iphone 5 wont stay connected to wifi

My iPhone 5 keeps dropping wifi connection after about 30 seconds of being connected. It's not my router or internet because we bought 2 phones and the other phone works and stays connected just fine. It's only my phone. It tries to connect to a website, youtube, email, whatever and then just times out. If I attempt to renew the lease it renews with some strange IP address that isn't tied to my router and leaves the Router and DNS fields blank. I have reformatted, reset network settings, reinstalled the OS, forgotten the access point and re-entered, changed the wifi channel for troubleshooting steps so far. Any further ideas other than a bad antenna?

iPhone, iOS 6

Posted on Sep 21, 2012 2:53 PM

229 replies

Jul 13, 2015 4:54 PM in response to abouyahya731

Bluetooth should remain connected aslong as the phone and the device are connected to power (If applicable) - in a car, the stereo should automatically request connection when it gets power from it's ignition.

Other devices that are connected via Bluetooth may not stay connected if they are connected to share an internet connection (Such as being if the iPhone is using hotspot mode)

Unfortunately there is not a Static option in Bluetooth so therefore it makes it difficult for any of us to configure this to remain connected.

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Jan 3, 2016 12:07 PM in response to drbmoore

this worked for me

Jun 28, 2016 12:58 AM in response to Nilotec

Can anyone say if iPhone 5 is a good option to buy on second hand or 5s?

Sep 10, 2016 4:55 PM in response to Nilotec

I also have this problem. I will be in the middle of sending an imessage, and it wont send due to the my phone not connecting again. I havent had this problem before with my 5c, which is until recently. I am the second owner of this phone, with my mother be the first and buying it new when the phone first came out. If anyone has a fix that does not require getting a new phone, anything would be appreciated. I just within the last 3 months got this phone transfered to my number, and cannot already get a new one.

Thanks,

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