also, user device capability...
most (if not all) devices with WiFi capability support 2.4Ghz...
5GHz on user devices is a relative newcomer...

the extra cost is not worth it...

case in point - at a restaurant i support, the 2.4GHz will have ~25users while 5GHz will have 3 users at most...

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On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 3:44 PM, Alvin Ochola via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
Cynthia

You already said it PRICE !

Cheap is expensive :-)


Regards,



On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 3:37 PM, Cynthia Wahome via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:


Hello All.
Asking all Network Engineers especially in the Wireless Field.

>From my observations in most places,eg restaurants,coffee shops etc,most
of the Access Points in use are 2.4GHz AP.Now we can all agree that 2.4Ghz
spectrum is usually fully congested,hence sometimes even the experience
becomes bad for people.
I see most establishments are either using TP-Links,Ubiquiti Nanostations
or Unifi and others rely on the ISP provided router.
An equipment like Unifi tends to start degrading after reaching around 40
users.
Now with the way the trend is going,most devices are now even coming with
dual band chipsets eg iphones and the like.

My question to the forum is.

1) Why don't establishments want to put dual-band APs?
2) is their a good dual-band AP that somebody can recommend?

I know equipments like Ruckus and Xirrus can get the job done..but we all
know that few companies will cough up large amounts of cash for just an
AP.

what are your thoughts?

Regards
Cynthia.



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