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#23
Originally Posted by go1dfish View Post
Would be very nice if the wifi power options were specifiable per access point instead of globally.

Some routers/locations work great with things turned down, others not so much.
The issue you describe is bug #2821 which is going to be fixed in Harmattan.

Also comment #6 from that bug is relevant:

I might be wrong on this this, but I think that the
setting refers to maximum output, i.e. even when setting to 100mW it won't
consume that always, it will conserve power, and consume up to 100mW when
needed.

So the users do not really save power by switching manually between 10mW and
100mW...
This setting makes no real difference in terms of power consumption, it's mainly a regulatory issue but may improve the stability of a weak WiFi connection.