KB03024 - Relationship between signal bars and RSSI


Environment

• BlackBerry® smartphones

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Overview

The signal strength on a BlackBerry smartphone may be viewed in one of the following two ways:

• Bars displayed by the network status indicator on the Home screen of the BlackBerry smartphone. See KB02142 for more information.
• Radio Strength Status Indicator (RSSI).

The following table compares the signal strength as indicated by bars to the RSSI strength indicators:

Signal Bar Strength Indicators	RSSI Indicators
5 bars (optimal strength)	-77 or higher
4 bars	-78 to 86
3 bars	-87 to -92
2 bars	-93 to -101
1 bar	-102 or lower

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