Thanks, Chip. Well, that was depressing, testing that app. I knew my downstairs signal was lousy, but I didn't know how lousy. Now I do. Mary
Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 4, 2016, at 10:39 AM, Chip Orange <lists3...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Just an FYI that I came across a very handy free app which helps you measure > your wifi strength and throughput at a given spot; the app is named "wifi > sweet spot" and is free, and even has an audio output mode which generates > beeps similar to a "giger counter" to indicate the current strength (note > that the label for the button to turn audio mode on/off does disappear after > the first use, but you should have no trouble identifying the button even > so). It also has a numeric constant display which gives you more presice > info. > > > > You can use it to map out weak areas in your house, or to allow you to > reposition your wifi router and see what effect this has on signal at a > given point. > > > > This helped me determine that repositioning my router just slightly within > the closet where it resides makes a big difference in some of the weaker > areas of my house (where I was having difficulty placing an Echo). > > > > Hth, > > > > Chip > > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > <winmail.dat> -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
