Weak Wifi?

Racing Snake

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Just an observation...
My wifes new 630 seems to have really crap wifi reception??

It only has 1 bar of signal and I'm sitting about 15ft from the router.
By contrast my old 920 shows full signal.

If I walk into the other room where the router is, the signal jumps to full?!!

Any ideas?
 

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I've experienced the same thing. I'm not trying to make excuses for the device. It probably does have a low-cost, low-performance wifi chip. What I have noticed, running the speedtest app with one bar of wifi, I'm still getting 3 or 4 Mbps (home service is 5). It hasn't really been an issue.

That said, I don't think this is a phone that can "steal" wifi from 2 buildings away. In one week of using my 630, I'd say the range is poor, but as long as it's within range the speed is acceptable, regardless of the signal strength indicated.
 
If it makes you feel better, I don't think it's a device-chip issue...
I had my 930 delivered this morning and it's showing the same poor wifi signal as the 630.
 
In your photo, the phone on the left, what is that square in the left hand corner next to the WiFi signal? I've been trying to figure it out.
 
In your photo, the phone on the left, what is that square in the left hand corner next to the WiFi signal? I've been trying to figure it out.
it means you have notifications in the notification center.
Swipe down from the top, click 'clear all' and the icon should disappear :)
 

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