my apple phone will not recognise my home wifi and refuses to connect to it. I have put in my BT password but it says incorrect password (it's the one I was given by BT on a small plastic card)

My apple I/phone will not recognise my home wifi and refuses to connect to it. I have put in my BT password dozens of times but it says 'incorrect password' even though it's the one I was given by BT (on a small plastic card) - the only one I have ever been given which worked perfectly until a week ago.

I have done all the seven steps recommended by the online Apple Help page but still no co-operation from my phone. Phone and router have been turned off and back again on twice with no effect. I have done the Reset Network Settings on the phone which doesn't work either. I have enlisted the help of other family members who have also been unable to solve the problem although they are 30 years younger than me and more techno savvy. I have run out of options.

iPhone 6s, iOS 12

Posted on Nov 8, 2021 8:21 AM

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Nov 8, 2021 8:34 AM in response to TEFB2010

Are there other devices successfully connected to this same Wi-Fi? (Is it possible that the Wi-Fi router has just failed?)


But if you’ve already gone through the whole list of suggestions from Apple, check with BT and see about getting this router replaced.



More info…


Above reply is for a different BT Wi-Fi service, and does not apply to the BT Hub residential Wi-Fi password. Thr BT webpage for residential Wi-Fi and related troubleshooting is here:


https://www.bt.com/help/broadband/fix-a-problem/broadband-and-wi-fi/i-want-to-improve-my-wi-fi/connect-to-a-bt-hub-using-wi-fi


There is some info on locating device faults listed for a few of the hubs listed there, too.


That WPS is even still in use for a few of those hubs looks sketchy; that’s very old and broken. It’s also interesting that BT included a QR code for accessing support, but not a QR code for registering the SSID and password.


But in any case, check with BT.

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