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Why is my Signal Strength at -61 and neighbors at -50.

hopadhopad Member, Beta Tester Posts: 20
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One and sometimes two of my neighbors will have a stronger signal than both of my WIFI i bands. Does he use a wider channel on his band? Not critical just curious.
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  • MarcMarc Moderator, Beta Tester Posts: 2,298
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    @hopad, it could be something as simple as your neighbors have more powerful routers than yours, especially in the 2.4 band.  Its not unusual to see this.
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  • hopadhopad Member, Beta Tester Posts: 20
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    edited August 2020
    @Marc I use a Linksys WRT3200, could it have anything to do with channel width on stock firmware or TX Power when using DD-WRT?
  • hopadhopad Member, Beta Tester Posts: 20
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    Thanks Marc. I am thinking they must be using one bad-%*# router because all of mine are flagships from Netgear and Linksys.
    Marc
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    That or your outside walls are thinner then your homes inside walls.. 😉

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  • hopadhopad Member, Beta Tester Posts: 20
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    I can believe that.
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