easysurfer
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I as over at my sister and her roomate's apartment today. Was burning up my data plan so asked if I could sign on to their wifi.
Both of them know very very little about computers. A hired helper there knows a bit more. So, I got a wi-fi passcode and tried but couldn't get in only to find out later that was the wrong signal. There apartment has two signals. One time Comcast did something to get my sister's roommate's tablet to work.
So, I'm thinking, okay. how about the other signal? But oddly, the other wifi didn't come up as a wifi signal nearby. But I could see that my roommate's tablet and the helper's phone saw and was on the wifi.
Finally, I gave up but now am scratching my head as to why the signal wouldn't show up as a possible wifi connection? Perhaps the guy from Comcast did some hard coding? Ideas? Would something like a simple power off/on of the router make the signal one my phone can see?
Both of them know very very little about computers. A hired helper there knows a bit more. So, I got a wi-fi passcode and tried but couldn't get in only to find out later that was the wrong signal. There apartment has two signals. One time Comcast did something to get my sister's roommate's tablet to work.
So, I'm thinking, okay. how about the other signal? But oddly, the other wifi didn't come up as a wifi signal nearby. But I could see that my roommate's tablet and the helper's phone saw and was on the wifi.
Finally, I gave up but now am scratching my head as to why the signal wouldn't show up as a possible wifi connection? Perhaps the guy from Comcast did some hard coding? Ideas? Would something like a simple power off/on of the router make the signal one my phone can see?