plug your iPod into iTunes. Let it update, automatically. Not manually.
Wait until this is complete, then delete all the On-The-Go playlists inside iTunes (not within the iPod, whi…
I'm an avid iTunes buyer, and even with a 5MB connection to the internet, the store has become very intermittent. I click the store icon, and it loads 95% and then halts. Then it I…
my airport base station is downstairs. when i am downstairs i get full signal. in my room (up stairs, far away from the base station) i used to get about 2 bars. yesterday i not…
i posted a comment regarding this issue about a week ago in another thread also regarding airport reception... i personally have noticed increased signal strength (similar setup a…
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Originally Posted by mrmister
Yes, they recalibrated the signal strength--I've seen it in multiple laptops with multiple wifi sources.
By "recalibrated the signal st…
I understand its down to the fact that the icon is now showing signal quality not signal strength.
An un scientific simplified example
for a 100% signal, you don't have any noise…
remember your signal reception has not actually changed, the 4 bars are just showing something different now.
only thing that really would increase your strength is an ext antenna…
Are you really sure it's a purely cosmetic enhancement? I've got some more bars too. But i've also got slightly increased transfer speeds. Example:
Used to transfer stuff at ab…
Can't remember where I heard it, but I was told that the signal strength remains the same, but tiger helps to reduce noise, which is represented by more bars. In short, you should…
I used to barely be able to connect to a near-by AP with maybe one bar. Now it has full strength but I can not connect to it at all.
Apple may have changed some of the baseband p…
They have changed how they rate the signal, and they have also changed (to a smaller degree) how receptive the systems are. Overall it appears to be a change for the better.
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Originally Posted by gordo19
remember your signal reception has not actually changed, the 4 bars are just showing something different now.
only thing that really would i…