http://forums.netstumbler.com//showthread.php?s=&postid=21897#post21897
id say anything above a 35 is good/decent reception ... pgp key: http://www.jonbaer.net/jonbaer.asc fingerprint: F438 A47E C45E 8B27 F68C 1F9B 41DB DB8B 9A0C AF47 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie Ridgway" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Jon Baer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 8:34 PM Subject: Re: [nycwireless] downtown > what is a good SNR number > and when should you give up and go home > i searched on the netstumbler site and found what units it is measured in but not what it means in practical terms > > --- > > A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible. > Welsh Proverb > > > > > > > --------- Original Message --------- > > DATE: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 20:04:59 > From: "Jon Baer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: > > >actually if you can and use netstumbler try to locate the node post what # > >you receive under SNR+ (supposably this is to signify your best signal > >reception) and try tilting the laptop a full 90+ degrees > >(http://www.jonbaer.net/wifi/images/snr.gif). > > > >it would interesting to see if we all could find one spot/table to test what > >we end up with. > > > >- jon > > > >pgp key: http://www.jonbaer.net/jonbaer.asc > >fingerprint: F438 A47E C45E 8B27 F68C 1F9B 41DB DB8B 9A0C AF47 > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "withoutwires" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 7:49 PM > >Subject: Re: [nycwireless] downtown > > > > > >> Bowling Green access has been good to me. I had an issue last time I was > >> there with slow connection, I wonder if where the access point is because > >> there were tree's around me (nice ones too). Also, does having your > >> laptop on a metal table cause bad reception maybe? In the past, not at > >> bowling green, putting an O'Reilly book under my laptop (DNS) seemed to > >> boost my signal (so I think I just answered my own question). > >> > >> Does anyone know where are the AP's located for that node? > >> > >> Louis > >> > >> > I was @ Liberty Plaza today and I was very impressed about that hotspot, > >> > the one in Rector Park sucks, it is very, very slow. > >> > What is anybodys experience downtown? > >> > > >> > thanks, R > >> > > >> > _________________________________________________________________ > >> > Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > >> > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > >> > > >> > >> > >> -- > >> NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > >> Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ > >> Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > >> > > > >-- > >NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > >Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ > >Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Get advanced SPAM filtering on Webmail or POP Mail ... Get Lycos Mail! > http://login.mail.lycos.com/r/referral?aid=27005 > -- > NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ > Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
