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How strong has a wlan signal have to be?

2 replies · 1,944 views · Started 06 April 2007

How strong has a wlan signal have to be for a N80, so it can connect to wlan?
Lets do some testing guys? Use a laptop or pc for meassuring the signal strenght were your n80 still can conncet to wlan and then post the results + settings on you phone here.

I find the the phone cuts out about 25% nearer than my laptop. Bit unscientific though. The E61 is better than the N80 in this repsect (it seem to me).

I haven't done any particular signal test strengths, but aren't these dependent on the device. They all lose the signal below a certain level, but all have different levels at the same place depending on the antennae.

In my experience I have also noticed that the E61 has better reception/antenna and holds the signal better.

Hardly scientific, but once I had both phones paired to the same network. As I walked away from the access point, the N80 dropped the connection first (while I was still in the building), and the E61 dropped it when I reached my car (another 2 minute walk).