00:00What is a tri-band router? So that is the topic of this video. Now before we talk
00:06about what a tri-band router is, let's talk about what a single and a dual band
00:11router are. Now Wi-Fi routers broadcast a signal so that wireless devices such as
00:16laptops, tablets, and phones can connect to to access the internet. Now a single
00:22band router will only broadcast a single band and that frequency band is 2.4
00:29gigahertz. And this is what the first wireless routers were. They were single
00:33band routers. Now the 2.4 gigahertz band works pretty well, but the problem is is
00:39that when more and more devices connect to the Wi-Fi signal, the signal can become
00:44overcrowded and slow down the performance of the Wi-Fi speeds. And in addition to
00:50overcrowding, a lot of other devices such as microwave ovens, cordless phones, and
00:56Bluetooth devices also use the 2.4 gigahertz band, which causes a lot of
01:02interference. So to help this problem of overcrowding, they came out with dual band
01:07routers. And dual band Wi-Fi routers broadcast two separate Wi-Fi bands. They
01:14broadcast a 2.4 gigahertz band and they also broadcast the newer 5 gigahertz band.
01:20So by broadcasting two separate bands, it's like having two separate networks in
01:26one device. So you're going to have some devices connect to the 2.4 gigahertz band,
01:32which should be primarily your older and slower devices. And you're going to have
01:37other devices connect to the 5 gigahertz band, which would be your newer and faster
01:42devices. So by separating your connected devices into two separate networks, it would
01:48help alleviate the problem of overcrowding and interference. But now they have
01:54tri-band routers. And as its name implies, a tri-band router will broadcast three
02:01separate bands. It'll broadcast a 2.4 gigahertz band and it'll also broadcast two
02:08separate 5 gigahertz bands. So by having three separate bands in one router, you can
02:14have three separate networks for your devices to connect to, which would help
02:18further solve the problem of overcrowding and interference. So to help illustrate
02:25this, you can think of a Wi-Fi band as a freeway. So if you have a single lane on
02:30the freeway for traffic, then it might be okay if only a few cars use that lane. But
02:37the problem is when more cars want to use that lane, the freeway is going to be more
02:41congested and cause a slowdown. So this would be like a single band router. But if
02:47you were to add an extra lane on that freeway for traffic, then the freeway
02:52would be less congested because the cars would have more lanes to use to get to
02:57their destination. So this would be like a dual band router. However, even a two-lane
03:03highway can get congested if more cars get on the freeway. Now what if you were to
03:08add a third lane to that freeway? So by adding a third lane, then the freeway
03:14would be even less congested and the cars would clear faster and help eliminate
03:19any slowdowns caused by excessive traffic. So this example would be like a
03:24tri-band router. So in a tri-band router, you're going to have three lanes or three
03:30bands or three networks for all of your devices. And this will help dramatically
03:36with the performance of your Wi-Fi network. And in addition, tri-band routers will
03:41also have a technology called Smart Connect. And Smart Connect is a feature
03:46that intelligently assigns each wireless device to a Wi-Fi band where it can
03:52utilize its maximum speed. So when your devices connect to your tri-band router,
03:58Smart Connect automatically separates your slower devices from your faster devices. So
04:04it'll put your slower devices on the 2.4 gigahertz band. Now slower devices like
04:09older laptops and wireless printers. And it'll put your modern and higher speed
04:15devices on either one of the 5 gigahertz bands. So these devices would be like your
04:20modern laptops, tablets, phones, gaming consoles, and smart TVs. So Smart Connect
04:27intelligently chooses the best band for all of your devices. And by doing this, it'll make
04:33sure that your network is running at its maximum speed. So who would need a tri-band
04:39router? Well if you have a lot of wireless devices, and I would say maybe between 10
04:44and 15, then I would highly recommend that you get one. Especially if you have more
04:50than 15. Because you're going to see a big difference in the performance of your
04:54network with a tri-band router. So if you're interested in getting one, I'll put a
04:59link in the description below of this video of one that I recommend. And thank you for
05:04watching.
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