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Re:Wireless Is a Trap by 29083011397778 on Sunday June 21, 2020 @06:13PM (#23595816)
> e.g. teens know very well what the battery, wifi and signal strength indicators on their phones mean.

I will disagree with this whole-heartedly. Full bars are meaningless, and dBm is hidden (on Android at least). What we see is whatever the OEM chooses, with actual signal strength hidden away.

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Re:Wireless Is a Trap by fest on Monday June 22, 2020 @06:14AM (#23598728)
Also, RSSI is typically calculated from the successfully received frames. So you can receive a comfortable -60dBm signal.. for the most of the time.
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