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  2. Google Maps' WiFi mode won't eat into your data plan - AOL

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    Google Maps may get a subtle change to its offline and data modes that could have a not-so-subtle effect on your cellphone bill. According to an update spotted by Android Police, it has replaced ...

  3. 2.4 GHz radio use - Wikipedia

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    Bluetooth devices intended for use in short-range personal area networks operate from 2.4 to 2.4835 GHz. To reduce interference with other protocols that use the 2.45 GHz band, the Bluetooth protocol divides the band into 80 channels (numbered from 0 to 79, each 1 MHz wide) and changes channels up to 1600 times per second.

  4. Radio jamming - Wikipedia

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    Radio jamming is the deliberate blocking of or interference with wireless communications. [1] [2] In some cases, jammers work by the transmission of radio signals that disrupt telecommunications by decreasing the signal-to-noise ratio. [3] The concept can be used in wireless data networks to disrupt information flow. [4]

  5. Wireless repeater - Wikipedia

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    Since only one wireless device can transmit at once, wireless transmissions are doubled (router to the repeater and then repeater to the client versus just router to the client), and so: Wireless throughput is reduced by at least 50%. [1] Wireless interference (e.g., with other networks on the same channel) is at least doubled.

  6. PRIVATE WiFi FAQs - AOL Help

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    PRIVATE WiFi assigns you an anonymous, untraceable IP address that hides your actual IP address and location; PRIVATE WiFi solves the inherent security problems of public WiFi hotspots by giving you the same encryption technology used by corporations, big banks, and the government; PRIVATE WIFI also works for wired internet connections

  7. Wi-Fi positioning system - Wikipedia

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    Wi-Fi positioning system (WPS, WiPS or WFPS) is a geolocation system that uses the characteristics of nearby Wi‑Fi access points to discover where a device is located. [1]It is used where satellite navigation such as GPS is inadequate due to various causes including multipath and signal blockage indoors, or where acquiring a satellite fix would take too long. [2]

  8. Dynamic frequency selection - Wikipedia

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    Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) is a channel allocation scheme specified for wireless LANs, commonly known as Wi-Fi. It is designed to prevent electromagnetic interference by avoiding co-channel operation with systems that predated Wi-Fi, such as military radar , satellite communication , and weather radar , and also to provide on aggregate a ...

  9. You can't use Apple Maps offline — here are the 4 best ...

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    You can't use Apple Maps offline, so you need to use a different app for navigation if you don't have a connection.