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sddriver
Oct 04, 2014Follower
Walking from the router wifi area to the Powerline wifi area w/ a tablet
I bought the XWNB5201 which is the Powerline with wifi. I have not yet installed it but I have a question I just thought of. Here is the scenario: Lets say the front of the house has the router. ...
michaelkenward
Oct 07, 2014Guru - Experienced User
I have just this set up. My Android kit – various tablets and phones – adapts just fine as I walk around the place.
The only time I need to force a switch is when the signals are of a similar strength and I want to switch to a faster band. I could probably find an Android app to handle that too, but what the heck?
Of course, iStuff may not behave in the same way, given Apple's propensity to write its own rules.
The only time I need to force a switch is when the signals are of a similar strength and I want to switch to a faster band. I could probably find an Android app to handle that too, but what the heck?
Of course, iStuff may not behave in the same way, given Apple's propensity to write its own rules.