G-CPTN
16th Jan 2007, 17:52
I'm signed to Virgin Net Broadband with 8Mbps through a Netgear DG834G wireless router. I DO see 54Mbps on the Wireless Network Connection Status screen in Windows XP Home, and four green bars out of five with 'Signal Strength' Good as typical figures on my laptop. Without moving, the 54Mbps sometimes drops to 1.0Mbps and then recovers to anywhere in-between.
Can anyone explain the relationship between Speed and Signal Strength? I appreciate that when the wireless connection drops below 8Mbps then my ability to utilise the full benefit of my connection is compromised, but I can see 24Mbps and three green bars, yet still have extremely jerky downloads from video sights such as YouTube, making these downloads unwatchable. As I type the wireless connection has deteriorated to 1.0Mbps and four green bars even though I'm not placing any demand on the Internet (and now it's back to 12.0 Mbps and three green bars).
Of course I understand the jerky download might also be due to high demand on the YouTube server (or anywhere between).
How can I better understand what is affecting my ability to enjoy video downloads 'live'?
(36Mbps and three bars has just dropped to 1.0Mbps and three bars).
Can anyone explain the relationship between Speed and Signal Strength? I appreciate that when the wireless connection drops below 8Mbps then my ability to utilise the full benefit of my connection is compromised, but I can see 24Mbps and three green bars, yet still have extremely jerky downloads from video sights such as YouTube, making these downloads unwatchable. As I type the wireless connection has deteriorated to 1.0Mbps and four green bars even though I'm not placing any demand on the Internet (and now it's back to 12.0 Mbps and three green bars).
Of course I understand the jerky download might also be due to high demand on the YouTube server (or anywhere between).
How can I better understand what is affecting my ability to enjoy video downloads 'live'?
(36Mbps and three bars has just dropped to 1.0Mbps and three bars).