Quick, if I ask you what frequency your wireless network operates in what would you tell me? 2.4GHz?  More than likely. What’s wrong with that you say?  Well, nothing really, but why just 2.4GHz?  Everyone I talk to (outside of a few folks) seem quite content to pretty much completely ignore the 5GHz band.  Most times, I’ll ask them why and usually they respond with something like “it’s more supported”, or they “get better coverage”, etc…  True, while both of these arguments do (or did) have some fact behind them; it’s a pretty weak argument on both counts.  A lot of new devices (especially laptops) are simply opting to install radio hardware that supports both the 2.4 and 5GHz spectrums.  In fact, in a lot of cases the cost difference is negligible, so why not?

There are numerous reasons that the 5GHz spectrum should be leveraged.  First and foremost; there is so much more of it:

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