ESP8266 Community Forum

- Sun Aug 23, 2015 2:09 pm #26905 hey, i was wondering if somebody here would like to share there experience whit the range of ESP8266. I just got mine programed but i have gotten really crappy range i litteraly have to stand right next to my router to get it to connect.

So i was wondering if that is the norm.

- Mon Aug 24, 2015 12:27 am #26926 What module are you using? I have had good luck with the esp-01 and the esp-12.

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- Mon Aug 24, 2015 1:08 am #26928 CNLohr uses the ESP-07 for long distance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BYdZ_24yg0

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- Mon Aug 24, 2015 6:01 am #26943

What module are you using? I have had good luck with the esp-01 and the esp-12.

Here no problems too, using both esp01 and esp201, even at longer distances. Having said that, I rarely reach a speed higher than 12 Mbps, even close to the access point. I guess that is caused by the low cost analog part of the esp8266, I think the SNR isn't up to par with more expensive/larger designs. Especially 802.11n is very sensitive for analog signal quality and processing. You might have more success switching the PHY to 802.11g. I would not recommend switching to 802.11b, because it has a negative impact on all stations on the same channel.