Wireless Networking

Does your launcher report usage statistics and do you turn that off?

Does your launcher report usage statistics and do you turn that off? http://i.cubeupload.com/2uAwi5.png I use Nova free...

0 comments posted 9yrs

posted by horatio

0 comments posted 9yrs posted by horatio

Do you "Decline" or "Accept" Google regularly checking on your apps?

Do you "Decline" or "Accept" Google regularly checking on your apps? http://i.cubeupload.com/zNtJ10.png Just about mont...

17 comments posted 9yrs

posted by horatio

17 comments posted 9yrs posted by horatio

Which of the 3 "Google & location" services do you allow on your Android device?

Upon factory reset, three questions are invariably asked of Android owners: http://i.cubeupload.com/Yqiw0A.png The best...

3 comments posted 9yrs

posted by horatio

3 comments posted 9yrs posted by horatio

What is Google Fi and what does it mean for Android & iOS equipment?

What is Google Fi and what does it mean for Android & iOS equipment? Someone in m.p.m.i mentioned they use "Fi" so I lo...

67 comments posted 9yrs

posted by horatio

67 comments posted 9yrs posted by horatio

Android GSM free telephone WITHOUT SIM card (is it possible on WiFi?

A friend asked me because I have free phone lines (e.g., Sideline, Google Voice/Hangouts, etc.) but *all* my equipment...

33 comments posted 9yrs

posted by horatio

33 comments posted 9yrs posted by horatio

How to look up the GPS location of your MAC address or car on the Internet

If you know the MAC address of your equipment (e.g., automotive WiFi beacons), and the MAC address of someone else's eq...

48 comments posted 9yrs

posted by horatio

48 comments posted 9yrs posted by horatio

Please explain SSID "optout" enforced by Microsoft (and _nomap by Google)?

Please explain SSID "optout" enforced by Microsoft (and _nomap by Google)?...

3 comments posted 9yrs

posted by horatio

3 comments posted 9yrs posted by horatio

Scanning for WiFI like inSSIDer on iOS & Macbook Pro & iMac

What is the best way, nowadays, to scan for wireless frequencies given an entirely Apple household of iPhones, iPads, M...

19 comments posted 9yrs

posted by horatio

19 comments posted 9yrs posted by horatio

Re: Scanning for WiFI like inSSIDer on iOS & Macbook Pro & iMac

> And dual-band. In my area I see umpteen signals on the 2.4GHz band but > only one other on the 5GHz band. (And that m...

62 comments posted 9yrs

posted by horatio

62 comments posted 9yrs posted by horatio

Firmware update for 3COM Office Connect AP

I have an old 3COM Office Connect 108Mbps AP (3CRGPOE10075) and I wondered if there is anywhere or anyone with the late...

0 comments posted 9yrs

posted by peter

0 comments posted 9yrs posted by peter

Daisy-chaining an Access Point Off of a Wireless Router

I read an article that indicated a secondary router can be daisy-chained of f of a primary router. For example, as foll...

16 comments posted 9yrs

posted by thricipio

16 comments posted 9yrs posted by thricipio

Roku problems?

This Roku 2500x I've had since 2013 has always had problems streaming news and most PPV movies on Vudu. The news is on...

3 comments posted 9yrs

posted by sierra

3 comments posted 9yrs posted by sierra

WiFi sensitivity question for Jeff Liebermann & anyone well versed in antennas

In your experience with *both* Android & iOS mobile devices, have you also found the iOS devices severely lacking in Wi...

47 comments posted 9yrs

posted by aardvarks

47 comments posted 9yrs posted by aardvarks

Is it theorectically or practically even possible to mooch off if a typical WISP

Is it theorectically or practically even possible to mooch off if a typical WISP In the iPhone newsgroups, a typical Ap...

13 comments posted 9yrs

posted by aardvarks

13 comments posted 9yrs posted by aardvarks

Non-USB 11ac network adapters

I'm building a new mid-tower PC and am looking for a good non-USB 11ac network adapter and it seems like all I can find...

6 comments posted 10yrs

posted by tooslow42

6 comments posted 10yrs posted by tooslow42