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15 ft iphone goes to data
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Join Date: Aug 2003
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Real annoyed, I walk 15 ft from modem and ihpone goes from wifi to data, did not used to do that.. any tips?
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Chicago, Bang! Bang!
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Reboot your WiFi access point?
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YEs, unplugging the modem can help... but still phone...
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I don't think it's the phone's fault, it's the wifi.
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ok... will let AT and T know. but hard to deal with.
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Join Date: Jun 2000
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Does anything else use the WiFi? Is it affected too?
What I'm thinking: a neighbor may have started using the same channel(s) as you. And perhaps they have a stronger router. Your range would get short for everything. Check for strong nearby networks - you may have to turn your router WiFi off (or your router off) for the test. On the plus side, this would be easy to fix. Edit your router to try different channels.
On the other hand, if other devices still have full range on your WiFi, that would point to the phone.
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You might also double-check that your phone hasn’t jumped onto a more distant neighboring (and unsecured) network.
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No phone just goes to LTE.
My computers don't use wifi, I use cable to computers.
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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So reboot your WiFi box and see if that helps. I'll bet it does. Before I got my AirPort, I had frequent issues with my WiFi going out on multiple (but not necessarily ALL) devices. Rebooting helped so much that I often just rebooted the device just because...
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Originally Posted by ghporter
So reboot your WiFi box and see if that helps. I'll bet it does. Before I got my AirPort, I had frequent issues with my WiFi going out on multiple (but not necessarily ALL) devices. Rebooting helped so much that I often just rebooted the device just because...
With crappy / cheap WiFi routers, I would put them on a timed switch, and turn it off and back on every night in the early morning.
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reboots help a bit, with ATT model they supply
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Originally Posted by turtle777
With crappy / cheap WiFi routers, I would put them on a timed switch, and turn it off and back on every night in the early morning.
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I was at that point when I decided to "**** it" and bought the AirPort. Much better stability is only one of the many benefits I found with my AirPort. And to be fair, this was a Linksys router, and they were scrambling to keep up with the way WiFi was becoming super popular and with new standardized features coming every couple of months it seemed.
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Originally Posted by kevs
reboots help a bit, with ATT model they supply
AT&T has a few different machines they supply. However, if their supplied router isn't working, they should also replace it for you. Pretty much free, too.
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Glenn -----OTR/L, MOT, Tx
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Working ok,, but not great, so they wont replace, how do you even troublshoot, not great/ not happy?
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Record how often you have problems and what the problems are. Troubleshooting intermittent problems is a royal pain, but tracking when and how a problem appears - and what it takes to clear the problem - is the only way to show that there IS a problem.
With a week’s worth of data, contact AT&T again and ask for a technician to check it out. Odds are they’ll send you a new router, either with a tech or just shipped to you.
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GH.. ok thanks...not sure I'm.. well the minute I'm fed up. then things work ok!
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Be the squeaky wheel with ATT. Escalate to a supervisor.
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Administrator
Join Date: Apr 2001
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Originally Posted by andi*pandi
Be the squeaky wheel with ATT. Escalate to a supervisor.
This is the best option. Call and be polite, but ask to speak to a supervisor as soon as possible. Even the second tier of tech support can take action to replace a flaky router.
Considering that these gadgets cost on the order of $15 when AT&T buys them in bulk, it will be cheaper to replace the router than to spend time answering your calls.
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Anytime I call ATT is hour.. so I wait until crisis mode...And then intermittant.
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