Because of its shortcomings as a communication bandwidth, it’s really, really good at cell-based positioning.
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chiliedogg@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
It’s a bad band for cellular. It’s short-range and shit at penetration.
It’s really not even that good for wifi unless you’re close or have a mesh network with APs all over the building.
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undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 4 weeks ago
Or traditional network with Ethernet backhaul and lots of access points. I really wish mesh networks would die off honestly.
curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Like anything else, they have their place. But they’ve been shoved into use cases they dont fit as well.
chiliedogg@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Sometimes re-wiring a house or building isn’t as practical as setting up a mesh network that’s good-enough.
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
Mesh should be an option of last resort. It reduces the speed and increases the latency quite a bit. The only thing worse is power line networking, which has the side effect of turning your whole house into an RF jammer.