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I'm connected to my new hotspot. What does this number 6 mean? This is the first time I've ever seen a number associated with any Wi-Fi notification.(lemmy.world)

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Max-P@lemmy.max-p.me
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You’re connected over WiFi 6.

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lessthanluigi@lemmy.world
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It means you are connected to a WiFi 6 connection. It means your WiFi will be much faster now.

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eatham 🇭🇲@aussie.zone
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It will only be faster if WiFi was a bottleneck before.

Edit: I misread the comment, thought it was talking about internet speeds.

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sickhack@lemmy.world
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It means you are connected to a WiFi 6 connection. It means your WiFi will be much faster now.

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cuchilloc@lemmy.world
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Bro played himself , but he had good intentions !!

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Jumuta@sh.itjust.works
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normal people just call internet speeds wifi speeds though

there’s no harm in clarifying

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ɐɥO@lemmy.ohaa.xyz
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You are connected through wifi 6 , which means big brother can spy on you even faster (/s)

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TheBigBrother@lemmy.world
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Hey yo hey yo!!

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androidul@lemmy.ml
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damn you, I’m so jelly rn 🥲

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LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldOP
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okay based on everyone’s responses, it looks like the number six is a good thing, and not a bad scary thing that would be a cause for privacy concern. Thank you all.

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Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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Most wholesome outcome.

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LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldOP
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because I was worried it was privacy-related, I was worried that it meant 6 devices are connected to my Wi-Fi which I should be the only person connected to right now. But based on everyone’s responses, it looks like that number 6 is a pretty damn good thing and not a bad scary privacy concern thing at all.

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Deckweiss@lemmy.world
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Just use a search engine and type “wifi icon number 6”

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Rolando@lemmy.world
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Yeah but then google will tell you to microwave your glue and eat it.

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LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldOP
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Search engines suck. I’d rather talk to real people, I mean anyone but you.

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BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world
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S/he thought it might mean Mi6

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