Where would I see a 5ghz wifi signal?

[naterpatater]

I was going over wifi adapters for a build, because WiFi is the only internet I have right now. There are two WiFi adapters I like, and the only difference is that one can get 5ghz signals. Is it worth getting that one? Where would I see 5ghz signals?

 

[haynesr07]

The 5Ghz line has extremely short range. That is why most people fail to see them on "network scans." I have a Netgear N600 router with Dual-Band and Gigabit ( don't buy netgear if you know what's good for you) but every router I have set up has a long range 2.4, but the 5 just cannot keep up. The only reason for this is because other devices such as OLD house phones run on 2.4ghz and it interferes.

This technology was built upon interference. So I run everything on 2.4 except my media streaming device because it is directly below my router in my wife and i's townhome. It also carrys a large amount of data on a regular basis so it lets me separate the bandwidth which is amazing in our case. Netflix + torrents + gaming = usual lag unless network is set up right.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

5GHz is less common, and only the more expensive WAPs support it.

It's unlikely to make much of a difference to the average person.