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		29083011397778 on June 21, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Wireless Is a Trap > 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.

fest on June 22, 2020 [–]

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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