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JamesAndersonJr
Binge Watcher
6 years ago

Feature Request: WiFi 6 (802.11 AX) In 2020 Roku Ultra

Feature Request: WiFi 6 (802.11 AX) In 2020 Roku Ultra

9 Replies

  • smilinjack's avatar
    smilinjack
    Reel Rookie
    6 years ago

    I have wifi 6, but my tv's have roku wifi 5....that is the bottleneck speed...when will Roku offer wifi 6?

    • smilinjack's avatar
      smilinjack
      Reel Rookie
      5 years ago

      Just to let you know....Amazon Firestick now has WiFi 6.......why hasn't Roku have it?

  • notagain's avatar
    notagain
    Reel Rookie
    6 years ago

    It does not seem like people understand what low end WiFi devices do to their internet speed. At least the 2.4GHz should be replaced with 5 GHz. That helps.

     

  • IanHowe's avatar
    IanHowe
    Reel Rookie
    4 years ago

    Wifi 6 (802.11 AX) will certainly help I have Google Fiber using a wifi 6 wireless router, the network port should be 1 gigabit too. 

    • IanHowe's avatar
      IanHowe
      Reel Rookie
      4 years ago

      I was going to stream with an apple tv 4k because it has wifi 6, a gigabit ethernet port and the HDMI port is 2.1, I don't want to leave roku. Add this stuff.

      • OwnerofDevices's avatar
        OwnerofDevices
        Roku Guru
        4 years ago

        The good news is that you don't need gigabit to stream anything across the internet. Wireless AX has maximum line speed of 1.2 gigs a second, don't forget that WiFi is half duplex, so that means 600 mega bits a second with a really strong connection to the router on a speed test.