iPhone 4 cannot connect to home Wi-Fi

i know what the problem is with my iphone but have yet to find a solution.

it would be inconsistent with my home wifi netgear router at connecting and staying connected.

i found the solution was to change from mixed wpa (default for netgear routers?) to just wpa2.

works fine- connects instantly every time and stays connected.

my problem is when i stay at hotels or visit places with free wifi and netgear routers set to default encryption or at least mixed wpa..

i cant connect reliably and usually not at all.

now i cant go round asking them to change their encryption can i?

so the problem is with the phone.

is there a solution to this anywhere?

i have tried resetting network settings on the phone.

thanks.

I doubt this is the phones fault. This more than likely has something to do with NetGear not sticking to Wireless security standards protocol, the way they are writing the mixed mode negotiation code is possibly poor. Also, mixed mode security is not all that common in routers anymore - it was for a time that some devices were old enough to know only about WPA 1 and others could negotiate up to WPA 2 which was more secure. Nowadays everythgin can run WPA 2.

I have never used Netgear, I happen to have a Cisco cable router, and previously a Buffallo AP and also I have extensively used an Asus RT-56U - there is no mixed mode on these routers. So I either had it set to WPA or WPA2 and I have NEVER had any significant problems with these devices.

The fact that this formum is so full of complaints from people with Netgear routers says a lot.

it is the phones fault. my son in law and others around me can connect to mixed wpa with their iphones but mine can not.

it should have been returned when new but my son failed to do this.

i am guessing there are an awful lot of netgear routers being used for free wifi. and for apple to sell a device that cant connect to them is not netgears fault.

some iphones can connect and some cant.

my wifes android phone and nexus funnily enough have NEVER EVER had a problem connecting to any free wifi.

anywhere.

i have tried using the nexus as a hotspot but apple in their wisdom have chosen to make that not possible with my iphone.

my sons iphone 5 connects to mixed wpa no problem. and has no problem with any free wifi anywhere. my son in laws is the same. my iphone 4 has had problems from day one. some people have returned their phones to apple and solved the problem.

Wow I've been struggling with that since the first upgrade to iOS6 !!!!

This (& this only) worked in a snap. Thank you SO MUCH !!!

NO this was NOT the phone's fault -> iMac & Macbook were still connecting to Wifi without issue all the way - iPhone 4 & iPhone 3GS did not since the 1st upgrade to IOS6

NO it was NOT the router that was not compliant or Apple compatible -> my router is an Apple Time Capsule !!!!

NO the network reset, phone reset, router reset in whatever order did NOT help

Somehow since the upgradeS to iOS 6 + the iphones ( 3GS & 4 for me / apparently valid for 4S as well) could no longer connect with WIFI in AUTOMATIC settings. Switching to manual did the trick !!!

T H A N K Y O U !

Just got an iPhone 4 & it could not even see my network (well, most of the time, sometimes briefly saw it & forget). After reading lots of these posts & trying things, I tried something off the wall that no one had mentioned... I took the special characters out of both the SSID and the WPA password ...bingo! My password had previously started with a $ or a £. (My work HTC still doesn't like it but theiPhone is happy now).

I am still having trouble figuring out this. I have reset network settings. I have reset my router. I have changed my password. Everytime I enter my password for my iphone 4s to connect to my home wifi. It says incorrect password. My phone has no problems connecting to my parents home wifi or my aunts. I see that some people say to reset the channel but not seeing where to change it on my rounter settings? If anyone could help me it would be greatly appreciated!

mom4life1226 - If the message is "incorrect password", then that is the problem. Do you mean you reset your password in the router? Just FYI, if you are using WPA security, then the password is case sensitive. This is not true for WEP.

After syncing my iphone with itunes on my home computer last night I lost my wifi connection & the search found no networks. Same thing from office today. Arrived home and plugged the phone in to my computer. Immediately the search found our home network & I was able to enter the password & connect. After removing my phone from the computer the network remained available for a short time & then same problem again. Each time I plug back in to the computer I can log on to the wifi but need to re-enter the password. Each time I remove the phone from the computer the wifi drops out after about a minute? Does anyone know why this is happening? Note I tried resetting the network settings but this didn't work.

Thanks for your reply but I think my battery is good. I have battery doctor installed & no problems detected. I notice I am able to join the wireless only when I am right next to the computer at home. When I go in to another room the search cannot find the network. Could it be the antenna? I have a 4S which is less than a year old so I may have to make a warrenty claim? I have also tried the suggestion of adding the iphone addresss to the mac filter on the router but no fix for me.

Same problem:

Iphone did not connect to home network. Wireless connection is just fine at work and in public, and home wireless network can be found and used on home computer with no problem. Network shows up on Iphone but is always "unable to connect".

Solution for my situation:

Manually typed in the ip address, subnetmask, router, and client id (bc it wasn't showing up even though the wireless was being found by my iphone), went back and joined the network with my PASSKEY (bc my password failed even after entering in the info...).

Hello,

I got the same problem as well. My husband's iphone, our laptop, ipad and smart tv are connected all the time aside from my iphone. I was struggling this problem for almost a month. Had sleepless nights reading forums and suggestions but nothing works. Until it came in my mind to reset my Iphone to factory/orginal settings. It took a while to do the process, but it really works. But make sure that you back up your iphone before doin' it. Hope it also works with you!

Good luck!!

Hey there

I'm having a similar problem. My iPhone 5 connects to my router just fine, but when I try using the connection on any apps or safari, it will just sit there and load for about 2 minutes and then say theres no internet connection. I've tried resetting network settings, changing the security on the router and resetting it but nothing has seemed to work. Any suggestions I am happy to try!

Hi,

I got the same problem a couple of months ago. Wi-Fi connection show but I can't upload safari etc. I called our internet provider. She told me just to plug out the POE, wait for few minutes and plug it in again. Hope it works!

Hey everybody, My son is having the same problem with his iphone 4S with connecting to our home Wi-Fi. My iphone has no problem. Mine as well as his friends iphones automatically connect here. My son's is the only one that will not. So, what I'm saying is as many iphones as possible have been all connected to my Wi-Fi here and laptop with no issues, except for my son's.

I spent two days on the phone with Apple and what it all comes down to is there is something wrong with the phone that cannot be fixed. Basically, will need to get a new one.

Just sharing what happened to me.

Hey ChaiRommi689

Thanks for your suggestion. I found out POE means Power Over Ethernet? If so, there are no Ethernet cables connected to my router. The only cables it has are the power cable and the cable that goes into the phone line. Unless I'm missing something?