As I reported here previously, the upgrade to firmware 1.1.1 seemed flawless once I finally got connected and re-activated. But in the last 3 or 4 days I’ve begun to have a problem connecting and staying connected to home Wi-Fi networks, particuarly (I think!) dlink and linksys routers.
The Wi-Fi at Starbucks, the Apple store in SoHo, and the local public library (as I wander past) seem great. No problem there. I mean, I would expect the Mothership to fine-tune the Wi-Fi for Apple and Starbucks locations. Obviously.
But this home Wi-Fi is really beginning to bug me. I wandered over to iPhone Atlas, where I saw other people reporting the same basic problem. However, rebooting iPhone doesn’t solve this issue for me; in fact, it seems to get worse now by the day suddenly.
Before iPhone would take a long time to connect to home Wi-Fi, but then stay connected. Last week, it kept connecting slowly and then it started suddenly switching to EDGE within moments, even tho’ I hadn’t moved from the spot.
As of today, iPhone goes through the motions of connecting to Wi-Fi, but the EDGE icon never leaves the top bar. It’s on EDGE and it’s staying on EDGE. iPhone refuses to use the Wi-Fi, period, even tho’ it says it’s connected to Wi-Fi and properly shows the Wi-Fi settings such as IP.
I tell ya, it’s enough to make a woman weep. 1.1.2, which is reported to be on its way if not already in existence, will address this and other identified bugs, I hope.
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October 14th, 2007 at 8:36 pm
I run on version 1.0.2 and I have the same problem at home.
I also have a linksys router though…
October 15th, 2007 at 9:45 am
Hmm. I wonder if it’s something about the linksys itself? What firmware version do you have for your router? Do you think iPhone could just be allergic to linksys?
October 15th, 2007 at 1:41 pm
I have 1.1.1, and I am constantly losing wi-fi info at home, and I have an airport extreme with 3 airport express stations linked to it. So it is all apple. The network is hidden, so I thought that could be a problem, but it did not start happening until this last update.
October 15th, 2007 at 8:59 pm
i have 2 iphones. One connects to the home wifi whereas the 2nd one refuses to get connected to wifi from the same spot. I really cannot figure out the problem.
S Gupta
October 15th, 2007 at 9:42 pm
Wow S. Gupta, that’s wild. You didn’t jailbreak one or anything — they are both virgin phones, right?
What kind of router do you have? Linksys, dlink, netgear? I do hope 1.1.2 fixes this or I’m going to the Apple Store to see a Genius!
October 15th, 2007 at 9:49 pm
I am using 1.0.2 and I have the same problem, and I have AirPort Express. My MacBook Pro works fine, but the iPhone gets a very low signal when it’s not far away from the AP, and eventually disconnects… =/
October 15th, 2007 at 10:32 pm
I had this problem a few weeks ago. Rebooting the router (turning it off and on) seemed to solve my problem.
October 15th, 2007 at 11:04 pm
Hi Phil, out of curiosity, what kind of router is it?
October 16th, 2007 at 11:36 am
I also had to reboot my linksys router three times in the last few weeks because the iPhone and the laptop couldn’t connect to the Wi-Fi Network.
Prior to using the iPhone Wi-Fi feature on my home network, I never had to reboot the router.
I did a firmware upgrade (linksys) last night to see if this solves the problem or not. So far, so good…
October 16th, 2007 at 3:45 pm
maybe they have a built in fire wall in the routers.. i know my little netgear wouldn’t let the psp through until i changed the Dns to open.. and shut off the built in firewall.
October 18th, 2007 at 8:39 pm
I have had this problem all along and no update helps. I have the router that came with Verizon FIOS and I went so far as to take the password off. It works 75% of the time. When it doesn’t I look in settings and it does not see the dns setting. If I do nothing it eventually works. If I need it to work right away I reboot the router. My kids have laptops and never have a problem.
October 19th, 2007 at 5:40 am
I have this problem on my ipod touch. It was working perfectly until i took it to the park today and connected to a public wifi point (i live in japan) and then when I got home it started having a hard time staying connected to my linksys.
October 20th, 2007 at 10:43 am
Frelkins-
It’s the comcast Linksys router. I just had to do it again this morning. It worked though.
November 15th, 2007 at 12:22 am
I have the same problem as S. Gupta. Two iPhones and a Linksys Router. One iPhone works great and stays connected. The other cycled between connection and no connection. Now I can’t get it to work at all. Very strange! It has to be a glitch in the iPhone firmware.