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iPhone 5 WiFi problems
timberflake
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Is anyone else having problems with their iPhone 5 and home WiFi network?
My iPhone 4 and iPad 2 never have any problems, but in the few weeks I've had the iPhone 5 it's been nothing but problems.
My router is upstairs and when I'm in the same room or the other bedroom I have no problems, full Wifi signal, however, when I go downstairs into the lounge, it drops of the Wifi network and when I try to re-connect it, my network doesn't appear in the list. If I do get lucky enough to re-connect to the network the signal strength is poor (1 bar) and as soon as I put the phone to sleep it drops the connection and I have to go through all of the above again.
My iPhone 4 never lost connection, and my iPad 2 lives in the lounge with no problems, plus my gf's galaxy S2 connects without issue.
I've tried re-setting the network settings and doing a full phone re-set, neither has solved the problem.
Does anyone have any other suggestions or should I just take the phone back to Apple for a replacement?
My iPhone 4 and iPad 2 never have any problems, but in the few weeks I've had the iPhone 5 it's been nothing but problems.
My router is upstairs and when I'm in the same room or the other bedroom I have no problems, full Wifi signal, however, when I go downstairs into the lounge, it drops of the Wifi network and when I try to re-connect it, my network doesn't appear in the list. If I do get lucky enough to re-connect to the network the signal strength is poor (1 bar) and as soon as I put the phone to sleep it drops the connection and I have to go through all of the above again.
My iPhone 4 never lost connection, and my iPad 2 lives in the lounge with no problems, plus my gf's galaxy S2 connects without issue.
I've tried re-setting the network settings and doing a full phone re-set, neither has solved the problem.
Does anyone have any other suggestions or should I just take the phone back to Apple for a replacement?
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Mine does the same. I find my 3G is faster than wifi anyway so only turn the wifi on when I need to access the cloud. Its rather annoying considering its such an expensive piece of kit! KS:)0
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What version iOS?:doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:0
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It's an iPhone 5 so it will be iOS 6, which is well known for causing Wifi problems. There's no solution yet, we're waiting on Apple getting to grips with the issue.What version iOS?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/adriankingsleyhughes/2012/11/03/ios-6-wi-fi-problems-still-plague-some-users/
http://www.zdnet.com/apples-ios-6-0-1-still-has-wi-fi-bugs-7000006861/
http://gizmodo.com/5944761/does-ios-6-have-a-wi+fi-bugpoppy100 -
Apple today releases iOS 6.0.2 with a purported fix for the wifi problems
http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/18/apple-releases-ios-6-0-2-update-promises-fix-for-wifi-bugpoppy100
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