Stacey, That's not a bad reading, probably in the middle somewhere of the range. But, as I said, the reading really only gives you a relative indication of your signal strength.
Don On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 07:24:37 -0500, Stacey Robinson wrote: Don, I have a minus 56 dbm right now. I'm in my din with the unit plugged in. The router is in my husbands office which isn't too far away. Stacey and Amigo > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Don Bishop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 23:05:03 -0700 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Audio Streaming >Hi Stacey, >Well, guess I'm anyone. <grin >Go to the options menu, connectivity, andpress a for active connection details. Scroll through the details and you will see the signal strength. >It will appear as a minus number such as -30 or whatever the strength. >The lower the number, the stronger the signal is. The best numbers seem to be around -27 or -30 and a connection can still work with a number as high as - >75 in some cases. Usually if it's -60 or less, the signal is going to be pretty good. >It's not an exact indication of signal strength and it's only relative. So you should experiment with checking the signal strength at different distances from the >router to see what the acceptable number range for that connection is. >Don't worry if the number seems to jump around a bit as normally a small change in the number is quite normal. >Don > Sun, 16 Apr 2006 20:37:40 -0500, Stacey Robinson wrote: >Jim or anyone, >Is there a way that you can check the strength of your wireless >connection?? >I've not had any trouble so far but just wondered. >Stacey and Amigo >> ----- Original Message ----- >>From: "James Aldrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >>Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 17:30:46 -0600 >>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Audio Streaming >>Nancy, >>The cutting out of the audio stream is very normal depending on >your >>connection with DSL, Landline or Ethernet. Sometimes the audio >stream has >>to catch up with itself thus it occasionally cuts out. Much >depends on the >>quality of your connection. There is a buffering process which >takes place >>with audio streaming. This audio stream is saved ahead of time >so if there >>is a problem, hopefully you won't notice it. Unfortunately, one >does >>encounter occasional problems though. >>I'd recommend you try www.billsparks.org. That site has many >fine oldies >>stations and you can actually find that category. >>Enter with Dots 4, 6 turns up the volume in your M-power and dots >1, 3 with >>enter turns the volume down. I'd say you are doing quite well >thus far. >>Jim Aldrich >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Nancy Ungar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: "Braille Note" <[email protected] >>Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 11:44 PM >>Subject: [Braillenote] Audio Streaming >>> Hi. I've had my m-power for about a month now, and I've never >tried audio >>> streaming until tonight. I went to: interactiveacbradioorg, >went to >>> listen in Winamp and entered. It seemed to automatically play >with the >>> media center, and I tried to read through the manual about audio >streaming >>> but couldn't find much about it. I didn't log on, just went to >"listen >>> with winamp and entered. Even with my over-the-ear headphones, >I heard >>> some talking, some music, but it would cut in and out. What am >I doing >>> wrong? How can I get a clear, continuous, nice audio sound with >this? I'm >>> excited, but I need specific steps (maybe using the example of >the >>> Interactive stream with Acb radio) until I get the hang of it. >It sounded >>> like it could be very exciting, and I kept hitting enter with >dots 4-6 >>> chord, but it was louder with turning up the speech. Don't just >give me >>> the section of the manual to read, but give me some specific >steps for >>> this example to make it work, and I'll practice, practice, >practice. >>> Thanks very much for any information to make this enjoyable for >myself and >>> others. >>> Nancy I have a transplanted 18-35ll braille keyboard. I love >oldies, and >>> I'm embarrassed that I can't make it work without it cutting in >and out. >>> Nancy >>> ___ >>> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>> http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >>___ >>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >__________ NOD32 1.1492 (20060416) Information __________ >This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >http://www.eset.com >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote __________ NOD32 1.1492 (20060416) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
