Why Doesn't My Galaxy Tablet Work In The Garden?N

[Tilly2]

I really don't know.

[barry1010]

What doesn't work? Doesn't turn on, connect to the Internet? More info please

[Buenchico]

I assume that it's because your wi-fi signal doesn't reach that far.

[Tilly2]

That's it Chris. No WiFi. Can I do anything about it?

[JimF]

1) Get a wifi extender: https://www.bestproductsreviews.co.uk/wifi-extender-for-garden-office?targetid=dsa-1146253587781&matchtype=&device=c&campaignid=12131451276&creative=493250018866&adgroupid=113685563261&feeditemid=40759057760&loc_physical_ms=9046004&loc_interest_ms=&network=g&devicemodel=&;placement=&keyword=$&target=&aceid=&adposition=&trackid=uk_all_top_11_1&mId=407-132-4411&trackOld=true&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqNqkBhDlARIsAFaxvwwUhX54lsPwKDTdnkMe5BkuCIzkgZ_1E9W1bFvirJl0rbE8QHKY330aAmdZEALw_wcB

2) Tether it to your mobile.

[Tilly2]

Which one, Jim?

[Buenchico]

It depends how long your garden is, Tilly2. If you won't be too far from your house when using your tablet, a simple wi-fi extender (positioned as close as possible to the garden) should do the trick:
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/how-to-get-wi-fi-in-your-garden

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[barry1010]

If you've got a smartphone with enough data you could turn the WiFi hot-spot on and tether your phone to that, wirelessly

[1ozzy]

Or you can buy a really long Ethernet cable, plug it in, and then drag the other end outdoors with yourself.

Was that helpful?

[barry1010]

No, it isn't, ozzy, because you forgot to tell her to buy an OTG ethernet adapter to go with it

[1ozzy]

Crap Baz, silly me ;-)

[barry1010]

I tether my tablets when I'm out of reach of my WiFi, works very well.

[1ozzy]

I'm such a techno fool.

Memo to self, get with it old man!

[Tilly2]

Thank you all for your diverse answers. Having looked at the possibilities, I'll just stay indoors.

All a bit complicated for my limited capabilities.

[barry1010]

Tilly, it really isn't hard to tether your tablet to your phone. If you have a smart phone and want to do it, I'll walk you through the three easy steps

[Tilly2]

Will you be around later Barry? We need to get Dylan out for a walk. Back later and thank you.

[barry1010]

Should be.

[barry1010]

If your tablet has a sim tray you can simply take the sim card out of your phone and pop it in the tablet

[Tilly2]

Hello Barry, What do I do then?

[barry1010]

No SIM card slot on the tablet? No problem

Assuming your smartphone is Android:
On the phone, swipe down from top and tap on the 'hotspot' icon. You will be asked to create a password.

On the tablet, go to 'settings' and click on WiFi to see the connections
You should see your phone listed - tap on that and enter the password

That's it. If you have any problems, come back. Don't give up :)

[Prudie]

Also it's important to note you need good 4G signal on your phone to make it a hotspot (and it eats into your data). This apparently simple method wouldn't work in my garden, nowhere near good enough signal.