Yes it is. RF does not go in nice straight lines. The noise floor has been steadily rising, making getting a good signal harder and harder and leading to more p

Yes it is. RF does not go in nice straight lines. The noise floor has been steadily rising, making getting a good signal harder and harder and leading to more packet loss. Add to that the fact that most TCP implementations don't deal well with lossy channels like WIFI, and you get a problem.