Iphone 4S wifi problem

As an iPhone owner, I can tell you this... it seems Apple has a very buggy iOS or very faulty hardware - the iPhone 4S! It is only going to get worse without Jobs.

1. battery issues even after update continue

2. wi-fi issues - the iPhone 4S does not work always on iPhone 4S

3. reception issues - losing signal from 5 bars to none and going back up to 5.

4. call quality - echoing etc...

Apple if you are reading this, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

My next phone will not be an iPhone if this continues!

I am pretty sure this is software related. Why? Because I noticed last night that while I couldn't get any apps to connect to the internet, iMessage still worked! I could send/receive pictures and communicate over iMessage just fine. I made sure it was using WiFi by taking a 30+ second video and watching it being sent instantly (I have FIOS). All the while, any app, including Safari, had the spinning wheel of death. I could even check email now and then but eventually that locked up too, but iMessage always worked.

This tells me it has to be software related. And, I'm at work right now and I have 0 WiFi problems. Only at home on my Verizon Fios router does my iPhone seem to not be able to keep internet active. Which makes me wonder if it's the router's problem (as my PC is wired, not wireless).

Anyway, I know my first Motorola Droid couldn't connect to ANY wireless for more than a few seconds before dropping internet and sitting there doing nothing. I've had much worse than this and I'd never go back to Android after this.

@ mritacca - I've seen #3 several times. I live within 400 ft of a Verizon Wireless tower. But I've seen reception go from max to 1 bar now and then. My HTC Thunderbolt did this all the time and it affected my connection (driving me nuts to the point I where I got my first iPhone 2 weeks ago), but on the iPhone, even when the bars are taking a dive to 1, internet still seems to work just fine on 3G. Strange.

what model of verizon fios router do u have? i have same issue and i have the actiontec MI424WR revision D router... i called verizon technical support and we checked my firmware which was up to date. They are sending me out another router which has a newer revision to it.

i went to apple store and they ran test on device and everything came back ok and of course i could not get the internet to die on there open source wifi connection .. i tried for over a half hour. They pointed me back to verizon router since i could not duplicate the issue on their wifi and the phone hardware tested ok.

I just received my new iPhone 4s plus the Libratone Lounge speaker - but iPhone 4s drops the wifi connection all the time?

But even worse, when using AirPlay from iPhone 4s to my new expensive AirPlay speaker from Libratone - it crashes my wifi network? When my wife uses her iPhone 4 everything is fine?

Wut's up?

I'm just about to return both items to applestore........ :-(

@ iToNe24 - yep, I have a MI424WR. Interesting. I have a Linksys at work and I have 0 wifi problems, same for at my parent's house.

Interesting... MI424WR .... Let me know how the new router goes. Very very interested.

Edit: I have either the E or F revision --- not at home but will check after work.

Just found this:

6. IMPORTANT: If you're using your new iPhone 4S to set up your speaker

Users of the new Apple iPhone 4S may from time to time experience connectivity problems, as well as both short and prolonged AirPlay audio drop-outs. This issue seems to widespread and occurring on all AirPlay-enabled speakers from a range of vendors including Libratone. Apple is aware of the problem and we are working actively with them and other speaker manufacturers to resolve this issue and will update our FAQ when we know if the solution is related to the iPhone 4S firmware and/or the firmware for our speakers. In the meantime we urge you to use other iDevices or a Mac/PC to set up your speaker and subsequently stream music to it.

Note: It is not uncommon for new devices to behave abnormally with products that were developed before its release.

I will let u know what revision they will send me ... i am not sure if the guy said F or S ... will verify once i get it ... If it is F and u have a F then i am still back to square one ... i would have to try and fight for another model .. think they also have westell routers

I have the revE MI424WR and have the timeout issue with the 4S on 5.0.1. Not seeing this on the iPad 2 (wifi only; upgraded to 5.0.1) or on an older iPhone 4.

I turn wifi on/off to get it working again.

My setup is the Fios is the router with the latest gen Airport Extreme in bridge mode.

My 4s has been working over the weekend but I still have to shut off the wifi on the phone once in a while to reload. I have turned off the ask to join network button and at least now it isn't switching to a different router that I can't join anymore but I should not have to "rig" my phone to get it to work properly. I also am having that problem at my office in which I can't join my wifi because it keeps telling my that I have an invalid password which is not correct at all. I have had my 4s since the day they came out and had no issues until Friday Nov. 4th I think. Is Apple working on any fix at all to anybody's knowledge? Please keep this thread informed wwith up to date info. I have owned all 5 iphones with this one being the buggiest by far.

I was having this problem and have had no problems since I rebooted my router, forgot the network on my 4s and re-established it. That was 10 days ago. Have updated to 5.0.1 and have had no problems.

Same positive news. Since regular reboots of my BT router to get locked on to wifi, I have now been trouble free since 5 November. Updated new software direct to 4S which has brought no surprises and can still find and lock to wifi.

Cannot be specific about what may be the actual cure as I tried so much of what had been suggested here. I did on the last boot of wifi, simultaneously reboot 4S and went with "forget network" and started afresh. not sure if this affected my improved wifi issue but....., since switching off all aps running in the background, my battery life has MASSIVE improvement. I had completely forgotten that one could do this and had almost all of my aps running. (double click home button, and see how many you have running)

Hope this helps wifi issues or battery mutters or both.

I have caught a 4 and a 4S, both on iOS 5, misbehaving on WiFi, courtesy of my router logs.

See http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1275479

If you have a router which logs network events, please post the details to that thread.

The hammering on my router causes it to reboot. Happened at our vacation place too. I was ready to replace the vacation-home router, thinking it was on its last legs (though it's less than a year old). But two, failing identically? Not likely.

This has been reported to Apple, and I think it's a real clue.

Same problem here. It gets annoying that I have to turn off my phone in order to get the wifi working again.

http://my.verizon.com/micro/fiosrouters/?router=allrouters

for my friends on the verizon fios routers having issues

these are they ones they carry

Ummm these problems have always existed with their(apple) new phones. Steve Jobs being gone will not cause quality to dissipate. My 3GS had wifi issues at first and the iPhone 4 was plagued with issues. Technology is very hard to get right the first time and each new device even device upgrades take 6 mos (sometimes more to workout the bugs). Every apple device has had an issue at one time or another (including their computers and OS software). The difference between apple and say Samsung is that apple releases updates on a frequent basis and the problems of the device are soon forgotten. Samsung releases new phones every month, but you cross your fingers they (samsung) will provide an update (generally you have to rely on an independent dev team to make a fix).

As for me I'm having zero issues (maybe battery life is less than stellar, but the phone still lasts longer than any android phone I have owned). I have suggested a fix that has worked for me and others I know directly. Even routers that I once had an issue with no longer are a problem. Some of these routers are old wrt54g running dd-wrt and tomato USB.

After resetting (see my earlier post) I would recommend just leaving it alone for a week - I believe the problem will resolve it self as the wifi chip learns how to deal with interference.

Frustrating I know but I really think the chip is slow to adjust but after it does you should be trouble free as long as you stop deleting profiles and performing resets (even when connecting to new wifi environments).