Hi Martin, > The WLAN range is simply ridiculous. It works in the same room with the > WLAN router after seeing the "W" flash several times. It barely works > in the next room and it does not work 10m away from the router. I have > tested with various channels, routers, locations, with and without > encryption, also tested it in direct compare with another Nokia 770 > unit (which was fine). Laptops do work from far away. My Nokia 770 > shows my access point from one block away down the street but it does > not connect until in the same room.
mmh this not true, at least not for my device. I personally think the WiFi/antenna "range" is pretty damn good on the N770. The only issues I have are related to really bad performance when using WPA. See old posting here: http://maemo.org/pipermail/maemo-developers/2005-December/002189.html > It is hard to measure the wide spread WLAN signals. I took a hp 8563A > spectrum analyzer and coupled the signal in with a commercial 2.4GHz > antenna. It is not a precise measurement but you can clearly see the > peaks popping up when transmitting. My Nokia 770 had about 10-15 dB > less power than a "normal" 770. I am pretty sure that the last stage HF > amplifier of the WLAN module is broken (bluetooth works fine). Or is > there any method to decrease the HF power permanently by software? > > Is there anyone who could give an advice if there is something I could > do about the problem? > > I am really disappointed about the whole process. I am ok with having > some problems using new geek stuff, but this is more than what I would > like to handle. Frustrating. All in all it looks like you're just unlucky with your specific unit. Maybe the guys at nokia can replace the entire unit? Collin -- Collin R. Mulliner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> BETAVERSiON Systems [www.betaversion.net] info/pgp: finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's a hardware problem! _______________________________________________ maemo-developers mailing list [email protected] https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
