iPhone 3.0 Wi-Fi problems to be fixed in 3.1?
updated 09:55 am EDT, Mon July 6, 2009
iPhone 3.0 Wi-Fi problems
The public may have to wait for the release of v3.1 firmware to see a fix to current iPhone Wi-Fi issues, accounts suggest. Following the release of the v3.0 update on June 17th, a number of users have been reporting a diminished or total inability to connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot, forcing dependence on EDGE or 3G for data. Users can be within feet of a hotspot without gaining a connection, and resetting either an iPhone or a router does not appear to help.
Though Apple has yet to offer a solution, at least one developer notes that iPhone 3.1 appears to resolve the issue. The beta also remains exclusive to developers however, and no release date for the final firmware has been announced. The underlying problem is inconsistent moreover, leaving some iPhone owners unaffected, and others unable to exploit a suggested fix, involving toggling the RIP settings on a router. Downgrading a phone to v2.2.1 has likewise been proposed as a solution.
Not happening here
07/06, 10:18am reply
It should probably be mentioned in the story if the problem is very widespread or isolated. Nobody I know who has upgraded to 3.0 has had this problem, but that's just anecdotal evidence.
chas_m
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What problem?
07/06, 10:27am reply
What are the symptoms? I haven't encountered any, personally...
chefpastry
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Haven't...
07/06, 10:42am reply
I haven't run into problems... though now that I think of it the last few days my AirPort express has been being flaky wonder if my iPhone might be causing that.
Salty
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Good to know...
07/06, 10:50am reply
that I'm not the only one. I thought something was wrong with my iPhone. The symptoms are that it first pops up with "Wrong Password" when trying to join a known network. Then entering the correct password it says "Unable to join network."
If 3.1 does fix it, I'm going to upgrade to the beta (I'm in the developer program). Interestingly, this wasn't a problem under the 3.0 betas (that I could even remember seeing- maybe beta 4 or 5).
apple4ever
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No problems here,
07/06, 11:02am reply
3G and original iPhones.
chotty
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This fixed the problem...
07/06, 11:34am reply
I was at a friend's office a few days ago to help them install a new dual band Airport to replace their 802.11G D-Link router. He said he had not been able to make a Wi-Fi connection on his 1st gen. iPhone since upgrading to 3.0 firmware.
After getting the new Airport up and running, his iPhone's Wi-Fi connection started working automatically without any intervention. Evidently its not strictly a software problem.
davlab
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Good to know...
07/06, 11:38am reply
that I'm not the only one. I thought something was wrong with my iPhone. The symptoms are that it first pops up with "Wrong Password" when trying to join a known network. Then entering the correct password it says "Unable to join network."
If 3.1 does fix it, I'm going to upgrade to the beta (I'm in the developer program). Interestingly, this wasn't a problem under the 3.0 betas (that I could even remember seeing- maybe beta 4 or 5).
apple4ever
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Similar issue
07/06, 12:14pm reply
I had a similar issue, but determined it was because my router was in a defunct state. Restarting the router fixed the issue.
I haven't had any other hotspot issues.
jameshays
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Not my 3G
07/06, 02:15pm reply
Not my 3G. It is getting WiFi perfectly with 3.0. Anyone with the problem probably should restore there phone and setup as new. This must be limited to a few because I haven't heard of this problem until this article.
b9robot
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Interference Robustness
07/06, 04:56pm reply
I was having trouble connecting to my home wifi network (not other wifi networks) and it turned out that I had "Interference Robustness" turned on in the Airport Extreme Base Station settings.
After disabling that, I'm now getting full bars and a great connection.
LogicalVue
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