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Re: RBR760
Crimp On, just FYI on the WIFI 7 971/970 Router Satellites. You seem to be the 2.4MHz expert and my update is not on the 860, but this info may help you answering questions in the future. I had not...
Alas, the evidence appears to establish that I am not an 'expert' in anything!
Thanks for pointing out that the iPhone has options for controlling how it connects. (none of my devices are 'fruit based').
This issue about IoT devices and 2.4G WiFi stems from unfortunate software decisions made by engineers who designed WiFi modules which were then later incorporated into products. "Hey. We need to make our (whatever gizmo) controlled by a smartphone app. Go buy a solution!" 90% of such products "just work".(as they should). The products which cause problems seem to have poorly designed smartphone apps that try to "do too much". i.e. rather than connect to the gizmo on 2.4G, they detect that the smartphone is connected to WiFi at 5G and refuse to continue.
This issue has frustrated customers for nearly 8 years! If it involves a $10 smart plug, my advice is "throw the damn thing away and buy something that works!" If it some essential part of the home infrastructure, like a pool controller, heat pump, thermostat, etc. the customer is really screwed.
Glad you found a solution.
In my short tenure on this Community (even though I posted 100 times my first week when I didn’t know what I was doing, or how to do it, sorry) I’ve seen your replies! You are always spot on! Like I said, I’m not posting “wildly” any more, but I’m still anxiously following you “smart guru posters!!
I like the “fruity” phone reference!! I must be honest. I was late to that party, actually, I was late to the conversion from analog to the whole digital cellular party.
And on one particular day in September of 2001, there were many Air Travelers who were trapped with me in Atlanta’s Hartsfield Airport after my early morning flight descend about halfway to my intended destination.
I found myself the only cellular customer with an analog cell phone among 60,000 of my new closest friends who all had the new digital “fruity” phones!
I can’t tell you how many wives, husbands, parents, children, and rental car companies (all of the 60,000 caller's to rental car places got busy signals) were able to get every call they made to their families using my 1947 analog cell phone! “No line no waiting” to hit an analog cell tower during the transition to digital
So with that said, I ultimately did take a bite of that fruit, but I was a long time getting to that point!!
I’ll try again to answer your questions about my RBE971/970 home setup. You know about all the issues we are still facing with that product, but maybe if you see my explanation of what/how fruit-phone and Orbi interact, you’ll be able to solve the issue.
I like the “fruity” phone reference!! I must be honest. I was late to that party, actually, I was late to the conversion from analog to the whole digital cellular party.
And on one particular day in September of 2001, there were many Air Travelers who were trapped with me in Atlanta’s Hartsfield Airport after my early morning flight descend about halfway to my intended destination.
I found myself the only cellular customer with an analog cell phone among 60,000 of my new closest friends who all had the new digital “fruity” phones!
I can’t tell you how many wives, husbands, parents, children, and rental car companies (all of the 60,000 caller's to rental car places got busy signals) were able to get every call they made to their families using my 1947 analog cell phone! “No line no waiting” to hit an analog cell tower during the transition to digital
So with that said, I ultimately did take a bite of that fruit, but I was a long time getting to that point!!
I’ll try again to answer your questions about my RBE971/970 home setup. You know about all the issues we are still facing with that product, but maybe if you see my explanation of what/how fruit-phone and Orbi interact, you’ll be able to solve the issue.