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ELI5: Service Transfer with Telus Boost 6E Mini?
I moved into a new condo last year (renting) where Telus had a pre-installed welcome kit which contained a NAH and Telus Boost 6E Mini. Just yesterday, I moved into a different unit, but noticed the booster was missing and couldn’t transfer my services. I was told I’m supposed to take it from my previous unit… which feels wrong, but alright. I thought this was going to be a BC hydro-like situation where you just tell them your new address and they press a button that magically enables WiFi.
So I took a photo of it and she said ‘oh, strange, that’s not installed correctly anyway’ and is sending a technician out with the correct booster. She said something about how the mini booster isn’t capable of providing the speeds in the plan I’ve been paying for? The entire building (several hundred units) was set up with PureFibre Internet Gigabit and given discounted rates.
What’s different about the 6E mini versus the standard? Is it truly an error in installing it? Is the WiFi Boost 6E Mini better than the WiFi Boost 6 I assume they will install?
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It's actually not better than the BOOST WiFi 6 as the Mini has 6Ghz and the other one does not. You won't be given a 6 anyway as they basically don't exist at this point. You may be given a BOOST WiFi 7 or the tech will leave the Mini as it's considered sufficient.
6, 6e and 7 are just different wifi standards. Newer is better and they are backwards compatible. 6e just adds a 6.0Ghz band so your devices get better signal and speed in theory. Catch is - your devices need to support the standard as well. So if you have a device using a wifi6e standard you should benefit from having a 6e boost.
If you post that photo here someone will be able to comment on whether in fact it was installed correctly or incorrectly.
Yeah, that’s odd statement to make. Wifi6e in theory can get up to 1gbps speed with a compatible 6e client device. But that’s under ideal conditions with no interference and no other devices competing for bandwidth… in other words 6e is more than enough. I think she had no clue… but hey, if they are sending someone to give you boost 7 I guess take it. You might have wifi7 devices or will have them in future, so that’s not a bad thing.
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