In the event of a WiFi failure......

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It's always a good idea to have a couple of backup options at the ready if you need them.

You see, a couple of my housemates who live under the same roof as I do have told me they've had problems connecting to one of the WiFi's here, and they're not the only ones, either-- I've had a similar problem myself, with my phone and tablet refusing to connect, but the odd thing is, my laptop is connected to that same problem WiFi, and I've not yet had any problems with it, apart from my tablet and phone refusing to connect to it. I done checked a friend's iPad 2, and it showed the WiFi as "disabled", and my other friend's laptop was showing my private hotspot being connected to it, and my tablet also shows the WiFi as disabled, as does my phone.

Any advice? I should tell you that we have two AT&T WiFi's here, and one Comcast WiFi here, and one ClearSpot WiFi, and one Android AP WiFi (That one is on my phone), and another one that's not yet been tested out is Android AP on my tablet, and I'm not too keen on trying that one out.
 
All those WiFi spots in one house? Are they all password protected? Do you share with each other?
 
Use your own WiFi. If it goes out...oh well. People did live ok before WiFi. It wont kill you to live without it for a short time.
 
Did you enable the Wi-Fi to ON? Password conflicts? The WHOLE block connected to it? Antenna range limits? Signal blocked by something dense? Smelly feet? ( :laugh2: Gotcha! :P )
 
Must be the snow weather especially during the Freeze. I don't have WiFi or download for WiFi and never have one at all. Just my trusting computer. :)
 
Reba said:
All those WiFi spots in one house? Are they all password protected? Do you share with each other?
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All but one are password protected. I always take care to put a password on mine, so that it doesn't have easy access from outside. Both AT&T WiFi's are password protected, as are my ClearSpot and my WiFi's on my phone and tablet. The only one that isn't is the one that everyone commonly shares, which is the one the house uses, and that's the one that has a problem. However, the Comcast box it's connected to IS password protected, so that shouldn't be an issue.
 
femme Fatale said:
Did you enable the Wi-Fi to ON? Password conflicts? The WHOLE block connected to it? Antenna range limits? Signal blocked by something dense? Smelly feet? ( :laugh2: Gotcha! :P )
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I don't think it has anything to do with power.... I'm thinking it has something to do with the number of electronics in this house. You see, there are at least 16 items that can use WiFi, and the WiFi system hasn't yet been updated to handle that much traffic, so that could be part of the problem. The thing is, I don't have access to the equipment to make the necessary changes.
 
shel90 said:
Use your own WiFi. If it goes out...oh well. People did live ok before WiFi. It wont kill you to live without it for a short time.
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That is exactly what I am doing. It appears to be the only thing still working around here.
 
I don't understand why you need so many. Wouldn't it be better to have one good dependable provider connection and stick with that? Most homes have only one provider.
 
If a wifi stops working, I try to reset router.. If no luck, it's worn out or defective. I just go get a new one... Most routers lasts around 3-5 years. I had Dlink that was about 4 years old and kept dropping data. I replaced with Netgear and been fine since.
 
Reba said:
I don't understand why you need so many. Wouldn't it be better to have one good dependable provider connection and stick with that? Most homes have only one provider.
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Truth be told? I wish that were the case. There are a few people here who would much rather pay for Internet and cable together, and what they don't realize is how much it costs to pay for those together than paying for just cable by itself, which is what I'm doing, which is why we have two AT&T WiFi's, and I said it was inadvisable, but they didn't listen, and now look what is happening. Thing is, it's happened before, but this is the first time in a while we've had this issue. As for myself, I'd much rather have a small travel hotspot to save my phone's battery, and not have it run out too quickly. I don't need a large WiFi; a mini one will do. I wish I could tell them to get rid of their AT&T WiFi's, and let things return back to normal, but that's not gonna happen. :( That's why I'm better off using my own resources, because I know they'll work better.
 
ambrosia said:
You just aren't fluent in sarcasm are you?


The router sucks????
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No, I'm not. However, if you had looked at my OP, I clearly stated that I had other options, three of which I own, and three of which I do not.

As for the router sucking yes, it does-- big time.
 
Calvin said:
If a wifi stops working, I try to reset router.. If no luck, it's worn out or defective. I just go get a new one... Most routers lasts around 3-5 years. I had Dlink that was about 4 years old and kept dropping data. I replaced with Netgear and been fine since.
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This one is well past that... it's at least 11 years old, and property management tells me it can't be replaced. BS, in my opinion.
 
Do this ....
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Then run around in circles like a mad man ...
 
Since you are not one family I guess it's best for each resident to have his own separate service. If you have your own it shouldn't matter what the others are doing. Don't worry about them. Get your own service, password protect it, and don't share. Don't even tell them your SSID, and don't use one that is identifiable.
 
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