We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A cool thing your Wi-Fi router can do is use two network bands, which you can choose depending on whether you prioritize speed or range.

The Netgear Orbi 370 Series delivers some powerful 5-GHz speeds, as long as you don’t mind a so-so 2.4-GHz band.

You may notice that your Wi-Fi router comes with two network options: 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. It's a feature most modern routers offer and is known as a dual-band network. Called frequency bands, both ...

Have you purchased a new Wi-Fi router for your home or office to connect to the online world? If yes, then you can't simply set it up like any other electronic device and expect it to offer ...

You turn on the AP at a new streaming venue. You open the Wi-Fi list on your iPad. The 2.4GHz SSID appears immediately.

Here's the story: My home network has three computers attached to it. One has a wired connection to the router (an Asus RT-N66U), one has a wireless (5GHz) connection, and the last a wireless (2.4GHz) ...

A few years ago, 5GHz spectrum rules were so inconsistent all over the world that it would have been difficult to develop a global strategy for 802.11a networking, even if client devices and handsets ...