Android is adding a new Wi-Fi hotspot option that maximizes speed and compatibility
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-new-dual-band-wifi-hotspot-option-3620037/
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-new-dual-band-wifi-hotspot-option-3620037/
30 Comments
cron@feddit.org · 37 pts · 291d
6 GHz really makes sense for a hotspot. Typically, both devices will be quite near. And 6 GHz has plenty of channels available for optimal performance.
dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 19 pts · 291d
If only my cell carrier (Verizon) didn't paywall mobile tethering
Turret3857@infosec.pub · 7 pts · 291d
scintilla@crust.piefed.social · 2 pts · 291d
They really don't like that though. Like close your account immediately don't like. Only reason I still have mine is because I had no issues previously and I fained Ignorance while calling them.
psud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
Feigned is such an uncommon word I'm not surprised to see it spelt like that. I'm all for fixing English spelling, it really is a mess of broken rules
scintilla@crust.piefed.social · 1 pts · 289d
I knew I was spelling it wrong I just couldn't figure out how lmao.
Turret3857@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 291d
scintilla@crust.piefed.social · 1 pts · 291d
Really? If I can ask, how much data do you usually use?
Turret3857@infosec.pub · 0 pts · 291d
Anywhere between 20 to 50 gigs a month depending on how out and about i am
scintilla@crust.piefed.social · 2 pts · 291d
Ah yeah I used like 500 lol.
Turret3857@infosec.pub · 3 pts · 291d
I dont even use that much with my homelab, how tf are you doing that? ðŸ˜
hateisreality@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 289d
You can EASILY get around that...buy an unlocked phone off swappa and the hotspot works perfectly on Verizon. I've been doing this for years
dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 289d
Hmm interesting! My Samsung S24 is factory unlocked but when I try to activate the mobile tethering feature it says "Please wait while verifying" and then "your plan doesn't support mobile tethering."
hateisreality@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 289d
I'm not sure....all I know is when I buy a device that's unlocked from swappa....wait a minute, is the S24 model you have Verizon exclusive? I had an S10 5G that was Verizon specific that didn't work, but .... unlocked on swappa always work and I have the same problem as you. Other workaround is Pixel with Graphene OS.
doomsdayrs@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 291d
secret things is "tether dun".
limerod@reddthat.com · 0 pts · 291d
Maybe, its time to switch service providers. Or perhaps the software if its not working for you.
db2@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 291d
I just want to be able to use the 2.4 and 5GHz radios independently.
limerod@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 291d
I have been able to do that atleast in realmeUI and Oneui phones.
shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip · 0 pts · 291d
That's kind of dumb. Devices have had 5 GHz support since something like 2013, so why not do 5 and 6 instead of 2.4 and 6?
cron@feddit.org · 16 pts · 291d
Because 2.4 GHz has a better range.
shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip · -2 pts · 291d
I think that depends on where you're at. If you're in the middle of nowhere, yeah, you're probably right. If you're in the middle of a city apartment building, probably not.
AmbitiousProcess@piefed.social · 9 pts · 291d
It can often still have better range, even within an apartment building, since 2.4GHz will penetrates walls easier.
However, interference can be different, because 5Ghz has more channels, and many devices still primarily operate on 2.4GHz instead of 5GHz, meaning 5GHz can be interfered with less than 2.4GHz.
At the end of the day, it will depend on your environment, as interference can be a big factor, but regardless, you'll almost always find you have better, consistent signal range with 2.4GHz than 5GHz, because it's just that much better at penetrating solid objects, irrespective of interference.
shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 291d
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that 5ghz can use higher signal power than 2.4ghz which would diminish this advantage by some, anyway. If I remember correctly, the 2.4 GHZ band is limited to 0.1W while the 5 GHZ band is 1W.
Edit: With that said, I'm betting that a phone hotspot limits both of them to a very low power in order to keep battery life because blasting out one watt would kill your battery quite quickly.
cron@feddit.org · 5 pts · 291d
The allowed transmit power can vary by country, but I doubt any phone will use 1000mW for it's mobile hotapot.
moonshadow@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 291d
Like the last guy said, all about penetration. Higher frequencies just plain interact with stuff more, it's why you only hear the bass from outside a concert and why people were worried about 5g giving em cancer. My 5ghz stuff goes to shit when it rains while the 2.4ghz doesn't even notice. If you're rural and connecting stuff between buildings/through vegetation 2.4 is still where it's at, if everyone in apartment buildings switched to 6 they're interfere with each others stuff less and all have better signal
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 291d
It is less about range and more about interference. 2.4GHz only has a few channels so it is very congested
yogurtwrong@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 291d
Low end 2.4G only devices still exist
Hotspot is pretty nice if you are trying to get an old device online temporarily
Has better range
And as an anectode, l still see at least one 2.4G only device every month.
monk@lemmy.unboiled.info · 1 pts · 291d
it's nice that your Kindle isn't just collecting dust in a drawer