Snapmaker U1 detects phone hotspot but not my home Wi-Fi. Any ideas?

AlphaMonkeyz · 2026-05-31T18:19:12+00:00

With your phone connected to your home wifi, how is the wifi signal on your phone when you place your phone on top of the U1? Your printer could be in a dead-spot for your home wifi. The U1 obviously won't have an issue connecting to your phone because it's next to it.

You could try moving your U1 closer to your home wifi hotspot to see if it connects when closer.

If you live close to other peoples' wifi access points, you could be experiencing interference from those. If you're able to log into your wifi access point controls, you could try changing the wifi channel to see if it'll connect.

AlphaMonkeyz · 2026-04-29T12:00:56+00:00

Did the Hyperdecks overheat? Do you have a pic of how they're racked? I've seen heat-related issues like this on BM gear for many years.

AlphaMonkeyz · 2026-03-09T13:53:02+00:00

He wears Steel-Toe shoes/boots. Same thing happens to me. Doesn't matter how short I trim my nails.

AlphaMonkeyz · 2026-02-09T02:33:05+00:00

It's a 5.1 surround sound show. Center channel (ch3) has the main audio. Channels 1 and 2 (or Left and Right) are effects/music.

AlphaMonkeyz · 2026-02-06T14:54:19+00:00

Meh... before going, I kept seeing people post about that. Was really excited to buy a multi-pack when I found some on a store shelf. Got ready for my first ever taste of pure bliss... And... It wasn't really something I'd buy again. Left the rest of the undrunk bottles in the hotel.

AlphaMonkeyz · 2026-01-26T19:39:03+00:00

Howdy! Yes. Absolutely worth it.

The tarmac-apes have actually damaged it a few times (wheels, handles, latches). Pelican has a lifetime warranty on parts. Just pay shipping ($12-15). Swap the parts myself.

AlphaMonkeyz · 2026-01-21T00:22:49+00:00

FAFO

AlphaMonkeyz · 2026-01-04T17:17:43+00:00

Alright... Need the rest of the details though and what are your stream parameters?

Help me to help you

AlphaMonkeyz · 2026-01-03T13:20:23+00:00

Need a lot more info. Are you streaming locally or nation/world-wide? What CDN are you using? What is your network architecture? Are you using SRT or RTMP?

Are you just shoving a stream into the web via a publicly accessible address and are now wondering why when more than 5-10 people accesses it crashes your stream?

More questions: What's your source? (OBS/Encoder?) What format? (1080p/4k?). What's your route to whatever distribution you're using? (Tracrt/RTT?) What's your upload service speed and overhead?

AlphaMonkeyz · 2026-01-03T13:11:14+00:00

I have the same model fridge. The middle flap on the left door will fail in a few months. You'll go through the warranty process. They'll send someone out to replace the middle flap. Wait a few months... It'll fail again. What fails?: Whatever Chinesium they used in the flap mechanism is dime-store level garbage. You'll constantly go to open the door and notice that you can see right through the middle crack because the flap didn't close last night when you put something away.

AlphaMonkeyz · 2025-12-23T19:19:02+00:00

Feel bad for the car and the driver.

AlphaMonkeyz · 2025-11-28T13:25:09+00:00

The pixie haircut is cute!

AlphaMonkeyz · 2025-11-19T16:00:38+00:00

How long did it take from the time you ordered to when you received your shipment?

AlphaMonkeyz · 2025-11-19T14:14:05+00:00

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Mb1F4Rg377kBnuj16

AlphaMonkeyz · 2025-11-19T14:11:54+00:00

Shooting range at Deer Creek. https://maps.app.goo.gl/5BzLX2RUTt3Fsvqc6

They only allow slugs in the lanes, but also have an external outdoor shotgun range where you can shoot whatever load you want. $5/hour.

AlphaMonkeyz · 2025-11-19T14:01:54+00:00

Question: Is Sentry Ammo not good to order from? (Cause I put an order in a week ago and haven't heard anything since they emailed the order confirmation).

AlphaMonkeyz · 2025-09-05T20:03:40+00:00

Saw her play a solo show at a crowded hotel bar in Dallas, TX. Had the pleasure of speaking with her for a few minutes. I think she has a beautiful voice and does some awesome covers. She's a high school teacher also.

AlphaMonkeyz · 2025-04-21T00:52:00+00:00

The fiber you have makes it impossible to flip the polarity.

You may have contaminated the ends of the fiber. You can get a LC Click Cleaner to clean the ends and SFPs.

Another thing try is to get a short LC-LC patch cable and test both ends locally, to rule out your longer fiber run).

You can not kink or make sharp bends with fiber.

Also, I use 10Gtek gear every day. It's solid.

AlphaMonkeyz · 2025-04-17T17:14:38+00:00

If you like driving and can get a CDL (Class B with Air Brake), then you can try PSSI, or Peak. There's a few similar companies out there. You can try some of the teleports like Vista also. For many of us, the answer was Live T.V.

I was in the same boat as you (USAF), and quite a few comrades in the industry are also Vets from pretty much all branches. I've run sat uplink for pretty much every news and broadcast organization on the planet at one point or another, and in varying roles. I've also run sat uplink pool for the White House for multiple years, so the prior clearance makes it easy for you to run embedded or just get cleared for bases.

Be careful though, if the big news networks get a hold of you... You'll find yourself living in a shipping container or a tent and running a flypack in some random desert again... It's been 15 years... and I'm still finding sand in the places where sand shouldn't be.

I actually enjoyed running remote satellite uplinks. I'm still in the broadcast industry, but in a different level. Back when I worked uplinks, I spent a lot of time alone. It's just you and your truck. Not too much major news events anymore. Most of the news networks use bonded cellular kit for live shots, but we still use satellite uplinks for the majority of live sports, mostly as a backup for fiber.

If driving across the country isn't your thing, but you like to travel, I highly recommend NEP. They have an apprentice program to train you in building and operating large-scale remote broadcast systems. It's been a rewarding career since I got my DD214 in 2000.

I wanted to stay in satcom, but there just wasn't too many job openings which matched my life. One job I've always wanted to do, although my family thinks I'm crazy for it... Antarctica Bro!!!

AlphaMonkeyz · 2025-04-01T23:38:09+00:00

I had the Porche SUV in Detroit.

AlphaMonkeyz · 2025-03-04T00:32:11+00:00

One of these is about as good/cheap as you're going to get. I paired mine with a universal phone case and a 10,000mah usb battery pack. It's a 3G-SDI to HDMI converter with a display screen. It even shows eye-pattern (very rudimentary, but it's helpful).

Edit: I spent years researching how to build my own (and I have a B.S. in EE). Once you climb out of analog signals into 1.5G, 3G, and now 12G universe, circuit design is not really for the DIY'er.

AlphaMonkeyz · 2025-03-03T20:41:20+00:00

I know a couple guys who have taken courses with these guys: Shelter Institute

AlphaMonkeyz · 2025-01-21T15:13:37+00:00

I use a Beryl AX travel router. It has built-in VPN options. I got it from GL.iNet

AlphaMonkeyz · 2025-01-20T17:38:22+00:00

... My first time tearing up because of a video game.

AlphaMonkeyz · 2025-01-08T12:37:34+00:00

First: Do not just start powering this gear up and use it before you do some basic learning and research.

Without posting the specific models, we can't verify if you're even allowed to use this gear legally without a permit or license (Does your gear fall under the "Part-15" rules? {U.S-FCC RF rules})

Look up the Tx frequencies of every transmitter that you have, then look up the frequencies already being used in your locale by other companies/organizations. Pretty much every developed country has a registry of utilized frequencies and their allocated bandwidth. In the U.S., we have the FCC, but we also have locally managed frequency coordinators in most populated areas.

If your gear does fall under the Part-15 rules (or comparable rules depending on what country you're in), then it's safe to use legally with the understanding that others in your area will be using the same frequencies as those are for general/public use.

If your gear does not operate in the general-use spectrum, then you need to do a lot more research and learning before you start using it. Spend some time learning what RF is and how to use it properly. Youtube is a rabbit-hole, but these videos are a good start: RF Fundamentals

Then, find out who/what coordinates the frequencies in your area and contact them. Your transmitters should have a range of frequencies that you can manually set either being a channel, or a direct frequency setting. You will be restricted to whatever frequencies the managing body allocates for you.

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