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Bud
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I tried to adjust the time on my alarm clock
WiFi does not actually give out a reliable time signal, at all.
You're thinking of GPS.
jrockway
on Nov 4, 2019
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WiFi lets you get to the internet, from which time can be transferred accurately. You probably have a geoIP record too, which lets the clock determine the time zone.
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You're thinking of GPS.