unable to join network on Iphone5

Update: The technique suggested by HerbiePotts worked for me the first time I tried it, but the connection dropped after a few minutes. I tried it again, but was not able to connect to the network.

I am having the same issue with my son's iPhone 5.

The router is a Time Capsule, and 3 other iPhones (one of them also a 5), two iPads, five computers and a few other devices connect fine to it. This iPhone 5 started acting up last week after working correctly for months.

If I extend the network using an Airport Express, the phone can connect just fine to the new node (same password, of course), but if it tries to connect to the Time Capsule itself I'll get the "Unable to join ..." message.

I've tried rebooting the phone, forgetting the network, resetting the network settings, etc.

My other iPhone 5 can connect just fine, and this phone can connect to other networks.

It appears that the problem is that the phone is rejecting this particular router or vice versa.

Any ideas?

I had all the same issues. In the end nothing would work. Booed a Geanius appoint the swapped the phone then and there and the replacement will connect to the same router without issue. There is obviously a hardware issue with some iPhone 5's that's causing this. Save yourself sometime and have it swapped.

You're welcome.

I have the same issue, and I am able to connect with my Rounter for Other devices, but iphone 5 has stopped connecting all of Sudden, It was working fine daye before yesterday and then it stopped. I was thinking something wrong with Rounter I booted it and then it was connected, and later the same issue, even the iso was updated last month plus,

This is weired and really disappointed, as I am not getting the cause of it, and Not finding anything from Apple to say something for Clients.... and I don't want to use my cell Internet services

Any idea how this can be Fixed..

Finally!!!!!! After months of struggling to get my iPhone 5 to connect to my home network, trying everything with my wireless router settings and forgetting networks, rebooting things, resetting network settings, etc., this was one thing that finally worked. Thanks Herbiepotts. I just entered the networking settings manually as an Other network and it worked! In this day and age, this stuff really should JUST WORK. In my case it's either Apple or D-Link to blame the months of frustration on. Note that I was on 6.1.3 if that is any indication of the cause.

Update. Just updated to 6.1.4. Now my wireless connection to my work's wireless device started working. It too was not working for months. Thinking that Apple's 6.1.3 is to blame??

Thanks MattMan,

I was not aware the new version is available, I did the download the tried to connect my Home Network. but still no Luck, not sure what next I should do on it. .. Getting really frustrated ... Anyone has more suggestions, please do let me know.

Thanks

i finally found where the problem is with " unable to join network " error message , after months of research and trying every single trick on the net not working , the problem is with channel overlapping from the router . i have downloaded " inSSider " network analyzer and found that my home network is overlapping with four other networks , though when i try to connect from another place where there is no channel overlapping it connects just fine . most routers use 2.5 Mhz frequency , so you get a lot of overlapping there , but if you try to connect from a 5 Mhz router , its fine . so you could download the inSSider app for pc and check for the channel where there is no channel overlapping and use this channel . This is a hardware issue anyway , if the wifi circuit and wifi antenna are ok in your phone then you should not have any problem connecting , but if either of them are faulty , you will get that error . so you either fix it or taking it to apple to replace it . and it is possible that when you go to apple store you would not see the problem , thats what happened to me , that is because they probably have a 5 Mhz router and that would rarely interfere with other networks .

This is exactly what the problem was with my setup (Airport Extreme). Once I switched my router to broadcast on a 5GHz Radio frequency, I was able to connect without any problems. http://d.pr/i/F93k

Unfortunetely, if you have a device at home that doesn't support 5GHz frequencies, you have to either upgrade that device/receiver or not switch.

i finally found where the problem is with " unable to join network " error message , after months of research and trying every single trick on the net not working , the problem is with channel overlapping from the router . i have downloaded " inSSider " network analyzer and found that my home network is overlapping with four other networks , though when i try to connect from another place where there is no channel overlapping it connects just fine . most routers use 2.5 Mhz frequency , so you get a lot of overlapping there , but if you try to connect from a 5 Mhz router , its fine . so you could download the inSSider app for pc and check for the channel where there is no channel overlapping and use this channel . This is a hardware issue anyway , if the wifi circuit and wifi antenna are ok in your phone then you should not have any problem connecting , but if either of them are faulty , you will get that error . so you either fix it or taking it to apple to replace it . and it is possible that when you go to apple store you would not see the problem , thats what happened to me , that is because they probably have a 5 Mhz router and that would rarely interfere with other networks .

Fiends i am suffering with iphone's...

i am Apple fan, I am using MacPro, 2 x ipad (for me and my wife) iPod touch, iPod nano, 2 x iPhone 5 (for me and my wife).

i have been using iphone from the begging, since i start use the iphone 4S always its giving me 'Call Failed' i have been suffering with this bulshit since years... i have changed my phones at least 4 times. now i am using the 5th iphone 5 - still the same. In addition the new problem started 'Unable to Join the Network' never connect to wifi.

i don’t have any other choice to any other brands of phone coz i love iphone.

Anyone can help me for the below problems?

1. 1. Call Failed
2. 2. Unable to join network (there is new update - i cannot update thru 3G - only work with wifi)

Thank you,

Arafath

Thank you! This worked for me as well.

This worked for me also

Thanks - I know this came from herbie, but just followed your route - and it worked