Matt Reineman
My mission was to determine the least-crowded channel in the 5 GHz band. I tested six of the most highly rated Wi-Fi analyzer apps. This was the first to get uninstalled. The first problem with this app is that the Access Points tab lists several networks as being on channel 0, which doesn't exist. Closer inspection reveals that they are all in the 5 GHz band, specifically on channels over 100. It seems that the app developer didn't adequately research how channels work in that band. The second problem is that the Channels tab isn't showing any of the access points near me that are on channels over 100. Here again, any channel number that's over 100 gets squashed to "0", and thus doesn't show up on the graph. This made the whole app useless for my purposes. A third problem is minor redundancy on the Signal tab. There are actually two different ways to hide the "Net List" legend: tapping on the heading, or using the checkbox on the menu. The former doesn't hide the heading but the other does. This confused me at first. Giving your supposed coordinates on the External tab is misleading; it's actually just a gross approximation of where your Internet service provider is headquartered, or where they have a major data center. I suspect people download this app expecting more out of that supposed feature. In reality, it should just be removed outright. Lastly, the English translation is weak.
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Hello!
Thank you very much for this comment. This is very valuable information for me.
Right now app supports and displays following 5GHZ channels: [32 to 68], [100 to 144].
Could you please tell me which 5GHz channels were not visible/recognized?
Maybe its about channels from 149 to 196?
Your answer will help me a lot,
Best,
Michał
David Hine
this looks like the one im after, gives me the info. dosnt smash me in the face with ads. cheers!
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