Three experiences and counting
Before I begin to answer this prompt, I have a question and coincidentally, it relates to the prompt. Now, for instance, let's say I turned my data off about three hours ago, and I haven't turned it on again since then. Neither did I leave my wi-fi on. But I find out that Whatsapp messages are being updated, Snapchat notifications are entering, and whatever other notification there is. What internet connection is the phone working with at that moment? (It allows for sending of Whatsapp messages as well, although it takes time). So, dear digitalysts, I'm usually left confused whenever this happens and I've experienced it over five times. Does it happen to you too?
I've not had so much experience with Wi-Fi's. It's only about two I've happened to be connected to and they're very unreliable. Let me tell you about them.
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In my school bill, there is a specific amount allocated to recharging the router placed at strategic locations around the school, and in the hostel. But this wifi works only two times every semester - The beginning of a semester and examination period. By working, I don't mean the instant connection and speed. I mean the part that if you want a 25kb picture to load, you'll have to wait for about five minutes before it loads completely. That way, you know the wifi is actually working. As a student, I find this wifi very frustrating because apart from how slow it usually is, when it eventually connects during the day, there's the fact that if I am lying on my bed, my phone must be kept at a particular spot. If I should as much as turn, it'll become slower or worse still, the initial spot will cease to work.
But no matter how much I complain about the wifi, I've seen most of my friends use this wifi to download complete series. All they have to do is to stay up at night, monitoring the most favourable position. And since there's usually no traffic at that time, it works better. I'm a night owl but I'm too lazy to turn into a pilot just because I want to download a movie.
The other router I've had access to is the one at the company where I work currently. If someone has no idea how it feels like to be frustrated, they're very welcome to try the wifi at my workplace. The moment you connect, it says no internet for two minutes, connects in the third minute and disconnects in the next thirty seconds. You'll then start over. A colleague of mine once said that whatever happens with the wifi could be likened to choosing the wifi but the wifi not choosing you. It's so annoying that I would rather use my data, rather than try connecting to the route. It's that annoying.
As for mifis, I have a friend that has one. Due to the poor quality of network in my school, the mifi rarely works. It keeps saying poor internet connection during the duration of our meeting and I do feel very bad for her when she'll be left stranded due to poor internet.
As you've read, I haven't had good experiences with routers so far. I'm very comfortable with using data from my phone. It works with great speed, it is convenient, it works just fine for me. and I'm okay.
So there, you have it, the #digi-prompt for the week. I am a data girlie, mostly due to circumstances and not basically due to speed, convenience and whatnot.
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You talking about your friends monitoring the favorable position for the WiFi got me laughing. I’m imagining them carrying their phones or laptops in the air looking for that”position”😂😂😂
For the school wifi, I think it's maybe the overload of work(by that, I mean the mobiles connected) that make it lag. It could also be that the network in the school area is poor.
My school as an instance, I don't think if one goes in with the biggest wifi, that it would work cause once you step in fnto the school premises, it's point-blank 'no network'.
As for your question, I haven't had such experience and the occurrence is new to me. I'll just ask around anyway.
I would like to ask still, does your mobile data deplete when you turn your data icon on?
No it doesn't.
I also agree that there are lots of students trying to use the wifi at the same time and so, it's slow. I pray things get better this semester
For your question, my phone does that sometimes , but it's usually because I already turned on my data before, but not all the notifications come in then.
Most times I turn off my data before receiving my tiktok and snapchat notifications, even when my wifi is off and nothing to connect to.
And yes, I do hunt for free WiFi most times, but there's nothing like using your own data. It's way more convenient
Chances are your phone automatically turns on its Wi-Fi -- there's a setting for that -- and connects to open networks around... or it's haunted.
If it automatically turns on wifi, won't the wifi icon indicate that wifi is on? If that's the case, my own does not usually turn on.
But if it's the latter, then so be it😭.
Wi-Fis are not what too many people are connected to at the same time especially if it has a lower broad band server.
We can only enjoy Wi-Fis if fewer people are connected to it at a point or we solely use it alone.
However, for the automatic messages, you phone Wi-Fi comes on without you knowing, especially if it’s iPhone brand.