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by Shoppinit » Thu Jan 09, 2020 11:19 am
Yeah, I hate those devices, the ones that you allude to, that set themselves up as a wifi access point so that they have the exclusive connection. It's a poor man's bluetooth connection because they don't want to pay the Apple license for using Bluetooth API. Can't criticise the CTEK for this.
The Mitsubishi does this. It's completely crap. If I want to access the Mitsubishi, I have to disconnect from my wifi, connect to the Mitsu's access point (which is badly security flawed, also, as a bonus). Afterwards I have to tell my phone to forget the network so that it doesn't connect to it, thinking it's an internet enabled access point. Needless to say, I never use it.
What I meant, however, was that I would like the CTEK to connect to one of my wifi networks as a client so that I could interrogate it from anywhere in the world at any time. It feels like an opportunity missed. If I'm close enough for Bluetooth connection, I'm close enough to look at the charger status (which is lying on the floor next to the car).
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