[newfreep]

Can anyone explain “Dual-Band” technology and if its only required in Uber-Fast setups?

i.e. Netgear’s 2 models I referenced...

300mbps

300=300 mbps

[newfreep]

ooops....

that should be:

“300 mbps” vs “300+300 mbps”

[justlurking]

See my post #15.

It's not "required" at all. But, if you have a 5 GHz device, you would probably get better service.

[silly.kerry.trix.are.for.kids]

2 bands - 2.4 ghz and 5 ghz.

2.4 is lower and more crowded, but the signal reaches out further.

5 is higher and less crowded, but the signal strength is not that great, so it won’t go as far in your home.

[Cboldt]

Those "300" or "300+300" references won't matter for your wireless. The bottle neck will be elsewhere in your usage.

"Dual band" is unlikely to matter for you, but on the wireless side, dual band is pretty cheap. It does NOT make any setup "uber fast," take it or leave it. I went for it because it is ubiquitous in the more modern wireless router hardware.