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Airport reception and Tiger — #3

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…
MacNN Networking by mdc

Airport reception and Tiger — #4

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…
MacNN Networking by drprat

Airport reception and Tiger — #5

Yes, they recalibrated the signal strength--I've seen it in multiple laptops with multiple wifi sources.
MacNN Networking by mrmister

Airport reception and Tiger — #7

Quote: Originally Posted by gametime10 Definitely improved my airport reception on my Rev. C 15" PB same here.
MacNN Networking by powerduck

Airport reception and Tiger — #8

Quote: 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…
MacNN Networking by amazing

Airport reception and Tiger — #9

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…
MacNN Networking by gordo19

Airport reception and Tiger — #11

^ Same here, I get 4 bars all around the house, I used to get 2 bars in my room (the router is one floor beneath me).
MacNN Networking by azt33

Airport reception and Tiger — #12

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…
MacNN Networking by gordo19

Airport reception and Tiger — #13

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…
MacNN Networking by v.noir

Airport reception and Tiger — #14

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…
MacNN Networking by sworthy

Airport reception and Tiger — #16

Signal strength has gone down for me. I'm 3m from a D-Link base station and getting 3 bars. With Panther I had full strength.
MacNN Networking by Troll

Airport reception and Tiger — #17

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…
MacNN Networking by wisnick

Airport reception and Tiger — #20

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.
MacNN Networking by mrmister

Airport reception and Tiger — #22

Quote: 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…
MacNN Networking by maczep

Airport reception and Tiger — #23

Quote: Originally Posted by maczep Got Tibook 1gh with original built-in aiport card and Netgear WGR614V5 wireless. with 10.3.8 (and earlier), I can work in the living room wit…
MacNN Networking by Troll

Airport reception and Tiger — #24

using a d-link wireless b router over here.... i haven't noticed any persistent fluctuations or such... signal and speed appear to be stronger overall...
MacNN Networking by drprat

Airport reception and Tiger — #25

i got full bars compared to when i only used to get 3...pretty nice for us PB users. i wonder how much better the ibooks got?
MacNN Networking by iREZ

Airport reception and Tiger — #26

Quote: Originally Posted by Troll I just verified my experience with an iBook. Before Tiger, we had full signal, no variations which is to be expected with the router only 3 met…
MacNN Networking by maczep
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