Monday 16 February 2015

Mobile Phone Signal Strength and SIM

I have read in a number of Forums that a poor signal has not got anything to do with a SIM card.
I have two identical Nokia phones and two SIM cards on identical PAYG plans.
One phone kept giving no Network Coverage the other had at least 40% signal strength.
Swapping the SIM and the fault was on the other phone.
This identifies that the phones are OK and the SIM is responsible.
Cleaning the SIM card contacts made no difference and packing with a thin card to give better contact made no difference.
Putting in a new SIM card  worked and both phones have the same signal strength which is not very good anyway where I live.
I do not understand the pedantic responses on forums saying that the SIM card is not responsible for signal strength when it clearly can be along with numerous other reasons.


Tags.  SIM, SIMM, mobile phone, signal, weak, strength.

Sunday 1 February 2015

How to find that missing App that you know you have on your iPad

How to Search for an app on IOS 8 

First go to settings and then General then Spotlight Search
Make sure Applications is ticked

With the newest OS go to the search screen and search for - (minus sign).  Or hyphen on touchpad but most characters will work on the .?123 button


If Applications is unticked the same action above will instead show your Music  Tracks instead.

Once you have a list of your apps the folder will be named on the right hand side if you have created a folder.
Tapping on an App will open it of course.