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Re: Connecting iPhone to wifi
« Reply #15 on: December 03, 2011, 12:25:37 PM »
Getback I have a solution for you...get an Atrix2 instead. I haven't had any problems with wifi since going to either the Atrix (my sons phone) or my Atrix2.
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Re: Connecting iPhone to wifi
« Reply #16 on: December 03, 2011, 01:25:56 PM »
plenty of solutions here, despite not knowing what the problem is ...


getback do you have any other wifi devices using your router at the moment?
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Re: Connecting iPhone to wifi
« Reply #17 on: December 03, 2011, 06:44:39 PM »
plenty of solutions here, despite not knowing what the problem is ...


getback do you have any other wifi devices using your router at the moment?

No, wish I did so I could test it.

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Re: Connecting iPhone to wifi
« Reply #18 on: December 04, 2011, 05:15:36 AM »
can you see your wifi network name listed on the phone? and does it have a padlock symbol next to it?
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Re: Connecting iPhone to wifi
« Reply #19 on: December 04, 2011, 05:59:33 AM »
can you see your wifi network name listed on the phone? and does it have a padlock symbol next to it?


And is wifi + suggest networks enabled in iPhone settings? And is the wifi discoverable i.e. not hidden?
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Re: Connecting iPhone to wifi
« Reply #20 on: December 04, 2011, 05:39:27 PM »
can you see your wifi network name listed on the phone? and does it have a padlock symbol next to it?


Yes and yes!

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Re: Connecting iPhone to wifi
« Reply #21 on: December 05, 2011, 07:04:00 AM »
Yes and yes!

Did you reset your wifi password in the router menu? And verify the same password when iPhone asks for it?
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Re: Connecting iPhone to wifi
« Reply #22 on: December 05, 2011, 07:40:16 AM »
^ good! the next step is to change your wifi password on the router, then enter the new password on your phone :)
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Re: Connecting iPhone to wifi
« Reply #23 on: December 05, 2011, 01:06:31 PM »
^ good! the next step is to change your wifi password on the router, then enter the new password on your phone :)

I used the pw from the router. So should I change that and the SSID?

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Re: Connecting iPhone to wifi
« Reply #24 on: December 05, 2011, 01:09:40 PM »
the router itself has a pw so you can access its settings via the webpage.

the wifi will have a separate pw, this is what you want to change. then try to join with your phone using the new wifi pw.
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Re: Connecting iPhone to wifi
« Reply #25 on: December 05, 2011, 01:51:56 PM »
the router itself has a pw so you can access its settings via the webpage.

the wifi will have a separate pw, this is what you want to change. then try to join with your phone using the new wifi pw.

Where do I find the Wifi password?

I changed the system security to disable and was able to get wifi. However that is WEP-open. That can't be good.

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Re: Connecting iPhone to wifi
« Reply #26 on: December 05, 2011, 02:37:08 PM »
what model router is it exactly?

edit: and do you have the manual?

edit2: just seen a 2wire manual, the default wifi password is an 8-digit number in brackets on the bottom of the router (eg. [12345678]), enter it without the brackets :)
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Re: Connecting iPhone to wifi
« Reply #27 on: December 05, 2011, 08:01:17 PM »
what model router is it exactly?

edit: and do you have the manual?

edit2: just seen a 2wire manual, the default wifi password is an 8-digit number in brackets on the bottom of the router (eg. [12345678]), enter it without the brackets :)

That doesn't work. I've tried that before. I changed the PW but that didn't work. Only thing that works is the WEP-Open which is bad security.

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Re: Connecting iPhone to wifi
« Reply #28 on: December 06, 2011, 03:37:35 AM »
I am no specialist in Apple products, but after reading the 2wire manual I found an interesting thing on page 9. It tells how to configure the wireless in Apple AirPort and the trick is to enter "$" followed by the ten digit encryption key. Could that be an Apple standard, including iPhones? Just a wild guess, but doesn't hurt trying.

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Re: Connecting iPhone to wifi
« Reply #29 on: December 07, 2011, 08:57:33 AM »
I am no specialist in Apple products, but after reading the 2wire manual I found an interesting thing on page 9. It tells how to configure the wireless in Apple AirPort and the trick is to enter "$" followed by the ten digit encryption key. Could that be an Apple standard, including iPhones? Just a wild guess, but doesn't hurt trying.

I'll give that a shot.

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