relation between signal strength and data speed
What is the relationship between signal strength and data speed.
I get good speed on my laptop whn I'm near my router, but when I go downstairs--the signal is weak and the wireless data speed slows down.
Is there a difference in different routers? in b vs g?
I get good speed on my laptop whn I'm near my router, but when I go downstairs--the signal is weak and the wireless data speed slows down.
Is there a difference in different routers? in b vs g?
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Originally posted by sammick
Is there a difference in different routers? in b vs g?
Yes.
G is rated at 54MBps
B is rated at 11MBps
G is also reputedly more robust to some forms of interference.
Some sources of Interference
Range from the base station (irrespective of interference) decreases signal... although some routers/base stations can adjust transmitting power to alter range...
otherwise you're looking at that old physics challenge of the inverse square law
hope that helps a bit more
4 bars - 4.6M download, 421k up
3 bars - 4.2M download, 421k up
2 bars - 2.8M download, 421 up
It is raining outside so could not go far enough to get just one bar. All test were run within a minute of each other and no other computers were being used at the time. These are normal download speeds that I get. Too tired to transfer big files between computers to test the AE speed per bar but these are normal drop off that you would expect to find. At 1 bar I would expect something around 1M or less depending on if signal drops out altogether.
reg
sam