Spec wise it's pretty much on par with any modern high-end or upper mid-range phone. Technical specs are 802.11ac with 2x2 MIMO over 80 Hz bands with theoretical speeds up to 867Mb/s on 5GHz and 400Mb/s on 2.4GHz. Actual speeds will depend on antenna configuration and how good a signal is available to the user's wi-fi access point or router.
Wi-fi connectivity will depend heavily on the device's antenna design and whether any other components would compromise the ability of the antenna to get a good signal. Given that metal casings on phones like the HTC One can act as Faraday cages (ie they can block radio waves), the design and positioning of the antenna is extremely important if you want to get a good wi-fi connection. With how many devices use Broadcom wi-fi modules without issue, I'd assume HTC's antenna/case design is the more likely culprit there.
Regarding Switch, I seem to be getting a pretty good connection to a 5GHz network from a fairly mediocre access point on the far side of the house that many other devices have issues with. I haven't thoroughly tested it yet, but it seems good so far.
If people are having issues with any wi-fi connection (Switch or otherwise), I'd recommend the following:
- Use a wi-fi scanner app to see where the emptiest part of the spectrum is and manually set your wi-fi channel to that. Even if it's all pretty similar, manually set it to something. Some access points/routers have issues with switching channels too often in auto mode, and if nothing else by parking yourself in one channel you discourage other networks from using it.
- If your router/access point is running both 2.4GHz and 5GHz as a single SSID, try setting them to separate SSIDs (ie ssidname and ssidname_5ghz) and then connecting 5GHz devices to the 5GHz one. In theory running dual-band on a single SSID is supposed to work, but a lot of consumer routers and access points choke on it and you end up with much worse speed/reliability than two separate networks.
My Switch is setup near my PS4, and reports about the same signal strength as that on my 801.11ac network.
awesome, but weird
Wifi seems to be fine in tablet mode but is awful docked. Hoping I can find an easy fix, it's kinda annoying.
Did that phone have wifi problems or?
Can you please explain? I'm not up to date with cell phones and I'm sure I'm not the only one.
Is anyone else getting issues with Switch wi-fi? I am getting one bar and constantly disconnects in a room right next to my router where all other devices to not drop.
It is absolutely terrible and I hope it's a fluke issue I'm having and not an issue with the system itself.
lol give me your internet. Even wired my botw download takes 2 hours.No issues with my connection thus far. So I'm guessing this is isolated and not an actual hardware issue? I was able to set it up and download both Breath of the wild and I am Setsuna in about 10-15 mins at most.
My problems are intermittent; sometimes it seems to be pretty much fine, others it simply won't connect at all. Sitting in the same spot as all my other consoles, none of which have ever had problems.
Works fine with my nighthawk router , fast as fuck
How many people with issues have mostly LED lights in their house and also have Wifi channels on auto? Just asking.
I have had Zero issues with the wifi or the controllers. I used to have issues with this kind of stuff but i made sure i bought a good router configured channels properly based my surrounding area and got rid of every single LED bulb in my house.
In home conditions of course vary wildly. Age of the house quality of wiring and other devices etc etc.
2.4 in the U.S pick a channel 1,6,11 5ghz pick the least congested 3 digit channel check whats around you. If you don't have a good quality router and can get one. And take the time to set it up right. Anything that can be wired -wire it! reserve IP's for high priority devices.
And seriously LED bulbs are bad.
Works fine with my nighthawk router , fast as fuck
Is anyone else getting issues with Switch wi-fi? I am getting one bar and constantly disconnects in a room right next to my router where all other devices to not drop.
It is absolutely terrible and I hope it's a fluke issue I'm having and not an issue with the system itself.