iphone wifi range issues

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iphone wifi range issues

I have 2 iphones. one is my daily user the other I only use wifi on.

My phone i use daily is the XR. the 2nd one i use only on wifi.

I have my 2 phones next to me away from my wifi router. So this is about range on each iphone.

Im connected to the same wifi router on both phones. The 6splus connects just fine and the speed of the connection is good. When I go and use the XR the connection isnt stable and keeps dropping or whenever it does connect its slow.

Does the 6splus have a better wifi range than the XR? Any solutions?

Posted on Aug 21, 2020 1:30 AM

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Lawrence Finch

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Aug 21, 2020 8:39 AM in response to iph289

Well, while it could be a phone problem, the phones could also be connecting to different bands. If you can, try it with some other networks. My Xr has very good range, even at 5 GHz, but “very good” is subjective; it works anywhere in my condo unit, which is fairly large with the router about in the middle.

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mattia245

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Aug 21, 2020 1:55 AM in response to iph289

Hi,

Have you just tried to "re-set network settings" on the XR?

Mattia.

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iph289 Author

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Aug 21, 2020 7:59 AM in response to mattia245

I have not tried this. Could it be that simple?

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Aug 21, 2020 8:01 AM in response to iph289

Are you connecting to the 2.4 GHz band or the 5 GHz band on the router? Or don’t you know? 2.4 GHz has greater range than 50 GHZ, but 5 GHz is much faster.

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iph289 Author

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Aug 21, 2020 8:35 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

Not exactly sure which band as it’s a public connection at work.

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