Thread: WLAN icon showing signal strength
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2008-02-22 , 12:53
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Originally Posted by theflew View Post
I would imagine it is to save CPU cycles since knowing your wifi strength doesn't buy you much once connected. On the iPhone it can switch to the cell network for data communications so it's important to know wifi strength.
- hmm... i wonder how many cycles would be expended on polling (icon updating) once every four or five seconds?

- i have found the wifiinfo gui w/its adjustable polling to be handy in a few instances, but then again, signal strengths are also available in the 'Select Connection' dialog...