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Quote from: av8r on November 21, 2015, 10:57:21 amQuote from: dave48103 on November 21, 2015, 09:21:58 amHas any returned their unit for a replacement? I give up on this piece of equipment. I tried a wifi extender, moving the router almost next to the hot tub . . . nothing works. It connects for a day and then won't reconnect. I wonder now if there was a bad batch and maybe a replacement might work better?How old and what make and model access point/router are you using? Is the firmware current?I seem to have solved my issues by installing a brand new Asus RT-AC68P router/AP. I'm *not* using the BullFrog branded iOS ap instead using the Balboa branded app. It does not work the way tech support explained as far as displaying the SSIDs available in a drop down list, but entering my SSID (WPA authentication) did work with this newer device. It's been about a week now and I can connect from anywhere I have a signal and it has not dropped off during that time.I have ATT Uverse in my house, and the modem is an ARRIS NVG589. Does that tell you anything?
Quote from: dave48103 on November 21, 2015, 09:21:58 amHas any returned their unit for a replacement? I give up on this piece of equipment. I tried a wifi extender, moving the router almost next to the hot tub . . . nothing works. It connects for a day and then won't reconnect. I wonder now if there was a bad batch and maybe a replacement might work better?How old and what make and model access point/router are you using? Is the firmware current?I seem to have solved my issues by installing a brand new Asus RT-AC68P router/AP. I'm *not* using the BullFrog branded iOS ap instead using the Balboa branded app. It does not work the way tech support explained as far as displaying the SSIDs available in a drop down list, but entering my SSID (WPA authentication) did work with this newer device. It's been about a week now and I can connect from anywhere I have a signal and it has not dropped off during that time.
Has any returned their unit for a replacement? I give up on this piece of equipment. I tried a wifi extender, moving the router almost next to the hot tub . . . nothing works. It connects for a day and then won't reconnect. I wonder now if there was a bad batch and maybe a replacement might work better?
The AP is about 25 feet from the tub and there are 2 walls between, one exterior, one interior.I think what helped was getting the WiFi interface away from the big motors on the pumps.Don
I had considered adding one but ruled it out based on the ludicrous price. I've seen a few reports of connectivity issues, so especially glad I decided not to invest.I'm hoping to decode the communications between the spa pack and topside panel with a view to eventually building a custom WiFi interface around a Raspberry PI. Should get the price down to about $50 and solve the disconnect issue.Have any of the longstanding members of this board seen similar attempts in the past? Looking around the net there doesn't appear to be any sign of previous tries, which I'm hoping is down to nobody bothering rather than the comms data being encrypted and hard to decipher.