The customer decides what SSID(s) to tell the device about, and the device decides what band to use. Some people see 5G and assume that means 5th generation and only connect to that SSID. Apple devices are reputed to prefer 5 GHz even if the signal is worse. In a house, 2 GHz will usually penetrate better through walls and furniture.
In their own house, I mostly see people using 5 GHz, I think a combination of assuming 5G means latest and greatest, plus Apple firmware preferring 5 GHz. At a hotspot, people may take the path of least resistance and only connect to the SSID without the mysterious 5G at the end. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of George Skorup Sent: Monday, February 6, 2017 12:09 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] FW: what spectrum do most phones use My 7 year old tablet has 5GHz. Some devices will cling to the 2.4 band for whatever reason. Band-steering helps. It works most of the time on the Cambium E400 and 500's we've deployed. Some devices are just assholes. On 2/5/2017 11:19 PM, Rory Conaway wrote: I�ve got Hot-Spot deployments where I�m seeing 80% 2.4GHz and 20% 5GHz.� I would have thought by now that most devices support 5GHz and that would become the predominant spectrum.� For those that are doing hot-spots with dual-bands, what do you see in spectrum use? � Rory Conaway � Triad Wireless � CEO 4226 S. 37th Street � Phoenix � AZ 85040 602-426-0542 r...@triadwireless.net <mailto:r...@triadwireless.net> www.triadwireless.net <http://www.triadwireless.net/> � �Baseball - we do not stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing� �
