I can connect with wi fi down on my river shoreline (currently very trashed from Irene -13 big trees down). It is about 75 feet downhill from the house and the wifi is high up near a large window. I normally go down and let the dogs romp while I read the morning news on the iPad when I am not on clean up patrol like this week. It seems like metal in the walls (old metal mesh for plaster of new metal studs) is one source of interference.
Mary D in eastern NC
Mary Davidson
On Sep 2, 2011, at 11:43 AM, bj wrote:
I can often connect my iPhone on my wi-fi from outside my (1942) building &
even a few yards away -- right through the foot-thick brick walls, the
plaster *plus* a layer of drywall inside. But sometimes not from downstairs
around a bunch of room-corners &/or through a concrete floor. My iPad seems
to have less trouble in the basement but I really don't notice it that
much -- I'm usually just reading on it not wi-fi-ing.
Sometimes it's just a matter of luck, I think.
bj
-----Original Message-----
From: Dina Finch
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 3:15 AM
To: iPad@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [iPad] Off topic!! Apple tv
If you have an older house, particularly with plaster and "chicken wire" for
wall support, it can severely affect your WiFi. You're just gonna have to
get a new house! But really, you can get an extended antenna for your
router, or just try moving it to another spot in your house by using a WiFi
radio extender. If you happen to have a huge house, get a few :)
Dina
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even a few yards away -- right through the foot-thick brick walls, the
plaster *plus* a layer of drywall inside. But sometimes not from downstairs
around a bunch of room-corners &/or through a concrete floor. My iPad seems
to have less trouble in the basement but I really don't notice it that
much -- I'm usually just reading on it not wi-fi-ing.
Sometimes it's just a matter of luck, I think.
bj
-----Original Message-----
From: Dina Finch
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 3:15 AM
To: iPad@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [iPad] Off topic!! Apple tv
If you have an older house, particularly with plaster and "chicken wire" for
wall support, it can severely affect your WiFi. You're just gonna have to
get a new house! But really, you can get an extended antenna for your
router, or just try moving it to another spot in your house by using a WiFi
radio extender. If you happen to have a huge house, get a few :)
Dina
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