How fast do you want your Wi-Fi to go? How does 5.8 Gigabits per second sound? Fast enough for you?

Faster than ever: Wi-Fi 7 standard arrives::How fast do you want your Wi-Fi to go? How does 5.8 Gigabits per second sound? Fast enough for you?

  • JK_Flip_Flop@lemmy.worldEnglish
    321·
    10 months ago

    I was excited for 802.11ac (now Wifi 5) when it first launched and I adopted it early but I’ve never been sold on the need for Wifi 6 let alone 7 now.

    Unlike other folk in this thread I do thankfully have a Gigabit class internet connection but I now own my own home and so have been able to do some very basic Ethernet runs which totally replaces WiFi for 90% of my usage. My Wireless AP just talks to my phone, Steam Deck and a couple smart home gubbins really.

    • willya@lemmyf.ukEnglish
      19·
      10 months ago

      Latency for things like VR is seeming like one of the better improvements for 7.

      • FiveMacs@lemmy.caEnglish
        102·
        10 months ago

        I also hardwire my VR to my desktop which is hardwired to the internet.

        Wireless can take a backseat

        • KubeRoot@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
          8·
          10 months ago

          As much as I love being plugged into the internet, and definitely want to have the option to use a wire, I want to try wireless in VR - getting rid of the complications of being tethered by a cable seems likely to be worth the downsides.

          • Cort@lemmy.worldEnglish
            16·
            10 months ago

            While I’d love it, I don’t think it has enough bandwidth to send a high quality image often enough to maintain a decent frame rate

            • ricecake@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              3·
              10 months ago

              Well, ~5 gbps is certainly enough for pretty high quality at high frame rates. The big issue is latency, but there have been various efforts to try and handle that through other, more complicated means.