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Why you should upgrade to Wi-Fi 6/6E

Mobile carriers have spent millions touting the benefits of 5G over the past few years. Their bragging makes it easy to forget that most devices spend a significant amount of their time connected to Wi-Fi. This is true even of smartphones and, of course, absolutely true of your PC.

Yet people pay relatively little attention to their Wi-Fi network. Most tuck the router provided by the ISP in a corner and call it a day. That’s a mistake. Upgrading your home Wi-Fi can make every Internet-connected device in your home more enjoyable to use.

WI-FI 6 IS A BIG UPGRADE

Wi-Fi 6, less frequently referred to as 802.11ax, is the latest Wi-Fi standard. Wi-Fi 6 routers have technically been available since 2019 but, as usual, the technology did not

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