Cant connect to iPhone 4 Hotspot

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Cant connect to iPhone 4 Hotspot

i have a iPhone 4 with 4.3.1 firmware.

i used to have tethering and it worked fine. they canged tethering to hotspot; i can still connect my laptop (ibm t40-p) to the iphone via a cable, and the 'hotspot' works that way.

but using wifi to connect, it doesnt work.

the ssd does show up in the listing, but when i enter the password (which i changed twice to try letters only etc.) it sits there, trys to connect, then doesnt.

again, if i connect via cable its ok.

my laptop can connect to other wpa2 connections with no issue.

any ideas as to what to look for here?

iPhone, iOS 4, 4.3.1

Posted on Apr 2, 2011 10:53 AM

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Answer 1

Apr 4, 2011 11:37 AM in response to markgca

Same issue. WiFi connection was working great a few days ago, now it just says "unable to connect" after the password. Bluetooth works fine, just not WiFi.

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Answer 2

Apr 4, 2011 12:38 PM in response to SteveCWatkins

A full reboot of the iPhone seems to have fixed the issue for me. Hold down both the home button and the sleep button until the phone shuts off. Keep holding until the Apple logo reappears. After the reset, it works again for me.

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Answer 3

markgca Author

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Apr 9, 2011 7:17 AM in response to SteveCWatkins

i have been travelling, and found a few things.

laptop will connect to open WiFi connections like in the airport
other/random computer i found can connect to my iPhone without issue
laptop will connect to my WiFi at home

so the only combination that doesnt work seems to be laptop to iPhone, and perhaps laptop to other connections with different security.

not sure what to do with this, as it seems to be an incompatibility either with the security/settings/drivers or ???

any suggestions?

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Answer 4

Sep 2, 2011 7:22 AM in response to markgca

I have a simplar problem. my laptop connects to my iPhone 4 hotspot fine by cable but won't connect using wif.

It is listed as one of the available wireless connections on my computer but when i try to connect it just tells me that the connection was cancelled?

It doesn't even ask for the password anymore. It used to work fine until a couple weeks ago. Not sure if I turned something on or off in my phone?

Frustrated!

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Answer 5

Sep 2, 2011 7:51 AM in response to welderpenny

solved the problem... right clicked on my iPhone listed in the wireless available connections list on my laptop. slected properties... then retyped my iPhone's hotspot password in there. retried to connect and success!

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Answer 6

Dec 6, 2012 11:27 AM in response to markgca

Hi All

Just a quick note for anyone having this problem... I had the same problem, and managed to fix it by taking the apostrophe out of my iphone name.

e.g. If your iphone is called

Matt's iPhone

if you change it to

Matt iPhone

(Instructions here: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3965)

AND THEN TURN YOUR PHONE OFF AND ON AGAIN

you should find that you can connect no problem (unless you have other issues as well of course!)

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