wifi connection issues - wont always connect automatically anymore

dictoresno

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i was getting a NO SIM error non stop so before i swapped my SIM card, i reset the network settings to try to remedy the issue. since then, i had to rejoin all known wifi networks, as expected. but now when i come home, my phone wont auto detect my home wifi. it will detect and autoconnect to my work wifi and the citywide comcast wifi. but when i get home, i must manually connect to it. my settings are set on to auto join known networks and i leave wifi on 24/7. has this happened to anyone else??
 

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Yes! On my 4s! My HTTP Proxy was set to off so I chose auto and it worked for a couple days, but it's doing the same thing again. What kind of router do you have at home? Mine's a Belkin. And are you on iOS 5.1? I am. The only way it connects is if I restart the router, but the same thing happens when I get home from work every night. Very annoying!
 

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i have a netgear router and im running 5.1 also. like i said, it was working fine up until the other day. but now that i think of it, i was also having problems connecting to other networks before i reset the network connections. when i log into my home network, it says "failed to join network" but if i select join again, it works. always on the second try. its just weird. my ipod 4 is on 5.1 also and it doesnt have this issue, just my phone.
 

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ill tell ya one thing, after being on crackberry for years and having over 8000 posts there, this forum moves SLOW. it seems like no one ever posts.
 

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Have you tried to delete your wifi settings and try to connect to it like new?
that usually works on other devices.
 

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Actually I found a setting for auto join and auto log in. They were both slid to off. I bet that's the problem. Never even knew those settings were there. I'll try that when I get home.

EDIT: nevermind, those settings arent available for my home network. between this and the NO SIM error, i wanna throw this piece of junk against the wall.
 
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Actually I found a setting for auto join and auto log in. They were both slid to off. I bet that's the problem. Never even knew those settings were there. I'll try that when I get home.

EDIT: nevermind, those settings arent available for my home network. between this and the NO SIM error, i wanna throw this piece of junk against the wall.

Okay, did some searching on google and found a suggestion to set the router channel width to 20MHz (it was previously on 20/40) It's connected fine every time for 4 days now.
 

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i solved my issue. apparently my router was acting up. i logged into my router and updated the firmware on it, then renamed my SSID. once done, i was able to reconnect without an issue.
 

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Mine is intermittent, at best. I've tried everything. :( It's definitely the phone because my iPad and my husbands iP4 stay connected just fine.
 

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