True, it's often user error, and that's why I checked it out on my own device. We don't mess with anyone's equipment either, which just makes them more angry at us when it isn't working for them, but they'd be even angrier if we messed with it. Then they'd blame us for every problem they had for the life of the gadget. No thanks.
The wireless control switch is actually a good idea. It saves a lot of battery power (meaning longer battery life) if you turn off the wireless when you aren't going to be using it. Of course, most users never read any of the documentation and don't even know that the switch exists. My Asus has that function and I use it regularly.
The "blue box" actually is a cheap Linksys firewall, not the wireless router itself. This too is a distinction that would be wasted on most end users. To them, our wireless was "broken" but in fact the wireless router was working as it is configured to do.
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Date: 2011-12-28 09:05 pm (UTC)The wireless control switch is actually a good idea. It saves a lot of battery power (meaning longer battery life) if you turn off the wireless when you aren't going to be using it. Of course, most users never read any of the documentation and don't even know that the switch exists. My Asus has that function and I use it regularly.
The "blue box" actually is a cheap Linksys firewall, not the wireless router itself. This too is a distinction that would be wasted on most end users. To them, our wireless was "broken" but in fact the wireless router was working as it is configured to do.