To find out if your router needs to be replaced, you must find the corresponding version of it, and so you can.
One of our main concerns with the router of our home, it is not that it is located in the best possible place for the WiFi signal to be well distributed, but that it is also a router that works perfectly, and age can be a key factor.
Most people trust routers WiFi that their own operators offer them, but sometimes these routers are not necessarily new, because they can come from old clients, or even routers that were broken and have been fixed.
So the reasons why your WiFi may be slower than you would like may be related to the type of router you have, because it may be too old.
And now PCWorld has created a list of all the versions of the WiFi router that we currently have available on the market, and with this you could know if the connection problems you are having are the fault of the router or a household issue.
To find out the version of your router, you can look at a sticker or label that is attached to it, the box, the instruction manual or directly look for it on the manufacturer’s website.
The versions and their antiquity
Once you have this information, you should be aware that if the version appears 802.11a/b/git means that it is extremely old, and you should even call your operator to have it replaced.
if instead you see 802.11a/b/g/n (or simply 802.11n), it means that it is also a somewhat old router, and that it could also be the culprit of your bad Internet connection, although for now it is still fairly reliable. The bad thing about these routers is that they only support a single frequency band which is somewhat slower, and dual-band variants are somewhat limited.
The number 802.11ac (also marketed as WiFi 5), although we are talking about a router that is not one of the newest, it is quite widespread, and it is still within its useful life cycle, so you should not worry, at least to short term.
802.11ax (or WiFi 6), it means that you have a new router and that it began to be marketed at the end of 2020, so it is quite reliable and should be providing you with a great Internet connection.
And if you finally see WiFi 6E It means that you have the newest router on the market, and it will last for many years.
In this way, it is essential that we know this particular data of our router to know if the problems of our connection to Internet may be related to it.
