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.

Has improved for me. I now get +10MBps between Macs where I used to max out at 2-3MBps.

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…

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…

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...

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?

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…

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…

Quote: Originally Posted by drprat 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…

I too have noticed pretty dramatic fluctuations in my Airport signal. When I check the raw signal numbers with iStumbler, however, they were very constant, even when the airport m…

Quote: Originally Posted by jdogg99 I too have noticed pretty dramatic fluctuations in my Airport signal. When I check the raw signal numbers with iStumbler, however, they were…

here's an interesting tidbit from MacWorld UK, too bad it doesn't link to the actual apple page, "If you're using Airport, you may think that the reception has suddenly improved b…

Quote: Originally Posted by amazing here's an interesting tidbit from MacWorld UK, too bad it doesn't link to the actual apple page, "If you're using Airport, you may think tha…

What disturbs me most about Apple's tweaking of the airport reception bars is that it implies that 4 reception bars on the iBook are no longer the same as 4 bars on the powerbooks.…

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…

Mine has been fluctuating all morning--and I am five feet from the extreme base station. very annoying, and from what I can tell, the fluctuations bear no connection to my actual c…

The bars on my 1ghz ti are far more accurate than it was in the past.

Hmmm. I changed the channel on the base station, and now they are totally solid. I still can't tell any difference, either way, in throughput.

odd... at my desk at home, i've been getting a solid 4 bars (where i used to get 3-to-4), but at my girlfriends house, where i'd get 3 bars, i now am getting 1 or 2...!

I'm seeing a significant improvement on my 867 Mhz TiBook. I have my router in the basement on one of my house and before I could not get any signal upstairs on the other end of t…

Quote: Originally Posted by amazing Now, before questioning Apple's sanity, how do we find out if airport reception is measured in a standard way across the entire product line?…

Quote: Originally Posted by Buck_W I'm seeing a significant improvement on my 867 Mhz TiBook. I have my router in the basement on one of my house and before I could not get any…

Quote: Originally Posted by buffman I have a D-Link 624 wireless router at home. Put Tiger on my daughter's 450 MHz G3 iMac...no problems, just slow (as expected). Has solid rec…

Quote: Originally Posted by amazing What disturbs me most about Apple's tweaking of the airport reception bars is that it implies that 4 reception bars on the iBook are no longe…

I'm having trouble connecting to the internet using an Airport Extreme base station and a Powerbook G4 with Tiger. I'm able to connect wireless to other wireless connections, but …