I was away from home today and turned on WiFi hotspot for a friend and forgot to turn it off and when I got home, the phone connected automatically to my WiFi network. I never knew you can have both at the same time. Is this miui related or android 8 related?
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Here's the deal: my S2 keeps disabling its WiFi connection. I’ll be connected to my router for a while, sometimes for 12+ hours at time, when all the sudden my S2 will lose its WiFi connection and switch to 4G. When I go into my WiFi settings, it will say that my router is “Not in range” and show no other available networks (even though there are dozens in this area).
I can sometimes get my connection back by toggling Airplane mode or “use packet data” on/off. But nothing works %100 percent of the time. I don’t think it’s a router issue either because we had 4 smartphones in this house over Christmas and the only two that lost their WiFi connection were my and my wife’s S2s.
Anyone else encounter this?
(p.s. Phone is stock, by the way.)
If you have the Tmobile my account disable or uninstall it.I made a thread about this awhile back. It has something where it needs to stay connected to 4g or intermittently puts data on and cuts wifi off I used to have this problem before not no more after uninstalling it.
Thanks, sarni. I read your thread a couple days ago (when I was trying to figure out what was going on), but I'm not sure we're having the same issue. My WiFi and 4G icons aren't on at the same time, for instance.
The other problem is that I haven't rooted my phone, so uninstalling T-Mobile's "My Account" app isn't an option.
Yet.
Happening again now.
Phone seems to be stuck in the following loop: scanning for available WiFi networks, seeing them all, locking in on my WiFi network, trying to obtain an IP address, then back to scanning again without a connection.
No toggling of settings broke the loop until I powered on/off.
Hey...I really have a strange wifi issue that I nor anyone else I have asked can figure it out. My galaxy note 2 connects to our wifi router with no issues. Works fine. BUT...occasionally it loses connection to the internet. It stays connected to the router...but not internet connection. After I turn it off on my phone and turn back on...its back on and fine.
B U T...that isn't all. WHEN it loses internet connection...it turns it off for EVERY other wireless device in the house. Laptops...cellphones, etc. Every other device will not be able to connect until I turn my wifi off on my phone and turn back on...or at least leave off. It never happens anywhere else...just at my house.
What is going on? I haven't a clue how to fix that nor what can be done...or why it is even doing this.
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Hey...I really have a strange wifi issue that I nor anyone else I have asked can figure it out. My galaxy note 2 connects to our wifi router with no issues. Works fine. BUT...occasionally it loses connection to the internet. It stays connected to the router...but not internet connection. After I turn it off on my phone and turn back on...its back on and fine.
B U T...that isn't all. WHEN it loses internet connection...it turns it off for EVERY other wireless device in the house. Laptops...cellphones, etc. Every other device will not be able to connect until I turn my wifi off on my phone and turn back on...or at least leave off. It never happens anywhere else...just at my house.
What is going on? I haven't a clue how to fix that nor what can be done...or why it is even doing this.
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Have you rebooted your router?
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Have you rebooted your router?
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Yes. just did again. I'm just keeping my wifi off on my phone for now. I have a tech coming out to replace the wifi router since its theirs.
I have had similar issues ever since i flashed a 4.3 rom, wifi never works properly, did the param-4.3 odin flash too.
are you stock or on a 4.3 touchwiz rom?
Ok. I have replaced the wireless router...or I should say Charter did. They replaced it with the same model though...brand new. It still has the problem. I am on 4.2 btw and rooted...but no custom rom. Any other ideas.
You running a dual band router? Try only going on 2.4ghz band.
There are also some WiFi power savings settings you can turn off that should help also.
I had that same issue when i first got my phone in Oct fresh out of the box on 4.1. I did those changes and everything has been fine since
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It's really odd, when i set the "keep wifi on during sleep" to never and turn off the screen till the wifi is off and then turn on the screen again, it says that the wifi is off but the internet is actually working, im even not able to enable/disable the wifi setting when this occurs, i tried resetting my phone but it didnt work? is this a hardware issue? should i take it to store and ask them to fix it (still got a few weeks of my warranty left)?
Is internet connection made by data cell phone? (eg. 3g)
That way you will still have internet, but Wifi is off.
If not, did you try a reboot?
Sometimes the wifi on my device looks 'stuck' too, not being able to change it correctly. After a reboot everything is well then.
if your on 4.3 or 4.4 there is an option "scan for wifi (even when wifi is off). disable that. although im guessing you already have.
2nd bet is Mobile Data... though. if your actually on wifi. go into your router. it will say all the connected users on your wifi.
I have a sprint plan where I get 20Gb of data per month. I also have comcast so I can guest connect to comcast wifi most anywhere. My issue is most of the time the comcast is a crappy signal. So my tab 3 and my note 4 auto connect to the comcast and then the wifi just spins. And then i turn the wifi off and it turns itself back on. And then me and the devices just fight... On and off. I have already gone into the network over ride and turned off automatic wifi search but it still turns itself back on. How do I force it to use the data plan?
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I have a sprint plan where I get 20Gb of data per month. I also have comcast so I can guest connect to comcast wifi most anywhere. My issue is most of the time the comcast is a crappy signal. So my tab 3 and my note 4 auto connect to the comcast and then the wifi just spins. And then i turn the wifi off and it turns itself back on. And then me and the devices just fight... On and off. I have already gone into the network over ride and turned off automatic wifi search but it still turns itself back on. How do I force it to use the data plan?
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Go to your "More Settings" under the Wireless & Networks (it may additionally be under "Mobile Networks"), and turn off your "Connections Optimizer"
(I'm assuming that you may have this option because I use a Sprint based phone that has the setting.)
Another option would be to "Forget" the network you don't wanna connect to.
edit: You'd be turning it off instead of on...
http://support.sprint.com/support/t..._on_or_off_Samsung_Galaxy_Tabreg_3/49933-1469
First i am sorry about my english
I have a problem with a wifi hotspot. I lost connection all the time or not all the time but every day this happens. When im online with my computer and my phone is hotspot everything works well but suddenly i got message "no internet access" My phone notifications show wifi hotspot is on but its not! My computer and other phone not notice that at all but if i turn off that wifi hotspot and turn on its working again. How can i fix this problem? This is so annoying. I have android 4.4.4
This might be of some consolation, it also happens to me quite regularly. I often have to put my phone into airplane mode and back again to reset the network. I think it's a carrier network issue rather than any software. Could be wrong though