Longshadow wrote:
Curious, how does distance from the router/modem come into play?
If radio waves (WIFI) and electrons (cable) travel at the speed of light, I wouldn't think 2 feet or 200 feet would make much of a difference in time delay.
Now the data through the router by WIFI being encrypted definitely would slow things down.
The speed of light is 983,568,960 feet per second....
or about 1.017e-9 seconds per foot. (.000000001 seconds)
So 200 feet would be 2.034e-7 seconds. (.0000002 seconds)
Curious, how does distance from the router/modem c... (
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Strength of the signal from a wifi modem/router diminishes inversely to the distance from the router (same as light intensity). Otherwise you could pick up the signal anywhere is a straight line at any distance. The receiver relies on strength of signal as a function of speed of interpretation. That's why boosters exist.