5 ghz versus 2.4 ghz

Hi -
When the Time Capsule wireless router is set to run on "n" draft at 5 gigahertz is the 5 merely with regard to the frequency or does it also indicate improved speed and range over 2.4?
My friend's unit keeps disconnecting when it is set to 5, and I don't know why, and wether to change the channel setting (currently configured automatically). Also, when the unit is set to 2.4 it runs just fine -- no disconnects.
Why is this so? Thanks in advance for any input.
Thanks!
dgl3

The 5GHz setting gives you up to 300Mb bandwidth compared in my experience to about 130Mb if you use the dual setting 2.4 & 5GHz. One issue if you use 5GHz is that the range is a bit less but more seriously if you have non Apple devices on your network like printers, PS3s etc or PCs then these don't have 802.11n and hence can only work on the 2.4GHz mode.

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