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	Estel	2013-06-30 , 21:30
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Then, we're back at point one

Originally Posted by Estel

In case of GSM radio, it causes - sadly - quite a lot of directionality (for other types, like WiFi, too, but not as much, due to lower operating range as a whole, and higher frequency). This is, probably, reason why N950 sucks so much @ signal strength compared to N900 - even despite clever helical antennas design
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This result in super signal when aiming device at "correct" angle, and 80% worse, when changing it just a 40 degrees (both numbers made up, to give and idea of what I'm talking about).

Consider, that iPad is designed to work with WiFi, not GSM/3G - especially the former will get affected.

Cover- which must/should be connected with N900 ground plane - will cancel signals when N900 would face base station by side. Of course, in real life, where signals bounce xyz times from everything, it won't cause 0 signal - it just be much worse than it should (aka N950).

Note, that N950 was designed from the beginning to be metallic, and they had *everything* they might need to make it work right - still, it fail to work as it should. Who knows, if it isn't main reason, why N9 is polycarbonate. (or any other funny-named thing, which means "plastic")

/Estel

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Last edited by Estel; 2013-06-30 at 21:45.

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