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On 02/04/12 16:31, Julian Hall wrote: >>> > Similar behaviour to your home router then.. and as you say you couldn't > hang around long enough to see if it stayed connected.. Except that with my home router I have to reset it before it will connect. >> Andy suggested that I could try changing the channel on my >> router. At the moment it uses channel 6, so I could try channel 11 >> perhaps. Does that sound like a plan? > It's worth a shot.. but I'd first use one of the WifI snoopers to find > out what channels your neighbours use. You don't want to compromise > quality for your other wireless devices by using the same channel as > anyone nearby. Where I live not many people use wifi with their computers I have changed to channel 11 which works for everything except the phone. No difference there. >> Or another idea, perhaps my phone does not like my router, but in that >> case why would it log on easily as soon as I reset it? > Fair point.. and it's the same phone that connected previously with no > problem, so I don't see why that would be the case. >> Or, android version 4.0 is due to be available for my phone later this >> month. I could try that I suppose. > I'd be inclined to hang fire and see if anyone reports problems with 4.0 > and your phone. Frying pan and fire comes to mind :) > Yes indeed. I always wait a while before trying out new versions of anything, to see what others have found in the way of problems. > Here's a thought. Does your phone have a 'lock/standby' mode.. in other > words after a set time the screen darkens to save battery etc? If so > does that coincide with when it loses WiFi connectivity? Perhaps you > could temporarily disable that function and see if the phone stays > connected. > Yes, it does switch off the screen after a set time. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a choice of 'never'. The range goes from 15 seconds to 30 minutes in various jumps. Thanks Neil -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq