Back in January, when I tested the same browser on an entry-level Nokia Windows Phone, it worked fine on both the cellular network and on my Wi-Fi network.
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To make sure my Wi-Fi wasn't faulty, I tried some of the same sites, in the same spot, on an iPhone, an Android phone and even an older Samsung Windows Phone.
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My indefatigable butler spent years working at European hotels but approached me with a friendly ease, chatting about the Seu Jorge music I was listening to while he fixed my flaky Wi-Fi.
Can Apple locate me based on my geo-tagged Wi-Fi hotspot and cell tower data?
Sure, the iPhone 5 has a taller screen and 4G, but I typically use my smartphones over a Wi-Fi connection.
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At the outer reaches of my house, where Wi-Fi coverage dropped off, two AC outlets would not work with HomePlug, either.
But the Lumia 900 stalled frequently when rendering websites on my fast, home Wi-Fi network, though the phone did fine on LTE.
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"This is only my second one, " said Wi, who also reached the 2009 U.S. Open at Beth Page Black.
Los Angeles and Silicon Valley, call quality was adequate, text service worked normally, and Web browsing and apps mostly worked OK, at my home, office and public Wi-Fi hot spots in airports and coffee shops.
Different than my BlackBerry, where I had to physically attach the device with a USB cord, the Droid is configured as a mobile hotspot so all I have to do is connect to it from my laptop (after turning on Wi-Fi) like I connect to any Wi-Fi router in an office or at Starbucks.
It took me a while to figure out that the Wi-Fi connection on my phone kept mysteriously turning on by itself because of some feature called Smart Mode.
With home Wi-Fi, I now use my laptop in ways I never used to.
Daughter number two has just got home and on stepped into a wi-fi perimeter I created around my house, prompting her phone to text mine.
Here is a list of things that did not work on my Megabus: the introductory safety video, the Wi-Fi, the overhead lights and the power outlets.
Both those locations have wi-fi, so I can work before my appointment arrives, and stay afterwards for coffee or some more work.
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From my simple home connection consisting of a Comcast cable modem and wi-fi I can watch anything on Hulu.com without those annoying mid-streams pauses.
Wi-Fi calls have come a long way and in my tests, most were adequate, meaning the other person on the call and I could understand each other.
My test taxes the computer more than a normal user and involves keeping Wi-Fi on, cranking the screen to full brightness, turning off all power-saving features, keeping email retrieval going in the background and playing an endless loop of music.
Some of you might remember when Wi-Fi was first being built into notebook computers, my company, as well as many others, ran tests to determine range and speed (the weaker the radio signal the less data speed), and found big differences.
"I will even stick my neck out here and suggest that (limited) free broadband should be available as wi-fi for everyone at home, " she added.
In my test, where I use full brightness, disable power-saving software, leave on the Wi-Fi, and play a loop of music, the battery on the XPS 13 lasted just under four hours, the worst I've seen on an ultrabook.
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In my harsh battery test, where I play videos back to back with the screen set at 75% and the Wi-Fi on to collect email, the iPad mini exceeded Apple's battery life claim of 10 hours and lasted 10 hours and 27 minutes.
In my standard battery test, where I play videos back to back with the screen at 75% brightness and both Wi-Fi and cellular connections turned on, the Tablet P lasted just 5 hours and 16 minutes, about half the battery life of an iPad.
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