COXWifi SSID
Why is a COXWifi SSID being advertised on Panoramic WIFI device that I pay for? How does it impact my overall performance? Does it take bandwidth/speed away from what I pay for? Seems scratchy.
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no big deal
Which are more secure: the ones you see or the ones you don't?
back in the old days with a linksys/cisco combo router, i could block the ssid, both pc's + laptops could connect.but that was before smartphones.
by 2010, with ssid hidden, verizon smartphones wouldn't/couldn't see/connect to wi-fi, so it was simple, show ssid, or no wi-fi access on smartphones.
being retired, home most of the time, we can get by on 1g plan with xfinity. if we go over, adds $12+tax for 2nd gig.
i see enough posts here from folks who are enticed to provide their own equipment but they don't understand it enough to troubleshoot issues that come up or when updates to their equipment come up & they can no longer connect.
i've got fast speeds for what i do, not a gamer or worried about packet loss.
You can't manually enter your network credentials (SSID & encryption key) into the network settings of a smartphone?
If you can't manually enter your network credentials, could you temporarily broadcast your SSID while connecting a smartphone and after a successful connection, stop broadcasting your SSID? In this scenario, would your smartphone remember your once-broadcasted SSID?
no, with the old router, the phone could connect either auto or manually, with either pop3/imap + smtp server addresses but no way to change encryption protocol.
no, if ssid was toggled off on router, the phone lost wi-fi,whether ed auto or had been setup setup manually.
whether i-phone or android, auto setup with both verizon?infinity sets up an imap account after entering login/pw.
i guess the phones were more picky about hiding the ssid than the old school laptops.
thanks for you questions.
