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Faster than ever: Wi-Fi 7 standard arrives (www.zdnet.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Faster than ever: Wi-Fi 7 standard arrives::How fast do you want your Wi-Fi to go? How does 5.8 Gigabits per second sound? Fast enough for you?

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[–] 45 points 2 years ago (4 children)

While I think most agree with you, it's important to note there is more to networking than WAN access. Streaming 4k in your home network over WiFi sounds pretty awesome for security cameras and other self-hosted medias.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Who needs 4k security camera footage streaming in their own home?

    The media center is far more relevant here, but again, current speeds are pretty adequate for the majority of people.

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  • [–] -4 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    People who think the cameras will stop people from breaking in and stealing their shit, or the ones that think cops will somehow catch the bad guy and get their stuff back because they had a camera.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    The thing you need is just a box that looks like it could be a camera. The most you can expect is that it is a minor deterrent and the footage will basically do nothing for you, so just pretend.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Sure, though in my world none of my networking needs exceed the capabilities provided by the current WiFi generation, thus it remains unchanged. Nor will I see any benefit from it unless I conduct a thorough review and replacement of all impacted devices in my world to also accommodate WiFi 7, which I will not be doing.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I already have Ethernet runs.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    With the number of people renting on the rise due to house prices in many countries around the world, running cables isn't an option for everyone (and even when it is, not everyone wants to actually do it).

    Having more options available for people to move large amounts of data around their home is never a bad thing.

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