Comments on: Wi-Fi Range Explained: Great Expectations vs. Harsh Reality of the Invisible Magic

By: Dong Ngo

Dong Ngo — Sun, 26 May 2024 01:34:01 +0000

In reply to Jun.

By: Jun

Jun — Sat, 25 May 2024 19:24:25 +0000

“The Asus ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro is the first Wi-Fi broadcaster in which the 6GHz band shares a similar range as the 5GHz band” Oh Dong, I can’t wait to read your review on the BQ16 Pro. it would be a great news that WIFI7 6G will achieve same range as 5G. ( I used to have EERO 6E wireless backhaul and was pissed off by the weak signal. After jump the ship to Asus AIMESH because of ur reviews, the wireless backhaul was like 5x faster than EERO with my AX1000Pro + 2XT8s)

By: Dong Ngo

Dong Ngo — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 16:48:41 +0000

In reply to JS.

By: JS

JS — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 13:17:46 +0000

In reply to Dong Ngo. Ah ok great. So for example 30 feet directly above the router is just as good as 30 feet away on the horizontal plane, as long in both cases there’s the same amount of material blocking.

By: Dong Ngo

Dong Ngo — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 05:30:02 +0000

In reply to JS.

That’s how a sphere works, JS. Touch the outmost horizontal side of a ball with your finger, the moment you move the finger up or down, it will no longer be in contact with the ball — it gets out of “range” because it no longer on the same original plane as the ball’s center.

By: JS

JS — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 04:15:01 +0000

Great article! Can you go into more detail on why it’s important for devices to be level with the router? I guess the signal strength isn’t equal in the spherical ball?
I ask because I’m trying to cover a rather vertical residence with multiple floors, each one with relatively little area.

By: Dong Ngo

Dong Ngo — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 16:50:22 +0000

In reply to David.

By: David

David — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 11:51:50 +0000

Brilliant article. For years I have been battling wifi dropouts from 1 (important) device. I tried all sorts of workarounds including using dongles on a USB cable extension for better positioning. Only this week I realized that by raising the height of my AP, connection went up by about 10 RSSI and the dropouts stopped. such a simple fix in the end.

By: Dong Ngo

Dong Ngo — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 05:00:18 +0000

In reply to John Gottschalk. Fixed. Thanks, John.

By: John Gottschalk

John Gottschalk — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 04:32:38 +0000

Great write Dong! This will shed light on lots of misinformation out there, especially those bogus manufacturer claims!
BTW, AM frequency is in the Khz range!