Comment on Super Wi-Fi Technology Isn't Really Wi-FiparentComments−derleth14y> it's perfectly appropriate to apply Wi-Fi to any wireless TCP/IP networking deviceUntil you try to explain to your Uncle Ed why his laptop can't access the eBay even though they just rolled out the Super-WiFi in his region.−thebigshane14yUncle Ed's laptop may not get 802.11 n or 802.11 ac (maybe not even g) either even those are all official "Wi-Fi" protocols.−wmf14yAn n-only device probably wouldn't get certified as Wi-Fi™; AFAIK Wi-Fi devices have to have b and g for precisely that compatibility reason.
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> it's perfectly appropriate to apply Wi-Fi to any wireless TCP/IP networking device
Until you try to explain to your Uncle Ed why his laptop can't access the eBay even though they just rolled out the Super-WiFi in his region.
Uncle Ed's laptop may not get 802.11 n or 802.11 ac (maybe not even g) either even those are all official "Wi-Fi" protocols.
An n-only device probably wouldn't get certified as Wi-Fi™; AFAIK Wi-Fi devices have to have b and g for precisely that compatibility reason.