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d21lewis said:
SvennoJ said:

Just took the Switch out of the dock, put it close to my laptop for comparison. I did connect in this spot, my laptop shows 4/5 bars signal strength, Switch shows zero.

Switch next to my laptop gets 8.2 mbps down/ 4.6 mbps up, Laptop gets 25 mbps down / 2.3 mbps up.
Switch next to my wifi modem gets 36.5 mbps down / 8 mbps up, Laptop 47.2 mbps down/ 11 mbps up.
Switch nest to to tv docked gets 4.3 mbps down / 2 mbps up, Laptop 25 mbps down / 1.3 mbps up.

Looks like Switch has a slightly better transmitter than my laptop, yet a far worse receiver. It did stay connected this time in the dock, yet for downloads put it next to the modem!

A long one ago, I had issues with my 3DS connecting to the internet. It kept disconnecting. I wound up buying a Netgear router and never had in issue, again. In my gameroom alone, there's a smart TV, laptop, Vita, 3DS, PC, and five consoles not including the Switch. No connection issues.

I'll put the switch next to the router when I want to download something instead of buying a router consuming power 24/7 for one device :)

Btw does anyone else notice the gyroscopic drift on the joy-cons? Often when I'm aiming with the bow the target reticule slowly drifts to the left, and with the ball in maze puzzle the orientation of the controller was almost 90 degrees off after a minute. I guess there's no magnetic sensor in them or they don't work.