Mobile and WIFI Tips For A Better Experience From TE Reliable Home Services, Naples, FL

This post provides some practical mobile and WIFI tips for people in Southwest Florida that will improve their experiences with technology. We hope that you find it informative and useful. If you have any questions or you need help, please call TE Reliable Home Services at 941.313.2254.

Mobile Tips For A Better Experience

We all rely so heavily on mobile devices, that mobile phone service is a critical component of your experience. Unfortunately, mobile service in southwestern Florida is spotty as you move inland, away from the coast. Mobile phone companies appear to be struggling to keep pace with new development. The result is spotty service, which can be quite annoying. In some SW Florida locations, the poor service extends to emergency 911 services, which can become a significant safety issue.

If you find yourself in the above situation, here are some mobile and WIFI technology tips to improve your experiences:

Use the WI-FI Calling Feature on Your Phone

Both Android and Apple (IOS) phones have a feature in the Settings section of the phone, called Wi-Fi Calling. This enables your mobile phone to utilize your home WIFI network to make and receive high quality phone calls via a technology, called VOIP or voice over internet protocol. Simply put, when you talk on a mobile phone, your voice is digitized. With Wi-Fi Calling, the digital signal is sent and received via the internet, instead of using a cell tower. The beauty of this feature is that it’s completely free. Keep in mind that the feature will only work when you’re in range of Wi-Fi, which means that you’ll likely not be able to use it outside of your home.

Force your phone to use the nearest cell tower

When you travel, your mobile phone automatically jumps from cell tower to cell tower, providing you with the best reception. Sometimes, the technology doesn’t always jump, causing you to have a weak signal or no signal at all. An easy fix to address this is to go into the Settings for your mobile phone and put your phone into airplane mode for 10-15 seconds and then turn airplane mode back off. This will force your phone to reacquire a signal from the nearest tower.

Use A Mobile Device Signal Booster

Mobile device signal boosters are widely available from online retailers, like Amazon. An effective booster can significantly amplify a weak cell signal so that you no longer have interrupted or dropped calls.

Cell boosters come in all shapes and sizes. Likewise, some work and some are a waste of money. Look at the customer ratings and reviews for guidance before you buy. Or, better yet, consult with TE Reliable and we will give some good, practical recommendations.

Practical Tips for Better WIFI

A good, strong WIFI signal is increasingly critical for almost everything that we do at home. Home electronics, like the Nest Thermostat or the Ring Doorbell, rely on WIFI to provide updates to you, informing you about AC issues or packages on your doorstep. Great WIFI is also critical for watching any streaming video or listening to any streaming audio. And we all rely on great internet access via WIFI to look at our email, browse the internet, or look at the latest Facebook postings.

 Streaming – Save Money And Get a Better Experience 

Streaming has come to the mainstream, but some people may be hesitant to ‘cut the cord’. Streaming means that you’re watching video or listening to audio through your WIFI system, not through a cable that’s coming into your home.

There are many benefits to streaming. The most significant is that streaming save hundreds or even thousands of dollars per year. Another benefit is that you have more choice about what you want programs you want to watch than ever before. Instead of receiving a bundle of stations on cable that you never watch, you can pick and choose the programming that you enjoy.

Before you cut the cord and start streaming content, make sure that you have sources identified for your favorite content. For example, if you want local news, you may need to subscribe to a channel, called YouTube TV. Or, if you’ve been watching Major League Baseball on cable, make sure that you can subscribe to MLB.TV to continue to watch your favorite games.

When you cut the cord, you’ll probably be getting new internet equipment. Keep your sanity by keeping the name of your WIFI network the same. If you change your WIFI network name, you’ll need to completely reconnect all of the electronic devices in your home to your new WIFI network. That would include your thermostat, your video doorbell, your cameras, your mobile devices, your TV’s, etc. In some case, reconnection is easy. In other cases, you may need to do a factory reset to erase the previous network ID.

A Strong Network Is Key to Your WIFI Experience 

Most people have a single WIFI router which receives the signal from the internet provider and creates a WIFI network in your home. Depending on the location of the router, the strength of the WIFI signal at the other end of the house, may not be very strong, significantly impacting your experience. This is likely a problem in larger homes and multi-level condos.

To fix this, you may need a WIFI extender or you may need a mesh network. An extender is a hardware device that connects with your existing WIFI network to increase the network footprint in your home. An extender is an easy fix if you only need to improve your network strength in a single part of the house. A mesh network is an advanced technology that uses multiple devices around your house to create a ‘mesh’ to ensure that WIFI is always strong, all the time.

Improve Your Mobile or WIFI Experience With TE Reliable Home Services

TE Reliable Home Services is available if you have questions or need help with any Home Technology questions or issues. Call us at 941.313.2254 or click here for a no-obligation quote.