 Certified' devices will only come to market sometime next year.

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[–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 18 points 10 months ago (3 children)

It'd be real freakin awesome if every IoT device didn't still rely on 2.4Ghz

[–] ghastly_03_startup@infosec.pub 21 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Cheaper wi-fi NIC for cheap devices. Won’t change. Those devices use so little bandwidth and often are placed all over the house so 2.4G’s greater ability to pass through walls / floors makes 2.4G ideal for those devices.

[–] Enk1@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (2 children)

But also prone to interference whenever the microwave is used. My wireless headphones lose their shit when the microwave kicks on

[–] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I think the more expensive microwave body offers better isolation.

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Same happened to me.

I bought a new microwave.

[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 3 points 10 months ago

Tell me about it. I find that stupid as hell.

[–] SmoothLiquidation@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

It's a good excuse to use your old router on a separate network for those devices. If you have a smart enough switch, you can even keep them completely off your LAN, which can be good for security. YMMV though, and if you need direct access it won't work that way.