The wifi antenna

Yorick Moko yorickmoko at gmail.com
Sun Sep 21 12:54:24 CEST 2008


i got stuff like 294/100 ....

On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 12:30 PM, Joseph Reeves <iknowjoseph at gmail.com> wrote:
> You really shouldn't be attempting any tests whilst holding any wifi
> gear right next to other bits of kit. It's like getting two people to
> scream in each other's ears and wondering why they didn't report a
> good experiance. I'd re-run the tests from a different room to the one
> the access point is in and seeing what happens then.
>
> Joseph
>
>
>
> 2008/9/21 Yogiz <yogizz at gmail.com>:
>> Hello,
>>
>> How good is the Freerunner's wifi supposed to be. If I do an iwlist
>> scan with my laptop two meters from the AP, I get link quality of
>> 96/100. However with the Freerunner, even if I hold it right next to
>> the AP's antenna I get a maximum of 51/100. Most APs that my laptop
>> finds just fine show a link quality of 0 or 1 on the FR.
>>
>> Is that just what the FR's antenna is like or should I contact my
>> distributor for warranty?
>>
>> Yogiz
>>
>> P.S. I accidently sent it from a different e-mail accound previously
>> but I have no idea if it came through. If it did, sorry for the
>> duplicate.
>>
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