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  2. Troubleshoot a broadband internet connection - AOL Help

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    Reboot your modem/router - Sometimes the old "turn it off and on again" approach actually does work! Just wait about five minutes before turning it back on to make sure everything was reset. Just wait about five minutes before turning it back on to make sure everything was reset.

  3. One Tech Tip: How to block your phone from tracking your location

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    Phones use various signals to find your location, including cell tower pings, Wi-Fi access points, Bluetooth and GPS. Sometimes your phone needs to know your location to provide a useful service, like telling the Uber driver where to pick you up.

  4. PRIVATE WiFi® Quick Start Guide - AOL Help

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    To deactivate PRIVATE WiFi, click on the Menu Bar icon and select Deactivate. Finding the Status Icon. PC: PRIVATE WiFi Taskbar icon at the bottom right of your screen. Mac: PRIVATE WiFi Menu Bar icon at the top right of your screen. 3. The PRIVATE WiFi Status Icon. The PRIVATE WiFi status icon changes color to show you the status of your ...

  5. 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]

  6. Access AOL Mail on mobile devices

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    The AOL App gives you access to all the best of AOL, including Mail's innovative features and settings. With the app version of AOL Mail, you'll be able to add accounts, send mail, organize your mailbox, and more on either Android or iOS .

  7. Wi-Fi Protected Setup - Wikipedia

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    Some devices with dual-band wireless network connectivity do not allow the user to select the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz band (or even a particular radio or SSID) when using Wi-Fi Protected Setup, unless the wireless access point has separate WPS button for each band or radio; however, a number of later wireless routers with multiple frequency bands and ...

  8. ping (networking utility) - Wikipedia

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    Ping operates by means of Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) packets. Pinging involves sending an ICMP echo request to the target host and waiting for an ICMP echo reply. The program reports errors, packet loss , and a statistical summary of the results, typically including the minimum, maximum, the mean round-trip times, and standard ...

  9. Wi-Fi hotspot - Wikipedia

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    Hotspot 2.0, also known as HS2 and Wi-Fi Certified Passpoint, [24] is an approach to public access Wi-Fi by the Wi-Fi Alliance. The idea is for mobile devices to automatically join a Wi-Fi subscriber service whenever the user enters a Hotspot 2.0 area, in order to provide better bandwidth and services-on-demand to end-users and relieve carrier ...