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<blockquote data-quote="suprPHREAK" data-source="post: 37524" data-attributes="member: 1505"><p>You can select which frequency you connect with, from RC to AC. It isn't limited to 5.8 on Android.</p><p></p><p>5.8 isn't necessarily shorter range. Higher frequency isn't as good at going through stuff, so not the best if there are a objects in the way. This is why it is preferred when in open spaces, a tree won't necessarily kill the signal. That said, 5.8 band is far less crowded than 2.4, so it may actually get better range in some areas due to less interference.</p><p></p><p>The idea with OTG is that it eliminates interference between the RC and your phone. Less radio noise should mean better signal overall (thus range). Also, there is usually less delay in the image over OTG since it need not be packaged into a wifi signal. All that being said, numerous controlled tests on YouTube show that the difference in range between OTG and WiFi connection is minimal, to virtually nonexistent.</p><p></p><p>The best I can see, through all the debate, is that the only advantage to OTG is a more reliable connection to phone. Some report on wifi getting frequent "poor video signal" errors, which I suspect are phone-to-rc signal issues, and not rc-to-ac. But the app doesn't tell you this, or maybe doesn't know this, leading to a stressful flight experience.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="suprPHREAK, post: 37524, member: 1505"] You can select which frequency you connect with, from RC to AC. It isn't limited to 5.8 on Android. 5.8 isn't necessarily shorter range. Higher frequency isn't as good at going through stuff, so not the best if there are a objects in the way. This is why it is preferred when in open spaces, a tree won't necessarily kill the signal. That said, 5.8 band is far less crowded than 2.4, so it may actually get better range in some areas due to less interference. The idea with OTG is that it eliminates interference between the RC and your phone. Less radio noise should mean better signal overall (thus range). Also, there is usually less delay in the image over OTG since it need not be packaged into a wifi signal. All that being said, numerous controlled tests on YouTube show that the difference in range between OTG and WiFi connection is minimal, to virtually nonexistent. The best I can see, through all the debate, is that the only advantage to OTG is a more reliable connection to phone. Some report on wifi getting frequent "poor video signal" errors, which I suspect are phone-to-rc signal issues, and not rc-to-ac. But the app doesn't tell you this, or maybe doesn't know this, leading to a stressful flight experience. [/QUOTE]
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