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Pro tip for tonight : reset your router before pre ordering
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whos spending 1k on a phone that doesnt have a wireless router????? And why reset my router before ordering??????????
I've had zero issues with my internet connection at home and my router (wired or wireless). no need to.
I Don't necessarily agree that someone needs to reset the router. If anything, that's not a method I would suggest before this specific iPhone launch. Especially given if it's operating as intended.
Another Pro tip: Don't touch a thing!! If it ain't broke don't fix it!! If anything goes wrong you will be waiting until next June...
At your home, in the room you plan on being when you pre-order, on the device you are using (I'm assuming an iPhone with the Apple Store app), do an internet speed test twice. Once with your Wi-Fi, once with your Wi-Fi off using phone data. See whichever is fastest, and use that one when it's time to pre-order.
If you turn off your wireless router. I will be able to preorder the iPhone X.
Sounds like you need to get a better wireless router...
You want what has the lowest latency too, not the download or upload speed. Home internet is 99.9% of the time going to be more reliable.
Also:
Block all other devices on your home network
Disable auto-updates and background refresh on your iDevices
Close all mail apps
Make a small sacrifice to the Apple gods - perhaps cut the core out of a freshly picked apple
I'm joking.
Except for the sacrifice bit.
Block all other devices on your home network
Disable auto-updates and background refresh on your iDevices
Close all mail apps
Make a small sacrifice to the Apple gods - perhaps cut the core out of a freshly picked apple
I'm joking.
Except for the sacrifice bit.
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Pro tip: Don't bother waking up, by the time you press order there will be a 8 week wait.
The sacrifice is actually smashing an older device. 5s or 2nd gen mini or higher for guaranteed launch day delivery.
No need to reset a functioning modem or router that hardly goes out. My internet is rock solid unless there is an outage, in which case a modem or router reset will not help anything.
Have a backup plan! Use your phone as a wireless hotspot if your carrier allows it.
Have a backup plan! Use your phone as a wireless hotspot if your carrier allows it.
This is like preparing for a war... lol at some of these threads!
Then you have to wait a minute or two for it to reconnect and by then pre-orders may have already started leaving you behind a little.
My recommendation: If you are worried, just make sure your network is "quiet", no heavy downloads, or video streaming that can eat up bandwidth and potentially increase latency.