Boost Your Wireless Signal

JEDI

Lifer
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ah.. from the same people that made the google TV easter egg video.

flax-compasitator FTW!
 

spidey07

No Lifer
Aug 4, 2000
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Those bars are not in any way related to wireless performance.

That bonehead most likely made matters worse.
 

Thraxen

Diamond Member
Dec 3, 2001
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Originally posted by: spidey07
Those bars are not in any way related to wireless performance.

That bonehead most likely made matters worse.

That's funny, because when I have less bars my wireless works worse.
 

yllus

Elite Member & Lifer
Aug 20, 2000
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Erm, how does wrapping an Ethernet cable around a cell phone and then plugging that cable into your laptop have any interaction with the wireless card? Why would the phone "identify" itself to the computer by having a bunch of cable wrapped around it?

Am I totally losing it or is this complete BS?
 

WobbleWobble

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Jun 29, 2001
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The moment I saw that intro screen, I knew this was a hoax. He released a similar hoax for getting access to Google TV.
 

MangoTBG

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Apr 28, 2003
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I saw this after being linked to the Google TV youtube video. I couldn't stop laughing watching it.
 

Ktulu

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Dec 16, 2000
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Damn it, I can't tell who's being sarcastic and who's being honest anymore.
 

James Bond

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Originally posted by: spidey07
Those bars are not in any way related to wireless performance.

That bonehead most likely made matters worse.

If you put your cursor over it will show the actual transfer rate.

When your NIC is communicating with a wireless AP, they negotiate on what transfer rate to use. After negotiations are complete, the speed will appear (in colored bars, and numerically).

So yes, the bars do matter.
 

spidey07

No Lifer
Aug 4, 2000
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Originally posted by: Tizyler
Originally posted by: spidey07
Those bars are not in any way related to wireless performance.

That bonehead most likely made matters worse.

If you put your cursor over it will show the actual transfer rate.

When your NIC is communicating with a wireless AP, they negotiate on what transfer rate to use. After negotiations are complete, the speed will appear (in colored bars, and numerically).

So yes, the bars do matter.

No. Wrong.