{"id":27942,"date":"2017-10-11T14:04:55","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T12:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=27942"},"modified":"2018-10-02T12:10:23","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T10:10:23","slug":"fixing-my-french-internet-wi-fi-out-of-la-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/fixing-my-french-internet-wi-fi-out-of-la-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Fixing My French Internet – Wi-Fi Out Of La Box"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unpacking<\/a><\/strong> is unfortunately not the end of le d\u00e9m\u00e9nagement<\/a><\/strong> (moving). When all the boxes are gone there can still be issues with les appareils<\/strong> (appliances) and sometimes even l’\u00e9lectricit\u00e9<\/strong> (electricity). In our modern age, a new important thing to check apr\u00e8s le d\u00e9m\u00e9nagement<\/strong> (after moving) is la connexion Wi-Fi<\/strong> (the Wi-Fi connection) from votre chambre<\/strong> (your room).<\/p>\n

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Image<\/a> by Sunil Soundarapandian on Flickr. Licensed under CC BY 2.0.<\/p><\/div>\n

When I moved into mon nouveau appartement<\/strong> (my new apartment) I quickly noticed a problem with la connexion internet sans fils<\/strong> (the wireless internet connection) better known as le Wi-Fi*<\/strong>. I had un colocataire<\/strong> (a roommate) so the internet was already set up when I moved in, but the signal was incredibly weak in ma chambre<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

*En fran\u00e7ais Wi-Fi<\/em> <\/strong>is commonly pronounced as “weefee”<\/em> (\\wi.fi\\ in IPA) and not “waifai”<\/em> (\\waj.faj\\ in IPA).<\/small><\/p>\n

Once I bought mon nouveau lit<\/strong><\/a> (my new bed) and needed to rearrange ma chambre<\/strong>, the slight change made le signal Wi-Fi trop faible<\/strong> (the Wi-Fi signal too weak).\u00a0Moving mon bureau<\/strong> (my desk) was enough to make it impossible for me to connect to le r\u00e9seau Wi-Fi <\/strong>(the Wi-Fi network)!<\/p>\n

Comment puis-je r\u00e9soudre ce probl\u00e8me ?<\/strong>
\nHow can I solve this problem?\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There’s an unfortunate manque de prises<\/a><\/strong> (lack of outlets) between the le salon<\/strong> (the living room) where la box Wi-Fi<\/strong> (the Wi-Fi router) is and ma chambre<\/strong>, and mon colocataire<\/strong> would be against running new wires through l’apartement<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I knew that there was un appareil<\/strong> (a device) that could booster le signal<\/strong> (boost the signal), mais <\/strong>(but) I wasn’t sure what it was called.<\/p>\n

Une fois au magasin<\/a><\/strong> (once I was at the store), I started looking at the electronics section and hoped I could find what I needed, mais<\/strong> after a few minutes without finding l’appareil<\/strong><\/span>, I decided to ask for some help:<\/p>\n

Excusez-moi, je cherche quelque chose qui peut booster un signal Wi-Fi.<\/strong>
\n Vous cherchez une box Wi-Fi?<\/strong>
\n Non, j’en ai une d\u00e9j\u00e0, mais le signal Wi-Fi est trop faible dans ma chambre. Je crois qu’il y a un truc qui peut amplifier* le signal dans ma chambre.<\/strong>
\n Ah oui, vous cherchez un r\u00e9p\u00e9teur alors. Suivez moi, s’il vous pla\u00eet.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Excuse me, I’m looking for something to boost a Wi-Fi signal.<\/em>
\n You’re looking for a Wi-Fi router?<\/em>
\n Non, I already have one, but the Wi-Fi signal is too weak in my room. I believe there’s a thing that can amplify* the signal in my room.<\/em>
\n Ah yes, you’re looking for a repeater then. Please follow me.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

*I wasn’t sure if booster<\/strong> <\/em>was a real French word<\/a> so I decided to use a different one in order to make sure l’employ\u00e9<\/strong> (the employee) understood what I said.<\/small><\/p>\n

I made sure to thank l’employ\u00e9<\/strong> and took some time to look at all the options before buying un r\u00e9p\u00e9teur<\/strong>. Luckily it was pretty easy to set up and once le r\u00e9p\u00e9teur<\/strong> was installed I had no more issues with l’internet<\/a> dans ma chambre<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Voici un vocabulaire du wifi :\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

La connexion internet sans fils – Wireless Internet Connection
\nLa connexion sans fils – Wireless Connection
\nLe Wi-Fi – Wi-Fi
\nLe r\u00e9seau Wi-Fi – Wi-Fi Network
\nLe signal – Signal
\nLe signal faible – Weak\/poor signal
\nLa box – Router (literally “The Box”, marketing term that became popular in France)
\nLe routeur – Router
\nLe r\u00e9p\u00e9teur – Repeater
\nL’appareil – Device
\nL’internet – Internet
\nL’ordinateur<\/a> – Computer
\nLe bureau – Desk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Unpacking is unfortunately not the end of le d\u00e9m\u00e9nagement (moving). When all the boxes are gone there can still be issues with les appareils (appliances) and sometimes even l’\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 (electricity). In our modern age, a new important thing to check apr\u00e8s le d\u00e9m\u00e9nagement (after moving) is la connexion Wi-Fi (the Wi-Fi connection) from votre chambre…<\/p>\n

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