Wen I leave the house, the iPhone X loses connection with extneder as expected. WHen I return, I would expect it to automatically reconnect. It does not.
If I switch to AirplaneMode, then back, it connects in 4-ish seconds.
Is there a setting somewhere to have it poll for in-range with extender and automatically re-connect?
iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 10.3
Sorry, but this was not helpful.
> you could try to "forget your network"
It is not a wifi issue, the iPhone and Network Extender(NE) connect directly via cell protocol, as if the NE is a cell tower. By going into/out of Airplane Mode, it forces iPhone to rescan, looking for best signal cell "tower"
> you could contact Verizon Tech Support
Already did, per Verizon tech support: Since the NE emulates a cell tower, it has the server role and it waits for cell phones to contact it. It is the obligation of the cell phone to find the best signal cell "tower".
Bottom line is that the cell phone should routinely be looking for a tower with a better signal.
Is there a cellular setting to effect this behavour?
As I asked previously... why? For a fair number of years I had an AT&T Microcell to fix issues with lousy cell reception in various parts of my house. It was "ok", but was never great. Not sure what kind of network extender you have, but none of them have a reputation for flawless operation.
With the advent of WiFi calling, virtually all such devices have been rendered obsolete. Why fight it?
You're right, spinlock1315.
Sorry about my wrong answer, I must have been inattentive reading your question. My fault, I apologize for that.
Coming back to your problem, to my knowledge there's no native settings that can be used on your iPX to change / improve that behavior.
Regards
Giulio
Why are you asking "why"? This thread is discussing auto-reconnect to an extender, not are there alternatives to an extender.
Your first post was appropriate in case I didn't about the WiFi calling protocol. However, I and probably most people reading this thread already did know.
Please don't waste any more bandwidth asking why.
sorry, my iOS is 11.2.6
finally updated last night, still same.
Fine. Good luck.
If your iphone X can automatically connect to different wifi networks, you could try to "forget your network" (tap on the "i" in the blue circle on the right of your network name, then tap on forget this network.
Restart your iphone, then test it.
I would also try to contact Verizon's support team and explain your problem.
Regards
Giulio
Why are you bothering with a cellular network extender? Just shut that thing off and turn on WiFi calling.
Did updating to 11.3 help? If not
iPhone X(11.6) does not automatically reconnect with verizon network extender
