Re: configuring wifi vs. cellular
My average connection speed went up from 15 mbps to somewhere between 50 and 100. It was my ISP, and they did give me a different router/modem. I know that my WiFi signal is stronger than it was, whatever the reason. -Original Message- From: Christopher Chaltain Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 1:44 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: configuring wifi vs. cellular I don't think you're saying this, but the wifi connection has nothing to do with fibre optic or DSL. DSL is the connection from your house to the internet. Wifi is the wireless connection within your house. You could switch from DSL to cable or fibre optic by swapping out modems but still be using the same router. Of course, you can also get modem/router units, so when you switch from DSL to cable, you're changing routers and therefore could impact your wifi connection. This still has to do with the router though and not the cable or DSL connection itself. On 01/21/2015 02:19 PM, Flor Lynch wrote: On my previous connection, a DSL broadband, the WiFi signal sometimes dropped out on my iPhone. On my present one, a FibreOptic connection, it never does. Meanwhile, check that you are in fact connected to WiFi before you begin your activity that (you believe) requires it. Examples of such would be online video streams, or perhaps file downloads. There is a difference between your phone’s WiFI being trned on and its being connected to your WiFi. (It will say ‘not connected’ ir ‘connected’.) *From:* susan mailto:susan.wojte...@gmail.com *Sent:* Monday, January 19, 2015 1:45 PM *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com *Subject:* Re: configuring wifi vs. cellular Hi Alex, I admit to really not understanding these things, but that’s what I thought should happen. It’s possible that there’s just too much traffic for the bandwidth we have. We have two desktop computers connected to our router and my dad’s caregiver has a laptop as well as a phone . She spends a lot of time on skype or streaming movies especially in the evening, and if we are online at the same time we have to do router resets. It’s worse than having teenagers ... we never had this problem when our two were home, smile. At any rate, she may be drawing from a different network. I was mostly wondering if I had missed something in the settings, but from what you’ve said our best way to solve this may be tto move, which is in the works, not for this reason. Anyway, thanks for clarifying that for me. Susan *From:* Alex Hall mailto:mehg...@icloud.com *Sent:* Monday, January 19, 2015 8:19 AM *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com *Subject:* Re: configuring wifi vs. cellular The iPhone will always use wifi it it is connected to it. Cellular only comes in if the wifi drops and a different network can't be found. If wifi is misbehaving on two devices, I'd look at your router; is the signal strong enough? Might the channel your router is on be full of interference from other networks or devices? Is the router okay, but the internet connection spotty (something your ISP can help troubleshoot)? On Jan 19, 2015, at 8:11 AM, susan susan.wojte...@gmail.com mailto:susan.wojte...@gmail.com wrote: Hi listers, This may seem like a strange question, but how does my phone recognize whether to use a wifi or cellular signal? I think I have wifi connected to my home network as it seems to work with Safari, but in apps like Ootones or the BARD app I get continual timeout messages when I attempt to download books or, in the case of Ootunes can’t play high bitrate streams at all. Wifi has been fiddly at times with my Ipod and I thought this would improve with the iphone, but apparently not. Any thoughts on how to troubleshoot this? Tia. Susan or the BARD app -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- 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. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com mailto:mehg...@icloud.com -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running
Re: configuring wifi vs. cellular
On my previous connection, a DSL broadband, the WiFi signal sometimes dropped out on my iPhone. On my present one, a FibreOptic connection, it never does. Meanwhile, check that you are in fact connected to WiFi before you begin your activity that (you believe) requires it. Examples of such would be online video streams, or perhaps file downloads. There is a difference between your phone’s WiFI being trned on and its being connected to your WiFi. (It will say ‘not connected’ ir ‘connected’.) From: susan Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 1:45 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: configuring wifi vs. cellular Hi Alex, I admit to really not understanding these things, but that’s what I thought should happen. It’s possible that there’s just too much traffic for the bandwidth we have. We have two desktop computers connected to our router and my dad’s caregiver has a laptop as well as a phone . She spends a lot of time on skype or streaming movies especially in the evening, and if we are online at the same time we have to do router resets. It’s worse than having teenagers ... we never had this problem when our two were home, smile. At any rate, she may be drawing from a different network. I was mostly wondering if I had missed something in the settings, but from what you’ve said our best way to solve this may be tto move, which is in the works, not for this reason. Anyway, thanks for clarifying that for me. Susan From: Alex Hall Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 8:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: configuring wifi vs. cellular The iPhone will always use wifi it it is connected to it. Cellular only comes in if the wifi drops and a different network can't be found. If wifi is misbehaving on two devices, I'd look at your router; is the signal strong enough? Might the channel your router is on be full of interference from other networks or devices? Is the router okay, but the internet connection spotty (something your ISP can help troubleshoot)? On Jan 19, 2015, at 8:11 AM, susan susan.wojte...@gmail.com wrote: Hi listers, This may seem like a strange question, but how does my phone recognize whether to use a wifi or cellular signal? I think I have wifi connected to my home network as it seems to work with Safari, but in apps like Ootones or the BARD app I get continual timeout messages when I attempt to download books or, in the case of Ootunes can’t play high bitrate streams at all. Wifi has been fiddly at times with my Ipod and I thought this would improve with the iphone, but apparently not. Any thoughts on how to troubleshoot this? Tia. Susan or the BARD app -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- 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. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- 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. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
Re: configuring wifi vs. cellular
I don't think you're saying this, but the wifi connection has nothing to do with fibre optic or DSL. DSL is the connection from your house to the internet. Wifi is the wireless connection within your house. You could switch from DSL to cable or fibre optic by swapping out modems but still be using the same router. Of course, you can also get modem/router units, so when you switch from DSL to cable, you're changing routers and therefore could impact your wifi connection. This still has to do with the router though and not the cable or DSL connection itself. On 01/21/2015 02:19 PM, Flor Lynch wrote: On my previous connection, a DSL broadband, the WiFi signal sometimes dropped out on my iPhone. On my present one, a FibreOptic connection, it never does. Meanwhile, check that you are in fact connected to WiFi before you begin your activity that (you believe) requires it. Examples of such would be online video streams, or perhaps file downloads. There is a difference between your phone’s WiFI being trned on and its being connected to your WiFi. (It will say ‘not connected’ ir ‘connected’.) *From:* susan mailto:susan.wojte...@gmail.com *Sent:* Monday, January 19, 2015 1:45 PM *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com *Subject:* Re: configuring wifi vs. cellular Hi Alex, I admit to really not understanding these things, but that’s what I thought should happen. It’s possible that there’s just too much traffic for the bandwidth we have. We have two desktop computers connected to our router and my dad’s caregiver has a laptop as well as a phone . She spends a lot of time on skype or streaming movies especially in the evening, and if we are online at the same time we have to do router resets. It’s worse than having teenagers ... we never had this problem when our two were home, smile. At any rate, she may be drawing from a different network. I was mostly wondering if I had missed something in the settings, but from what you’ve said our best way to solve this may be tto move, which is in the works, not for this reason. Anyway, thanks for clarifying that for me. Susan *From:* Alex Hall mailto:mehg...@icloud.com *Sent:* Monday, January 19, 2015 8:19 AM *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com *Subject:* Re: configuring wifi vs. cellular The iPhone will always use wifi it it is connected to it. Cellular only comes in if the wifi drops and a different network can't be found. If wifi is misbehaving on two devices, I'd look at your router; is the signal strong enough? Might the channel your router is on be full of interference from other networks or devices? Is the router okay, but the internet connection spotty (something your ISP can help troubleshoot)? On Jan 19, 2015, at 8:11 AM, susan susan.wojte...@gmail.com mailto:susan.wojte...@gmail.com wrote: Hi listers, This may seem like a strange question, but how does my phone recognize whether to use a wifi or cellular signal? I think I have wifi connected to my home network as it seems to work with Safari, but in apps like Ootones or the BARD app I get continual timeout messages when I attempt to download books or, in the case of Ootunes can’t play high bitrate streams at all. Wifi has been fiddly at times with my Ipod and I thought this would improve with the iphone, but apparently not. Any thoughts on how to troubleshoot this? Tia. Susan or the BARD app -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- 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. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com mailto:mehg...@icloud.com -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop
Re: configuring wifi vs. cellular
The iPhone will always use wifi it it is connected to it. Cellular only comes in if the wifi drops and a different network can't be found. If wifi is misbehaving on two devices, I'd look at your router; is the signal strong enough? Might the channel your router is on be full of interference from other networks or devices? Is the router okay, but the internet connection spotty (something your ISP can help troubleshoot)? On Jan 19, 2015, at 8:11 AM, susan susan.wojte...@gmail.com wrote: Hi listers, This may seem like a strange question, but how does my phone recognize whether to use a wifi or cellular signal? I think I have wifi connected to my home network as it seems to work with Safari, but in apps like Ootones or the BARD app I get continual timeout messages when I attempt to download books or, in the case of Ootunes can’t play high bitrate streams at all. Wifi has been fiddly at times with my Ipod and I thought this would improve with the iphone, but apparently not. Any thoughts on how to troubleshoot this? Tia. Susan or the BARD app -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- 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. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- 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. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: configuring wifi vs. cellular
Hi Alex, I admit to really not understanding these things, but that’s what I thought should happen. It’s possible that there’s just too much traffic for the bandwidth we have. We have two desktop computers connected to our router and my dad’s caregiver has a laptop as well as a phone . She spends a lot of time on skype or streaming movies especially in the evening, and if we are online at the same time we have to do router resets. It’s worse than having teenagers ... we never had this problem when our two were home, smile. At any rate, she may be drawing from a different network. I was mostly wondering if I had missed something in the settings, but from what you’ve said our best way to solve this may be tto move, which is in the works, not for this reason. Anyway, thanks for clarifying that for me. Susan From: Alex Hall Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 8:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: configuring wifi vs. cellular The iPhone will always use wifi it it is connected to it. Cellular only comes in if the wifi drops and a different network can't be found. If wifi is misbehaving on two devices, I'd look at your router; is the signal strong enough? Might the channel your router is on be full of interference from other networks or devices? Is the router okay, but the internet connection spotty (something your ISP can help troubleshoot)? On Jan 19, 2015, at 8:11 AM, susan susan.wojte...@gmail.com wrote: Hi listers, This may seem like a strange question, but how does my phone recognize whether to use a wifi or cellular signal? I think I have wifi connected to my home network as it seems to work with Safari, but in apps like Ootones or the BARD app I get continual timeout messages when I attempt to download books or, in the case of Ootunes can’t play high bitrate streams at all. Wifi has been fiddly at times with my Ipod and I thought this would improve with the iphone, but apparently not. Any thoughts on how to troubleshoot this? Tia. Susan or the BARD app -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- 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. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- 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. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- 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. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: configuring wifi vs. cellular
I’ve had my ipod for a year and only recently got a phone so still feel like a newbie at times, smile. Yes, I have my settings that way as well so of course when I’m doing the slow bandwidth thing sometimes nothing works. Will have to do some experimenting. From: Deidre Muccio Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 8:35 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: configuring wifi vs. cellular Tia, I’m only a new user so I hope this is helpful. While I was downloading big files like voices and an Epub book, I often had to do it a number of times due to what the phone was telling me was a bad connection, spotty coverage, in other words. I suspect this is a problem with the carrier wireless service/connection and not the phone itself. Try turning your modem on and off, and even unplug it then plug it in again. Also, if you do want to use data to download things you might want to tell your phone not to automatically download unless it is connected to Wi-Fi as opposed to any old time like when you are out walking with your phone in your pocket. That will save you data if you have a limited plan. Someone pointed this out to me while we were looking at the downcast and podcast apps which I have several subscribed to programs in. Deidre From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of susan Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 8:11 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: configuring wifi vs. cellular Hi listers, This may seem like a strange question, but how does my phone recognize whether to use a wifi or cellular signal? I think I have wifi connected to my home network as it seems to work with Safari, but in apps like Ootones or the BARD app I get continual timeout messages when I attempt to download books or, in the case of Ootunes can’t play high bitrate streams at all. Wifi has been fiddly at times with my Ipod and I thought this would improve with the iphone, but apparently not. Any thoughts on how to troubleshoot this? Tia. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- 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. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- 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. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
RE: configuring wifi vs. cellular
Tia, I’m only a new user so I hope this is helpful. While I was downloading big files like voices and an Epub book, I often had to do it a number of times due to what the phone was telling me was a bad connection, spotty coverage, in other words. I suspect this is a problem with the carrier wireless service/connection and not the phone itself. Try turning your modem on and off, and even unplug it then plug it in again. Also, if you do want to use data to download things you might want to tell your phone not to automatically download unless it is connected to Wi-Fi as opposed to any old time like when you are out walking with your phone in your pocket. That will save you data if you have a limited plan. Someone pointed this out to me while we were looking at the downcast and podcast apps which I have several subscribed to programs in. Deidre From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of susan Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 8:11 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: configuring wifi vs. cellular Hi listers, This may seem like a strange question, but how does my phone recognize whether to use a wifi or cellular signal? I think I have wifi connected to my home network as it seems to work with Safari, but in apps like Ootones or the BARD app I get continual timeout messages when I attempt to download books or, in the case of Ootunes can’t play high bitrate streams at all. Wifi has been fiddly at times with my Ipod and I thought this would improve with the iphone, but apparently not. Any thoughts on how to troubleshoot this? Tia. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- 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. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
configuring wifi vs. cellular
Hi listers, This may seem like a strange question, but how does my phone recognize whether to use a wifi or cellular signal? I think I have wifi connected to my home network as it seems to work with Safari, but in apps like Ootones or the BARD app I get continual timeout messages when I attempt to download books or, in the case of Ootunes can’t play high bitrate streams at all. Wifi has been fiddly at times with my Ipod and I thought this would improve with the iphone, but apparently not. Any thoughts on how to troubleshoot this? Tia. Susan or the BARD app -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- 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. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: configuring wifi vs. cellular
We have three computers, a Roku stick, an iPad, and three iPhones all on our network, not to mention a printer or two. smile That's a lot, and none of us have trouble. So, unless your router is an older one or the data given to you by your ISP is slow or low bandwidth, it may be interference from someone else's router or other device. My first step would be to call your ISP, explain what's going on, and see if they have suggestions, or at least an explanation. If they don't, you could investigate getting a new router, assuming yours isn't already relatively new. Wifi trouble is hard to pin down, because so many factors influence it, but were it me, I'd start with my ISP. On Jan 19, 2015, at 8:45 AM, susan susan.wojte...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Alex, I admit to really not understanding these things, but that’s what I thought should happen. It’s possible that there’s just too much traffic for the bandwidth we have. We have two desktop computers connected to our router and my dad’s caregiver has a laptop as well as a phone . She spends a lot of time on skype or streaming movies especially in the evening, and if we are online at the same time we have to do router resets. It’s worse than having teenagers ... we never had this problem when our two were home, smile. At any rate, she may be drawing from a different network. I was mostly wondering if I had missed something in the settings, but from what you’ve said our best way to solve this may be tto move, which is in the works, not for this reason. Anyway, thanks for clarifying that for me. Susan From: Alex Hall mailto:mehg...@icloud.com Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 8:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: configuring wifi vs. cellular The iPhone will always use wifi it it is connected to it. Cellular only comes in if the wifi drops and a different network can't be found. If wifi is misbehaving on two devices, I'd look at your router; is the signal strong enough? Might the channel your router is on be full of interference from other networks or devices? Is the router okay, but the internet connection spotty (something your ISP can help troubleshoot)? On Jan 19, 2015, at 8:11 AM, susan susan.wojte...@gmail.com mailto:susan.wojte...@gmail.com wrote: Hi listers, This may seem like a strange question, but how does my phone recognize whether to use a wifi or cellular signal? I think I have wifi connected to my home network as it seems to work with Safari, but in apps like Ootones or the BARD app I get continual timeout messages when I attempt to download books or, in the case of Ootunes can’t play high bitrate streams at all. Wifi has been fiddly at times with my Ipod and I thought this would improve with the iphone, but apparently not. Any thoughts on how to troubleshoot this? Tia. Susan or the BARD app -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- 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. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com mailto:mehg...@icloud.com -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- 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. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit
