wifi range?

[thenoob]

I have a droid and the range I get with wifi compared to a laptop is horrible. The networks I have tested on are all 802.11g. Is this just normal because of the antenna size on the droid or is there something I can do to improve it? I feel like I have to be right next to the access point to have a good connection.

 

[Demache]

That's pretty normal. Laptops have much larger antennas then phones. Some phones have better wifi range than others but most will generally have worse range than a laptop.

 

[i VTAK]

I can go out side my house and still use WiFi. That's about 30 feet and a few walls between me and the router. I would agree that a laptop has a better antenna than a phone though.