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[-] lefixxx@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago

Your phone is bragging about supporting wifi6

[-] chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 2 days ago

Wi-Fi AX aka Wi-Fi 6

[-] dog_@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

The TLDR is that it's a new wifi standard/generation. It means WiFi 6. It's not entirely important, but some phones display that to show you that you're using fairly recent technology.

[-] cuchilloc@lemmy.world 218 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Most consumers are familiar with the 802.11 standards; however, this new sequential number rebranding is intended to simplify things. Previously, the naming design used the alphabet, starting with a to bto g and n, with each one representing the next generation. We'd expect z to be the last or fastest one, or until they have new names, but suddenly we're on 802.11ac, which is faster than all previous versions, so it's understandable that users would be a bit confused. Thus, starting from 802.11n, Wi-Fi will be referred to as Wi-Fi 4, 802.11ac as Wi-Fi 5, and 802.11ax as Wi-Fi 6.

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WiFi 6: higher data rates, increased capacity, enhanced performance in dense environments, and improved power efficiency. Operating on the same 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz band as Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 6 is rated to support transfer speeds of up to 10 Gb/s, which ranges from four to ten times faster than the current standard.

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802.11ax utilizes OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access), one of the big advancements with LTE technology.

TL;DR: less congestion in crowded networks and better speeds.

[-] fristislurper@feddit.nl 95 points 3 days ago

Most consumers are familiar with the 802.11 standards

Lol, no. Not in any way.

[-] boonhet@lemm.ee 20 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Might be true for people buying their own WiFi routers.

Which already isn't most consumers, because most people use what their ISP gives them.

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[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 65 points 3 days ago

Thanks homie for the whole official scoop on this.

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[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 96 points 3 days ago
[-] StaySquared@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

This. WiFi version 6 - this is the latest version of WiFi.

[-] remer@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago
[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

WiFi 24 is the highest.

[-] pathief@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago
[-] helenslunch@feddit.nl 2 points 2 days ago

There's a WiFi 7 remake coming out next year!

[-] remer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

WiFi 7.2 Electric Boogaloo

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Is Wi-Fi 7 final nowadays?

[-] xthexder@l.sw0.com 6 points 3 days ago

Yep. Ubiquiti sells wifi 7 APs and the latest phones support it as of some time last year I think. The big new feature is 6GHz and the ability to automatically hop between frequencies (You can use 6, 5 and 2.4GHz all at once). Latency has been great, and I easily get 1Gbps+ in the same room as my wifi.

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[-] Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me 85 points 3 days ago

You're connected over WiFi 6.

[-] TotalFat@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago

It means you can "dock" your phone with a consenting bro's phone also displaying this symbol by facing each other, grasp your device firmly, and touch the tips together.

[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago

If you're trying to make a gay joke, it landed wrong because I'm a girl.

[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 25 points 3 days ago
[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

bro's... facing each other... touch the tips together.

Clearly a metaphor about guys & penises.

[-] winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 days ago

Girls can be Bros and nips got tips

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[-] boatsnhos931@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago
[-] Chakravanti@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago

You've got more tips than we do.

[-] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago

This thread took a strange direction...

[-] SeabassDan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Is that where your phone case opens up to receive your bro's phone into it?

[-] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 52 points 3 days ago

You are connected through wifi 6 , which means big brother can spy on you even faster (/s)

[-] TheBigBrother@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago

Hey yo hey yo!!

[-] lessthanluigi@lemmy.world 32 points 3 days ago

It means you are connected to a WiFi 6 connection. It means your WiFi will be much faster now.

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[-] Upstream7564@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 3 days ago

Why do you ask this in privacy community 💀

It's unrelated.

[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 29 points 3 days ago

because I was worried it was privacy-related, I was worried that it meant 6 devices are connected to my Wi-Fi which I should be the only person connected to right now. But based on everyone's responses, it looks like that number 6 is a pretty damn good thing and not a bad scary privacy concern thing at all.

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