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[lytefall]

My wife's wifi connection keeps shutting off. It will still display a network name under the wifi setting in the settings but it says 3G beside the signal strength indicator. It does not matter where she is so a specific router can't be the issue. We both have the same phone and I can be standing beside her with full wifi connection and hers says 3G. The only way to correct it seems to be a hard reset which seems to correct the issue for a few days sometimes, other times only for a few minutes.

Is there something I am missing? Any ideas or help would be appreciated


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[sting7k]

Originally Posted by lytefall

My wife's wifi connection keeps shutting off. It will still display a network name under the wifi setting in the settings but it says 3G beside the signal strength indicator. It does not matter where she is so a specific router can't be the issue. We both have the same phone and I can be standing beside her with full wifi connection and hers says 3G. The only way to correct it seems to be a hard reset which seems to correct the issue for a few days sometimes, other times only for a few minutes.

Is there something I am missing? Any ideas or help would be appreciated


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Is the iPhone unlocked when you are looking at the 3G symbol instead of wifi?

[Peligro911]

I would try reseting the network settings if that don't work try a restore.


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[lytefall]

No, I know the phone will go into 3G when in standby/sleep/locked. This is when the phone is in use. I "forgot" the home network in the settings and reapplied the password and it seems to be working for now. I am planning on doing a restore as soon as I have time.

Also interestingly enough this afternoon her phone stopped ringing with incoming calls (ringer is turned on before anyone asks). Starting to think she got a bad phone seeing as its only a few weeks old.


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[colocolo]

I had an issue where the password for the wi-fi was changed and it kept using the old one..It took me a while, but I was finally able to figure how to enter the newer password.

[john31]

go to settings -> General -> Reset -> Reset network settings

see if it help.