When is information transmitted in a Streetpass

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When is the information passed during a streetpass?

Two hypothetical people pass each other on the street, and 'streetpass' each other. At the moment their 3ds's link up, is the information then passed, or is it possible that only a name is passed and the information is later downloaded once you are connected to the internet via wifi?

I ask because I got a streetpass today with no one around. I figure I had streetpassed a few minutes earlier and it was delayed, or it was as I proposed above.

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When the 3DS systems connect, all of the data that is going to be shared, is shared at that moment in the quick burst of data exchanged. Normally the light kicks on after a data exchange, but I've seen it lag at times. I'm not sure why. I've also had it not light up at all after a data exchange. I'm not sure what the contributing factors are in each case.

Mind you, you can also pick up street passes from Nintendo Zone hotspots. So some Starbucks, McDonalds, Best Buy and others... can give you up to 6 StreetPasses. I've gotten StreetPasses just going through a McDonalds drive through.

It could be something else though. The system uses standard 802.11 for communications which can have a range of as much as 200ft indoors and 800ft outdoors based on the strength of the signal.

If you want way more technical detail about this you can read this page which has a full breakdown of the network activity.

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How Do I activate StreetPass on 3DS Sound

To activate StreetPass for the 3DS Sound app, tap on the StreetPass button on the lower left of the touch screen. The lower part of the screen will have a button that says StreetPass Off. Tap that and then tap the On button and Confirm to turn StreetPass on.

This requires that you have at least one song in the StreetPass playlist. To achieve this, first you must put a song on your SD card from another device, such as a computer. To do this, insert your SD card into an SD card slot if your computer has one or a card reader peripheral reader otherwise. Then the SD card should appear as a drive in your computer, and you can copy files to it the same way you can with a flash drive or generally moving files around in your file system browser. The music files have to be of one of these four formats: .mp3, .m4a, .mp4, or .3gp and they have to be in a folder.

Then put the SD card back in the 3DS and open the Sound app. In the app, navigate through the folders to a song and select it. There will be a button on the bottom right that says Add..., which you can click to add the song to a playlist. Once you add a song to the StreetPass playlist, the option to activate StreetPass will become available.

Animal Crossing New Leaf – How Are StreetPass Items Rewarded?

There is indeed a certain order in which you receive the items, up to a point. Afterwards, you receive one of the previously awarded items randomly. The order is as follows:

First time: Nothing
Second time:  Balloon
Third time:   Balloon
Fourth time:  Pinwheel
Fifth time:   Bunny Balloon
Sixth time:   Bubble Wand
Seventh time: Heart Balloon
Eighth time:  Ice Cream
Ninth time:   Soft-serve Ice Cream
Tenth time:   Party Blower
More than ten times: Random item listed above

The color of the items you receive is random. You also can only Streetpass the same person every 8 hours to receive these gifts.

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