That is what I am thinking. Like I said earlier it is hard to believe that it would make the distance worse than stock.........of course if the install didn't go as planned then maybe! Still waiting for mine.......To be honest, I'm starting to think that there's something specific in the installation that can either make or break the performance. Although I was thinking that the connections on the 2.4 GHz card could likely be interchanged without detriment, I'm wondering if that's actually the case. I doubt that there should be any difference, but the contrast of reviews has me grasping at straws.