[X4U] Re: Problems with wireless connection

[Richard H Stoddard]

Good suggestion - I'll find a friend willing to let me try. I'll then  
go to Apple and see what they can do about it.

Sent from my iPhone.

On Jan 8, 2009, at 12:45 PM, Ken Johnson <kenjohnso at gmail.com> wrote:

> So, it is caused soley the wifi on your iPhone - and your wife's  
> identical iPhone doesn't have the same effect...  then I would have  
> Apple look at it.
> One other question - if you use your iPhone in someone elses house,  
> does it crash their wifi?
>
> Ken
>
> On Jan 8, 2009, at 11:57 AM, Richard H Stoddard <richardstoddard at mac.com 
> > wrote:
>
>> Bluetooth is never on, at home location services are usually off,  
>> 3G is usually on (now that I usually have wifi off). If I turn on  
>> wifi, my connection drops instantly. I can restore it by turning  
>> AirPort off/on, but it will drop again shortly. If I turn off wifi  
>> on my phone, the connection will restore and not drop again until I  
>> turn on my phone's wifi. So it does look like the wifi is the  
>> culprit. Why my wife's phone doesn't affect it is a mystery.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone.
>>
>> On Jan 8, 2009, at 8:06 AM, Ken Johnson <kenjohnso at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Have you tried varying the iPhone's configuration to see which  
>>> service is the culprit?
>>> wifi on/off, bt on/off, cell on/off ?
>>>
>>> Ken
>>>
>>> On Jan 8, 2009, at 6:12 AM, Richard H Stoddard <richardstoddard at mac.com 
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:18:13 -0600, Robert Salter wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> My parents were experiencing the same issue, however their main
>>>>> problem was with the service provided Comcast - Comcast was  
>>>>> actually
>>>>> "interrupting" the service by sending out an account verification
>>>>> "signal." What we did to correct this situation was to establish a
>>>>> second "location" using the Network preference. This corrected the
>>>>> issue because, as I understand it, Airport will look for  
>>>>> additional
>>>>> locations is the signal from the primary or selected (default)
>>>>> location is interrupted. It won't change locations, just pick up  
>>>>> the
>>>>> signal from the other, temporarily until the issue is resolved  
>>>>> from
>>>>> the default location. All takes place in the background. Adding a
>>>>> second locations resolved my parents problem, hope the information
>>>>> helps with your issue. Sorry for the delayed response.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your suggestions. For the moment, however, I think I've
>>>> identified the problem - my iPhone. Whenever I have the wifi  
>>>> turned on,
>>>> I have these problems. If it's off, everything works normally.  
>>>> I'm not
>>>> sure why it is happening, because my wife's phone doesn't interfere
>>>> with my laptop's wifi connection, but it does. I've tested numerous
>>>> times to ensure it wasn't just a coincidence, and it does seem to  
>>>> be
>>>> the cause of my problem. I hope someone here can suggest what to do
>>>> about it or that an update from Apple will address it.
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