Wifi range of an average flagship?

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What is the normal range of smartphones?

I figured no point in putting up a Ubiquity sector antenna or outdoor AP if my phone can only transmit 20 meters.

So are there any data out there to show the distance a smartphone can transmit?
 
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Easiest way to test your phone is setup a hotspot on it, go outside, place it down, then walk away with a laptop connected to the hotspot and see how far away you move till the connection goes to crap...
 
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irBosOtter said:
Easiest way to test your phone is setup a hotspot on it, go outside, place it down, then walk away with a laptop connected to the hotspot and see how far away you move till the connection goes to crap...
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Was hoping someone else did it already.
 
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Do you even read what you post?
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Problem? I assume you take offense to my base station and sector antenna?
The distance or coverage is going to be determined by the weakest transmitter. In this case that weakest transmitter is my smartphone.
So my question is what is the wifi range on flagships?
 
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Thor said:
Problem? I assume you take offense to my base station and sector antenna?
The distance or coverage is going to be determined by the weakest transmitter. In this case that weakest transmitter is my smartphone.
So my question is what is the wifi range on flagships?
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If your AP is receiving lets say -80dBm signal from your phone that is 20 meters away. You now substitute the AP antenna with one that provides an extra +3 dB of antenna gain, the AP will be able to receive the same phone signal at that same -80 dBm signal 40 meters away.

Now go read your statement again that I quoted above.
 
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3lOH55A said:
If your AP is receiving lets say -80dBm signal from your phone that is 20 meters away. You now substitute the AP antenna with one that provides an extra +3 dB of antenna gain, the AP will be able to receive the same phone signal at that same -80 dBm signal 40 meters away.

Now go read your statement again that I quoted above.
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Surely the phone cannot transmit the data back over that distance. Signal on the phone might display full, 2km away from the Rocket station, but the phone can't transmit back over that 2km range?.

what am I missing?
 
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Thor said:
Surely the phone cannot transmit the data back over that distance. Signal on the phone might display full, 2km away from the Rocket station, but the phone can't transmit back over that 2km range?.

what am I missing?
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WiFi range is limited by the transmission power, antenna, location etc. Your access point is a transceiver. Meaning it can send and receive. Your phone doesn't have to transmit 2km. How do you think 4G/LTE works? They both based on the same frequency spectrum.
 
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3lOH55A said:
WiFi range is limited by the transmission power, antenna, location etc. Your access point is a transceiver. Meaning it can send and receive. Your phone doesn't have to transmit 2km. How do you think 4G/LTE works? They both based on the same frequency spectrum.
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Wifi is 2ghz
 
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My Outdoor+ UniFi AP has pretty insane range. It's used every day and has been an awesome purchase. It covers a fairly large area without trouble.
 
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3lOH55A said:
WiFi range is limited by the transmission power, antenna, location etc. Your access point is a transceiver. Meaning it can send and receive. Your phone doesn't have to transmit 2km. How do you think 4G/LTE works? They both based on the same frequency spectrum.
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You are completely wrong dude, phone has to transmit back as well
 
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There are to many variables you will have to test it .
Interference ,obstacles , height ETC . No easy solution .
 
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