How to find a lost cell phone at a campsite with no signal?
Engineer Matias García Isaia posted on his blog about how he found his cell phone that he accidentally lost while enjoying camping in a natural place where cell phone signals do not reach.
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Isaiah went on a trip across the jungle in an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) with 12 people, including relatives and friends. The incident reportedly occurred during a barbecue in Misiones province in northern Argentina.
Argentina is a beautiful country, but the more rural you go, the more likely you are to have no cell phone reception. The place where Isaiah and his friends were having a barbecue was also in a secluded area, and when Isaiah's cousin started looking for his cell phone, he tried calling but could not get through.
Even when I searched familiar places, such as around the grill, I couldn't find my phone, and I couldn't use the Find My Device feature because there was no signal. So Isaiah decided to try using Wi-Fi.
Isaiah turns off Wi-Fi on his phone to save battery when he goes to the woods or mountains, but many people leave Wi-Fi on. So Isaiah used his cell phone's tethering function to create an access point with the same name and password as his cousin's Wi-Fi, and walked around the area to see if it would connect.
When Mr. Isaiah passed by the truck, there was a connection to Wi-Fi, and when he searched around the truck, he was able to safely discover a mobile phone placed on the ATV next to it. It is stated that even if there was a connection, he intended to
Isaiah says it feels great to combine your technical knowledge with your limited environment wisdom, and it feels even better when you help someone else solve a real problem. was concluding.
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