WiFi MUCH better with 3G

[rwwlaw]

Can now get full wifi connection to fios from my basement to my 2nd floor. Could never get that with 1st gen.

 

[S Brake]

My wifi connection at home is incredible, I'm getting almost 3.5 Mbps on my iphone

 

[Soreo]

They never said that 3G was faster than Wi-Fi.

But 3G is very, very convenient when you don't have a wi-fi connection. Maps on iPhone is such a breeze with 3G comapred to EDGE.

 

[SHIFTLife]

Soreo, I believe the poster is saying their new iPhone 3G performs better on WiFi than their original iPhone.

 

[Soreo]

Soreo, I believe the poster is saying their new iPhone 3G performs better on WiFi than their original iPhone.

Ahh, I see.

 

[scotty56]

It might be 2.0 doing this. Since installing, I immediately noticed what I thought was a boost in wi fi signal strength.

 

[DiamondMac]

I use my Wifi every day and love it as it is incredibly fast

Now, the 3G I use is not as fast but I didn't expect it to be that fast so not a biggie

 

[Taylor C]

It's amazing what can happen when a large, solid slab of aluminum isn't in the way of you and your router. While I preferred the aluminum, the switch to "plastic" (quoted due to speculation that it's actually some other, Apple-patented polymer) definitely makes sense.

 

[spartan55]

WiFi is very nice, I just checked mine and it's 4.65 Mbps and I checked my 3G earlier today and it was about 1.65 Mbps.

 

[Surely]

It's amazing what can happen when a large, solid slab of aluminum isn't in the way of you and your router. While I preferred the aluminum, the switch to "plastic" (quoted due to speculation that it's actually some other, Apple-patented polymer) definitely makes sense.

That's probably what is making the difference. Plastic and wifi play much nicer than aluminum and wifi.

I have, however, noticed better cell reception on my 1st gen iPhone with AT&T since the 2.0 update, but my wifi reception is as good as ever.

 

[andyblila]

3g

I agree that the wifi is much faster as well, but I think that the 3G in my area is so fast that I find myseld hardly ever using the wifi.

 

[PoitNarf]

The various radios in the 3G benefit from better antenna placement:

Clever iPhone engineering integrates those antennas into a few unexpected places: the metal ring around the camera, the audio jack, the metal screen bezel, and the iPhone circuitry itself.

http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/wireless.html

 

[oclor]

They never said that 3G was faster than Wi-Fi.

But 3G is very, very convenient when you don't have a wi-fi connection. Maps on iPhone is such a breeze with 3G comapred to EDGE.

He wasn't referring to the 3G network, he was referring to the phone. I think what he's saying is that wifi is faster with this iPhone than wifi with the original iPhone.

 

[PoitNarf]

I think what he's saying is that wifi is faster with this iPhone than wifi with the original iPhone.

No, no and no. He's saying reception of wireless (802.11b/g) signals is better with the iPhone 3G than with the original iPhone.

 

[oclor]

No, no and no. He's saying reception of wireless (802.11b/g) signals is better with the iPhone 3G than with the original iPhone.

what's the difference?

 

[PoitNarf]

what's the difference?

The difference is that you could have an outstanding wireless signal but crappy speed (due to slow DSL or cable connected to your wireless router). Essentially, throughput is not the same thing as signal strength. However, poor signal strength can affect throughput.

The better antenna placement in the iPhone 3G leads to better signal reception which will lead to increased WiFi range, which is exactly what the OP is happy about.