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Does Verizon issue any 5Ghz routers?

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From my apartment in NYC, there are a lot of WiFi access points.  Vistumbler shows at least 25 networks, all except 1 are using 2.4Ghz spectrum.  Some people were using channels  besides 1,6,11, (causing extra interference) although now there is only 1 after an appeal to our building listserv.

  I had a Actiontec MI424WR (single antenna, grey front panel, I forget the revision letter, but it was "early") and my speeds were quite slow.  Via their real-time chat, I asked about a router upgrade, and they offered me a better router.  I really wanted a 5Ghz router since my range is not an issue (not a huge apt) but interference in 2.4Ghz is.  In the chat (which I have a transcript of, I asked explicitly if it would be 5Ghz  capable, and was told it was.  But I received the same model number router, except revision "I" now, with 2 antennae and a red front panel.  As far as I can tell it is 2.4Ghz only.  Fortunately, they did not charge me for this upgrade, or I would be really steamed.  

 

But still I wonder - Does Verizon supply any 5Ghz capable routers?

 

 


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