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Re: How to get the most out of your Hub 3.0 WiFi
OP described low signal strength outside the front door. If I understand correctly, you haven't flexibility to relocate the Superhub closer to the door. Might be time to consider a more advanced router of your own, leaving the Superhub in modem only mode - that's what I've done.14KViews1like0CommentsRe: WiFi Wins
#2 is a scan to locate parts of your house where your present wifi signal is weak #3 proposes one solution among a number available; this is to create a booster to amplify the wifi signal from your router for locations farther away. The technology sounds as though it is using Homeplug to carry an ethernet signal from your main router to the booster location, where it is 're-broadcast'. I caution using this approach because connections through the booster to your main router involve two separate signal hops (ethernet through powerline and then 2nd wifi hotspot), and there may be challenges with portable devices moving from locations served by your main router to areas where you are connecting through the booster. Better approaches could be (1) a smart router which balances load among three access points, or (2) a proper WiFi mesh system with dedicated backhaul.38KViews1like0CommentsRe: Why oh wifi?
well, it isn't that weird, or maybe it is. I can make phone calls from London deep underground platforms using VM/Vodafone wifi, my iPhone and Bria, my VoIP software. It's amazingly quiet if there are no trains passing through. Once inside the carriage, signal levels fall off, still OK for email connections at stops with VM wifi enabled.9.3KViews0likes0CommentsRe: I'm sorry, Dave.
I met a very friendly robot yesterday in the Manchester Art Gallery. While it wasn't conversant, it did seem to acknowledge visitors as they entered the gallery. Now, would love to see what it can do with a Hoover! Wonderful exhibit if you haven't seen it yet. http://manchesterartgallery.org/exhibitions-and-events/exhibition/the-imitation-game/6.1KViews1like0CommentsRe: A Connected Christmas
I love video calls with the relatives, especially my parents who have refused to connect their computer to the internet. My sister was visiting and we had a Skype call; she used her iPad and I had my laptop hooked up to an HDMI input on the 42" screen. It's not the same as a face-to-face visit but getting closer. Now how do we transmit the smell of a roasting turkey?4.5KViews0likes0Comments