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#*<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">No Netflix, Prime Video, YouTube, gaming, or streaming music.</span><br/> | #*<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">No Netflix, Prime Video, YouTube, gaming, or streaming music.</span><br/> | ||
#<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Temporarily turn off devices that use the network, including:</span> | #<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Temporarily turn off devices that use the network, including:</span> | ||
− | #<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Close other browser tabs that aren’t in use, like Facebook or other pages that may auto-refresh.</span> | + | #<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Close other browser tabs that aren’t in use, like Facebook or other pages that may auto-refresh.</span><br/> |
#<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Try an Ethernet cable rather than WiFi.</span> | #<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Try an Ethernet cable rather than WiFi.</span> | ||
#*<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">An Ethernet cable is often “faster” than WiFi, but it can also bypass a problematic WiFi configuration</span>. | #*<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">An Ethernet cable is often “faster” than WiFi, but it can also bypass a problematic WiFi configuration</span>. | ||
#*<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">If the Ethernet cable works better than WiFi, it may be worth seeking assistance in the setup of the WiFi router.</span> | #*<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">If the Ethernet cable works better than WiFi, it may be worth seeking assistance in the setup of the WiFi router.</span> |
Revision as of 13:43, 2 April 2020
In most cases your home network works just fine for you and your family. When trying to participate in a video conference call or a class, however, you may run into bandwidth constraints. In those cases you may experience choppy audio or video. Zoom may notice and send you a message along the lines of “Your Internet Connection is Unstable”.
Here are some steps you can take that may address those stability issues, listed in priority of effectiveness:
- Close applications on your computer that may consume bandwidth in the background unless you’re actively using them. (Don’t close Zoom while on a Zoom call!)
- Microsoft OneDrive
- Google Drive File Stream
- MS Teams
- DropBox
- Turn off other computers that aren’t actively in use,
- or at least disable their WiFi or wired connection temporarily.
- or at least disable their WiFi or wired connection temporarily.
- Ask family members to stay offline temporarily while you’re in an online meeting, conference, or class.
- No Netflix, Prime Video, YouTube, gaming, or streaming music.
- No Netflix, Prime Video, YouTube, gaming, or streaming music.
- Temporarily turn off devices that use the network, including:
- Close other browser tabs that aren’t in use, like Facebook or other pages that may auto-refresh.
- Try an Ethernet cable rather than WiFi.
- An Ethernet cable is often “faster” than WiFi, but it can also bypass a problematic WiFi configuration.
- If the Ethernet cable works better than WiFi, it may be worth seeking assistance in the setup of the WiFi router.