Wifi that connects to nothing

1. 1
   password/ˈpæˌswɜːrd/

   noun

   The secret word you type to be let in.
2. 2
   network/ˈneˌtwɜːrk/

   noun

   A group of computers or phones joined together.
3. 3
   signal/ˈsɪɡnəl/

   noun

   How strongly a device is receiving a connection.
4. 4
   router/ˈruːtər/iAlso said ˈraʊtər.

   noun

   The box that sends the internet around a building.
5. 5
   connect/kəˈnekt/

   verb

   To join one thing to another.
6. 6
   restart/riːˈstɑːrt/

   verb

   To turn something off and on again.
7. 7
   setting/ˈsetɪŋ/

   noun

   One choice you can change on a device.
8. 8
   slow/sloʊ/

   adjective

   Taking more time than it should.
9. 9
   device/dɪˈvaɪs/

   noun

   Any machine you use, like a phone or a laptop.
10. 10
    cable/ˈkeɪbəl/

    noun

    A wire that carries power or a signal.

The sentences

1. The password is not being accepted at all.

2. This network shows up but never connects.

3. The signal drops every time I move.

4. Is the router somewhere behind the desk?

5. My laptop will not connect to anything here.

6. Could you restart it and try again?

7. There must be a setting I changed.

8. Everything is very slow this evening.

9. No other device is having this problem.

10. I can plug a cable in instead.

Pronunciation

• password/ˈpæˌswɜːrd/

  Stress on the first half: PASS-word.

• network/ˈneˌtwɜːrk/

  Two clear syllables, and the T belongs to the second.

• signal/ˈsɪɡnəl/

  The G is silent. SIG-nal has no hard G in it.

• connect/kəˈnekt/

  Stress the second syllable: con-NECT.

• restart/riːˈstɑːrt/

  Stress on START, not on RE.

• device/dɪˈvaɪs/

  Ends in a Z sound, not an S: de-VICE.

Questions

What do I say if the password isn't working?

Say 'The password is not being accepted at all.'

What's the word for the box that sends internet around a building?

That's the router, as in 'Is the router somewhere behind the desk?'

What does signal mean here?

It means how strongly a device is receiving a connection, as in 'The signal drops every time I move.'