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Q: iPhone 5 wifi issues

My iPhone 5 connects to wifi networks and remembers them, but receives absolutely zero data through the network. LTE and 3G no problem... Off to the repair shop (after 3 hours of ownership...) or any ideas??

iPhone 5, iOS 6

Posted on Sep 21, 2012 2:22 AM

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  • by Patsywright,

    Patsywright Patsywright Feb 11, 2013 4:46 AM in response to adiltah
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    Feb 11, 2013 4:46 AM in response to adiltah

    It will just not work I don't care what you do. Went back to Verizon on Saturday First time they have heard about this wait for a new update the woman told me. That should fixes everything bull **** I think they just sold bad iphone5 and they just don't want to take them back.

  • by GeoKen102938,

    GeoKen102938 GeoKen102938 Feb 11, 2013 5:04 AM in response to andrewket
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    Feb 11, 2013 5:04 AM in response to andrewket

    Me too - My iPhone 5 - i have to walk within a few feet of the modem / router to connect via wifi.

    If i walk more than 10 feet away it drops to 1 bar - then disconnects after about 10 seconds.

     

    Yip - I have done all the 'handy hints' - reset network settings - backup &reset to factory settings & restore.

    Nothing works...

     

    I upgraded to ios 6 before I went on hols Fri before last - thats when the problems started.

    While on hols, the phone kept dropping wi-fi & going to 3G whithou me noticing.

    I had to turn my phon off atfer day 2 because of massive connection charges when not on wifi.

     

    Other devices in my house - 2 iPhone 4 &1 iPad2 connect no problems. & stay connected.

    The 4s even connect when i drive into the driveway.

    Disabling security on the router is not an option.

     

    I'm going to see an Apple engineer this evening.

    Will let you all know what happens.....

     

    Rgds.

    George.

  • by osalvador,

    osalvador osalvador Feb 11, 2013 8:28 AM in response to GeoKen102938
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    Feb 11, 2013 8:28 AM in response to GeoKen102938

    Same here. iPhone 5 absolutely refuses to connect to office network. Also when it does connect (to other networks), it will often silently drop the connection and fallback to 3G.

  • by retroworx1,

    retroworx1 retroworx1 Feb 11, 2013 9:50 AM in response to tobifs
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    Feb 11, 2013 9:50 AM in response to tobifs

    For other non-techies like me who have this wifi problem and have tried most of the solutions here to no avail:

     

    I finally gave in and bought a wifi extender for my home wifi and I now have consistent connection and speed. Finally. And no, my old iPhone 4 does not need this extender for connection, so yes, it is an iPhone 5 problem. And yes, THIS ADDITIONAL DEVICE EXPENSE SHOUD NOT HAVE BEEN NECESSARY! But at least the new boosting device will pay for itself as I can now go back to my original minimal data plan.

     

    So for people out there looking for a work-around, this sadly, may be one to consider. . .

  • by Sk8Dreams,

    Sk8Dreams Sk8Dreams Feb 11, 2013 10:47 AM in response to mrtravis
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    Feb 11, 2013 10:47 AM in response to mrtravis

    mrtravis and everyone else whose phone is still under warranty

     

    Get a replacement!  Gather your documentation, make the phone call, get an appointment and go.

  • by honavery,

    honavery honavery Feb 11, 2013 12:47 PM in response to Sk8Dreams
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    Feb 11, 2013 12:47 PM in response to Sk8Dreams
  • by JanSKay,

    JanSKay JanSKay Feb 11, 2013 1:07 PM in response to retroworx1
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    Feb 11, 2013 1:07 PM in response to retroworx1

    I had an extender on my network and that didn't help my connection problems with the iPhone 5, an iPhone 5 replacement did.

     

    retroworx1 wrote:

     

    For other non-techies like me who have this wifi problem and have tried most of the solutions here to no avail:

     

    I finally gave in and bought a wifi extender for my home wifi and I now have consistent connection and speed. Finally. And no, my old iPhone 4 does not need this extender for connection, so yes, it is an iPhone 5 problem. And yes, THIS ADDITIONAL DEVICE EXPENSE SHOUD NOT HAVE BEEN NECESSARY! But at least the new boosting device will pay for itself as I can now go back to my original minimal data plan.

     

    So for people out there looking for a work-around, this sadly, may be one to consider. . .

  • by Solutionsguy,

    Solutionsguy Solutionsguy Feb 11, 2013 4:13 PM in response to tobifs
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    Feb 11, 2013 4:13 PM in response to tobifs

    After much troubleshooting, my phone would connect, but than after locking the phone it disconnects. I did everything even setting a static IP. Nothing worked.This was very consistently happening to me. When I go to work the phone connects automatically to my work wifi when in range.

    Today I changed my SSID on my router from the preset name. If you dont know what that it is, its the name of your wireless network ex: NETGEAR, Linksys Once I changed this I have not had this very frustrating issue. Also someone posted about once they walk 10ft away from there router it disconnects or no data. 5GHz band is terrible and does not reach far at all or penetrate walls. I suggest staying on a 2.4GHz band. Please reply if this helps anyone....

  • by Sk8Dreams,

    Sk8Dreams Sk8Dreams Feb 11, 2013 5:07 PM in response to Solutionsguy
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    Feb 11, 2013 5:07 PM in response to Solutionsguy

    The problem is not unique to 5 GHz routers. 

  • by Solutionsguy,

    Solutionsguy Solutionsguy Feb 11, 2013 7:31 PM in response to Sk8Dreams
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    Feb 11, 2013 7:31 PM in response to Sk8Dreams

    no I know because this was happening on my 2.4ghz band as well, i was merely just stating that someone was saying why when they got like 10ft away, so i was saying it could be because they were connected to that particular band. My issue was is occuring on 2.4

  • by roby777,

    roby777 roby777 Feb 12, 2013 1:02 AM in response to tobifs
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    Feb 12, 2013 1:02 AM in response to tobifs

    Same issues with my Iphone 5 and new IOS 6.1....

  • by miamiwire,

    miamiwire miamiwire Feb 12, 2013 7:00 AM in response to tobifs
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    Feb 12, 2013 7:00 AM in response to tobifs

    All of these discussion threads regarding this issue need to be consolidated.  this is a real problem with ios 6.1

     

    https://discussions.apple.com/message/21221494#21221494

  • by Lair1970,

    Lair1970 Lair1970 Feb 12, 2013 10:25 AM in response to tobifs
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    Feb 12, 2013 10:25 AM in response to tobifs

    OK so it now looks like on my iPhone 5 iwth iOS 6.1 the LTE network is conflicting with my home wifi (Airport Extreme). At the Apple store the LTE signal is lost in and wifi works like a charm. At home tired all of the "fixes"

    -No security

    -WEP

    -Reset network,

    -Complete reset and reload on the phone

    -ETC ETC ETC

     

    Just turned off the cell radio and it worked. Turned on the cell radio but kept LTE off and it worked.

     

    Apple let's get a fix so we can use your "great" phone. I have just received a BB Z10 from work and it seems to work flawlessly.

  • by CPC,

    CPC CPC Feb 12, 2013 12:51 PM in response to Lair1970
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    Feb 12, 2013 12:51 PM in response to Lair1970

    I've been posting on a similar thread here:  https://discussions.apple.com/message/21223033#21223033

    I'm quite convinced that my problems are related to the interaction between a 1st Generation Airport Express and an iPhone 5 running 6.0.2 or 6.1 as the problems arose only after switching to those.  My other iOS devices are fine.  I was hoping that the most recent updates to the Airport firmware would have fixed it, but no such luck.

  • by MrLuxuryYacht,

    MrLuxuryYacht MrLuxuryYacht Feb 12, 2013 1:49 PM in response to Lair1970
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    Feb 12, 2013 1:49 PM in response to Lair1970

    Some observations and possible compromises in leue of a fix from Apple:

     

    The iPhone 5, unlike the iPhone 4/S, has a cliff it seems, rather than a slow fade as one moves away from the wifi source. I'm guessing that Apple is pumping out a very strong signal or signals in the stores. At home, I can mark the line in each of our 3 floors where the cliff is. So on the good side of the line I can get 20mbps, go over the line and I get 1 – 2mbps. It's that dramatic. The iPhone 4s in the house fade as one might expect as the signal tapers off.

     

    Also, Speedtest seems to have a signal issue on iPhone 5s. I get long, long pauses before seeing a solid diagonal line drawn towards the bottom left of the download test. On the iPhone 4s there's no pause. But Speedtest X HD doesn't pause when testing at all. Speedtest says an iPhone 5 compatible version is forthcoming.

     

    When I extended my wifi at home with an Airport Express and turned down the multicast rate, I no longer got the "full wifi icon but no data throughput" thing. Again, it appears there is a cliff for this issue as well.

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