most recent 30 from superuser.com 2010-03-16T01:35:00Z http://superuser.com/feeds/question/63700 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://superuser.com/questions/63700/does-signal-strength-affect-download-upload-speeds 3 anon http://superuser.com/users/16246 2009-10-31T19:15:49Z 2009-10-31T19:40:05Z

<p>I'm using a 3G USB stick to connect to the internet, depending on my location the signal strength varies. </p> <p>So my question is, does signal strength affect throughput and why?</p>

http://superuser.com/questions/63700/does-signal-strength-affect-download-upload-speeds/63711#63711 3 squillman http://superuser.com/users/2156 2009-10-31T19:36:59Z 2009-10-31T19:36:59Z

<p>Yes. A weaker signal will result in a lower bandwidth connection, thus negatively affecting throughput.</p>

http://superuser.com/questions/63700/does-signal-strength-affect-download-upload-speeds/63713#63713 1 Wil http://superuser.com/users/4386 2009-10-31T19:40:05Z 2009-10-31T19:40:05Z

<p>Yes and no... (depending on both stick and service)</p> <p>If you are talking about the difference between five and four bars, you are not very likely to see a difference, however if talking about one and two, it can make a big difference.</p> <p>The only way to really tell is to use a speed checker or the utility that comes with the 3G card and tell.</p> <p>Typically on the newer faster sticks (7.2MB) quality can make a big difference. On some of the slower ones (~2MB) I do not see much of a difference from 2-5 bars. Again, it depends on many other factors.</p>