Wi-Fi

How-to / Wi-Fi

How to Check Which Wi-Fi Your Device Supports (Wi-Fi 6, 6E or 7)

How to tell whether your Windows PC, iPhone, iPad, Mac or Android phone supports Wi-Fi 6, 6E or Wi-Fi 7, and what the answer means for your next router.

Explainer / Wi-Fi

How Wi-Fi Works: Signal, Bands, Channels and Interference

A plain-English guide to how Wi-Fi works: radio in shared bands, why range and walls matter, how channels and generations fit together, and what keeps it secure.

Explainer / Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Standards Explained: Wi-Fi 4 to Wi-Fi 7, and Where Wi-Fi 8 Stands

What Wi-Fi 4, 5, 6, 6E and 7 mean, which IEEE standard and bands each uses, why the headline speeds are theoretical, and what to check on your devices.

Comparison / Wi-Fi

2.4 GHz vs 5 GHz vs 6 GHz: Which Wi-Fi Band Should You Use?

How the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz Wi-Fi bands differ in range, crowding, channels and device support, and which band each of your devices should use.

Guide / Wi-Fi

How to Get Wi-Fi to a Garage, Outbuilding or Backyard

Ways to get Wi-Fi to a detached garage, workshop, shed or backyard - outdoor mesh units, a cable, MoCA or a point-to-point wireless bridge - and how to choose.

Guide / Wi-Fi

Where to Put Your Router (and Mesh Points) for Better Wi-Fi

Central, elevated, in the open and away from interference: where to put a router or mesh point, what to keep it away from, and how to check the result.

Explainer / Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 7 Explained: MLO, 320 MHz Channels and What Your Devices Actually Support

What Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) adds, from multi-link operation to 320 MHz channels and 4K QAM, the conditions each needs, and what your router and devices must support.

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Wi-Fi 8 (802.11bn): What It Changes and Why "Wi-Fi 8" Routers Are Pre-Standard

Wi-Fi 8 focuses on reliability, not peak speed. What 802.11bn aims to improve, where the standard stands, and why routers sold as Wi-Fi 8 now are pre-standard.

Explainer / Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Channel Width Explained: 20, 40, 80, 160 and 320 MHz

What channel width does, why wider isn't always better, which widths each Wi-Fi generation supports, and the setting to use on 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz.

Guide / Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Channels Explained: Which Channel Should You Use?

Why only channels 1, 6 and 11 avoid overlap on 2.4 GHz, what DFS means on 5 GHz, why 6 GHz has room to spare, and when to change your router from Auto.

How-to / Wi-Fi

How to Check Your Wi-Fi Signal Strength (and What the Numbers Mean)

Where to see Wi-Fi signal strength on Windows, Mac and your router's app, what dBm and signal percentages mean, and how to use the numbers to place hardware.

Buying guide / Wi-Fi

Best Wi-Fi 7 Adapters for PCs: PCIe and USB Picks

Two Wi-Fi 7 adapter picks for Windows PCs, a PCIe card and a USB adapter, plus the Windows, router and CPU requirements to check before buying.

Buying guide / Wi-Fi

Best Wi-Fi Extender for Google Fiber (gFiber)

Start with gFiber's included Wi-Fi 7 Mesh Extender. If you run your own router, here's how to match a mesh system to your plan, with two research-based picks.

Buying guide / Wi-Fi

Best Wi-Fi Extenders (and When You Should Buy Mesh Instead)

Two Wi-Fi extender picks for one weak room, plus where to put an extender, why an Ethernet link helps, and when mesh is the better buy.

Comparison / Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6 vs Wi-Fi 6E: Does the 6 GHz Band Matter for You?

Wi-Fi 6E is Wi-Fi 6 plus the 6 GHz band. What that adds, what it costs in range, which devices can use it, and when it is worth choosing a 6E router.

Comparison / Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6E vs Wi-Fi 7: Is Upgrading Worth It?

Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 both use 6 GHz. What Wi-Fi 7 adds, the conditions its gains depend on, and whether upgrading makes sense for your devices and plan.

Guide / Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Channels Explained: Which Channel Should You Use?

Why only channels 1, 6 and 11 avoid overlap on 2.4 GHz, what DFS means on 5 GHz, why 6 GHz has room to spare, and when to change your router from Auto.

Updated October 23, 2026

Comparison / Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6 vs Wi-Fi 6E: Does the 6 GHz Band Matter for You?

Wi-Fi 6E is Wi-Fi 6 plus the 6 GHz band. What that adds, what it costs in range, which devices can use it, and when it is worth choosing a 6E router.

Updated October 22, 2026

Comparison / Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6E vs Wi-Fi 7: Is Upgrading Worth It?

Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 both use 6 GHz. What Wi-Fi 7 adds, the conditions its gains depend on, and whether upgrading makes sense for your devices and plan.

Updated October 22, 2026

Explainer / Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Channel Width Explained: 20, 40, 80, 160 and 320 MHz

What channel width does, why wider isn't always better, which widths each Wi-Fi generation supports, and the setting to use on 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz.

Published October 17, 2026