The Story of 2 iPads - Side by Side Wifi

Im sitting beside my friend, both with the same iPad (16Gb version) both accessing the same Netspeed.net server using the same wireless router. My download speed is 5 MB and his is 24 MB. I have one bar on the wireless signal he has full strength. We checked our connection set up and as far as we can tell they are the same. He is a Cisco CCIE so he knows his stuff. What gives??
Jim

Check to make sure network settings are the same, and then trade iPads and run the test again. Also swap seating positions and try again. You may be quite shocked by the outcome. This is RF we are talking about, and is influenced by everything from the Water Content of your body, to how much metal is between you and the Transceiver.
The higher the frequency, the more fickle things become. 2.4 ghz is a fairly high frequency, with a very short wavelength, so absorption of the signal is a real problem.
Have your ever wondered why wireless networks needed to be 54 MB/sec+, when the average bandwidth was less than half that, and still is in most cases, even with FiOS? WiFi via TCPIP is like one big party line, with lots of data collisions and retransmissions happening.

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