Personal Hotspot goes away, takes forever to get it back, then adds another homegroup each time

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Personal Hotspot goes away, takes forever to get it back, then adds another homegroup each time

I am out of town and trying to use my personal hotspot. Ever since I updated to OS 5 I have had this problem. When I disconnect in windows 7, I can not reconnect withouth messing with settings. When it does connect it creates a new homegroup so my iPhone is now up to group 10! Yikes I need help!! I am working remotely this week plus I am in school full time I dont have time for this? Any suggestions out there??? Went to the ATT store they had me delete the connection and start over, worked fine for a bit, then shut down my computer and I am finally back on after 30 minutes of trying.

iPhone 4, iOS 5, ATT Phone

Posted on Oct 16, 2011 11:17 AM

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Answer 1

Oct 16, 2011 11:27 AM in response to barbarafromlincoln

I tried resetting my network settings already.

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Answer 2

Oct 18, 2011 6:15 PM in response to barbarafromlincoln

Same problem here, I find that going to the hotspot screen, turning the hotspot off, leave it for a few seconds and then turning it back on seems to work most of the time. The trick for me is after you turn the hotspot back on don't push any buttons or change screens until the computer has connected. If I push the home button before I've connected the pc the network doesn't show up. Not really a solution but a temporary workaround. Needs a fix ASAP!!!!

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Answer 3

Dec 11, 2011 5:44 PM in response to barbarafromlincoln

Same problem. iPhone 4s w/OS 5.

I activate my iPhone's hotspot (with password), connect via wifi, work (or play) a bit, get distracted for a few minutes, come back and there's no internet, check wifi connection, not connected, signal from the iPhone is not present, refresh to look for wifi signals, other signals are there but not iPhone's. The hotspot simply goes away.

I ditched another isp with spotty service with the intention of connecting my pc and iPad to the internet via my iPhone. Did I make a big mistake thinking my iPhone hotspot would be more stable?

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