As far as I know, two of three bars is good enough so long as it remains constant. One of three bars I would find concerning.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 24 Nov 2013, at 15:45, "Don & Cher Bosch" <oneagleswin...@bellsouth.net> > wrote: > > David- From my house, I typically get 2 of 3 bars. Do I need to get 3 of 3 > in order to be assured of a good update? Thanks- > Cher > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of David Chittenden > Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2013 6:55 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Updating IOS on WIFI hotspot- is this OK? > > Sure Christopher. Only, my partner updated over the air using a weak wifi > signal, and her iDevice started having some interesting problems. When she > finally hooked up to iTunes and did a full repair, the problems went away. > Explain that however you choose. As for me, I will only update over wifi > when I have a consistently strong signal. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 24 Nov 2013, at 10:01, Christopher Chaltain <chalt...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I'd monitor the wifi strength over time. If it stays pretty consistently > strong then there's no difference between using your friend's wifi or any > other wifi. For me personally, I'd worry more about dropped connections and > having to restart the update process than I would about a corrupted update. > I'm sure Apple has enough checks that it won't start an update until it > knows it has a good image downloaded to your phone. Finally, unless Facetime > isn't working for you, you can just wait until you have access to your PC or > a more reliable wifi network. >> >>> On 11/23/2013 02:35 PM, David Chittenden wrote: >>> Personally, I would go over to his house. Poor wifi signal means >>> significantly greater chance of corrupted data packets, means greater >>> chance that the update could be corrupted. I wouldn't trust my iPhone >>> to that increased possibility. >>> >>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >>> Email: dchitten...@gmail.com <mailto:dchitten...@gmail.com> >>> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On 24 Nov 2013, at 9:26, "Don & Cher Bosch" >>> <oneagleswin...@bellsouth.net <mailto:oneagleswin...@bellsouth.net>> > wrote: >>> >>>> My PC is unavailable- but can access a neighbors' WIFI from my house >>>> (with his consent). Do I need to go over to his house to attempt an >>>> IOS update via WIFI or is it OK as long as I have a signal? >>>> >>>> How long does WIFI IOS update take? >>>> >>>> Many, many thanks to all you on this list who make it possible :) >>>> >>>> Cher >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>> Google Group. >>>> >>>> Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com >>>> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>. >>>> >>>> Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>> >>>> Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing >>>> viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com>. >>>> >>>> Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing >>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>>> <mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >>>> >>>> More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>> --- >>>> 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 >>>> <mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> >>> Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> >>> Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> >>> Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing >>> viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. >>> >>> Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> >>> More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> --- >>> 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. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> Christopher (CJ) >> chaltain at Gmail >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. >> >> Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. >> >> Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> >> Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. >> >> Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> >> More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> --- 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. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > 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. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > 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. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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