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Posted: 31 Dec 2014

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First world problems: Connectivity

First world problems: Connectivity
I spent somewhat hours to solve an internet connection problem yesterday. Wi-Fi was running slow, or not at all. The solution (hopefully) was to change the "channel" used by Wi-Fi modem. Service provider advised me to use an Android app to scan what channels are used by neighbors, to avoid using the same channels and interruption caused by them. And there are indeed a lot of it! I find something like 20 stations overcrowding the available 13 channels. So, there are plenty of radio waves going through our bodies, not to mention all other frequencies used by TV, mobile phones etc...

EDIT: Folks, I have also another problem. Please help me testing this =)
'Browsing Ipernity becomes slow' www.ipernity.com/group/unofficialgroup/discuss/171094

EDIT: Clearing (image) cache seem to fix the sluggishness on Chrome browser. Thanks to .t.a..o.n. for an advice =)

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 .t.a.o.n.
.t.a.o.n.
sometimes i look like you... ;-)
9 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to .t.a.o.n.
Rob, see, no head! =D
9 years ago.
 Shuttering Yukon
Shuttering Yukon
oh damn, I did the same crap yesterday! then I started changing passwords! Whew really does not work any better than it did but now I can call the isp again and conform to their requirements! and Sami my head was also spinning in circles too!
9 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Shuttering Yukon
It is frustrating and complete waste of time =( And very similar as visiting doctors or retails shop these days. The "customer" has to do the most of the work, find out the problem by her/himself, and then more or less confirm this "homemade" diagnoses with the "help of experts".

In my case I actually already guessed what was the problem from experiencing the same earlier. Although, I have admit getting help from real expert on that first time. That happened something like year ago with an old modem. The guy kindly tipped me to try changing the channels. This time the new advice was to use that "channel scanner" to find out what channel is less crowded.
9 years ago.
Shuttering Yukon has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… club
yea, they tell me someone is 'stealing my internet' there is no way in hell any geek could figure out the password! That's why it's slow... too may people on at once is what my isp is telling me.
No seriously I tell them, it's just YOUR shittay internet service..
9 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Shuttering Yukon
Then you may wish to do the same as me, and find out if it's just occupied channel causing the slowness. Check this page first for tools to find out if that is the case: www.howtogeek.com/197268/how-to-find-the-best-wi-fi-channel-for-your-router-on-any-operating-system
9 years ago.
 Sami Serola (inactive)
Sami Serola (inactiv… club
Folks, I have also another problem. Please help me testing this =)
www.ipernity.com/group/unofficialgroup/discuss/171094
9 years ago.
.t.a.o.n. has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… club
do you clear the cache of chrome from time to time ? you should, this solves a lot of problems...
9 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to .t.a.o.n.
Oh, I'll try that =) Thanks a lot, Rob.
9 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to .t.a.o.n.
YES! It seem to fix it. Thank you very much =)
9 years ago.
.t.a.o.n. has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… club
you're welcome ! ;-)
9 years ago.
 Shuttering Yukon
Shuttering Yukon
I also use Mozilla Firefox on a Mac computer... I will never change, it works it's fast... and nothing is distorted.
9 years ago.
 Wierd Folkersma
Wierd Folkersma club
I am using a free software CCleaner and it cleans the cache of all the browsers.
But I also use mostly Mozilla, sometimes Chrome, when problems with Mozilla.
9 years ago.
 ୱ Kiezkickerde ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
ୱ Kiezkickerde ( ͡°… club
Can´t you set your router to "auto" - channel mode so it switched to the best av. channel?
And you should know - the channels behind and before your chosen one are interference with your one, too, not just the channel itself. And there are just 3 which are free of it - 1, 6 and (I thought) 9. So these mostly are the heaviest used ones...

As android app I use "WIFI Manager". If I switch to right it´s pretty easy to search for the best channel because you don´t only see how many other are using it - you also see how strong their signal - level was compared to your own. Stronger signals means higher dbm (mostly they would be in negative).
So a channel with 3 other routers which are around -80 dbm could be the better choice than a channel with just one another router on it which sends with -20dbm inside your rooms because this single router will disturb your signals even more than the 3 with -80dbm (which is nearly "We can´t get your signals").
9 years ago.

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