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lazidelast Sunday at 3:27 PM1 replyview on HN

Notably even drywall attenuates 5/6ghz to an obvious degree. It’s quite useful in apartments.


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arghwhatyesterday at 4:36 PM

Well, everything attenuates everything, and you want signals from your neighbors attenuated to the point of non-existence to avoid having your devices back off. That's quite a bit more than a few sheets of regular drywall.