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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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pick up internet connection

How would you phrase the sentence? I'm not sure I've used the correct words? Do you 'pick up a connection'?
Since when is our internet connection so bad we can barely pick it up in the room when the router is in the living room?

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Anonymous Do you 'pick up a connection'? Pick up (detect) the (WiFi / radio / cellular) signal. This is the first requirement before establishing a connection.

  • Anonymous Do you 'pick up a connection'?
  • Pick up (detect) the (WiFi / radio / cellular) signal.
  • This is the first requirement before establishing a connection.
  • Establish a connection = to have the initial handshake packets with the router to get an IP address Drop a connection = loose the (WiFi) signal.
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AnonymousDo you 'pick up a connection'?
Pick up (detect) the (WiFi / radio / cellular) signal. This is the first requirement before establishing a connection.

Establish a connection = to have the initial handshake packets with the router to get an IP address

Drop a connection = loose the (WiFi) signal.

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