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I bought my dad an Optimus 7 a few months ago and on his current phone plan he doesn't pay for data so he relies a lot on wi-fi at home and his second home- Starbucks.
He claims after I forced the Mango update to his phone 2 weeks ago that he can no longer connect to free wi-fi at Starbucks yet when he goes home the phone has no issues connecting to wi-fi there instantly. He says it was fine before I updated. Mind you, he is the least tech saavy person I know. Perhaps he is missing a step. He says he goes to connect to Starbucks but no web brower page will open.
Does anyone know if this is an issue? I'm trying to avoid a trip to see him just to try to fix this.
pistol44 said:
I looked around for a few answers but sadly most postings with a similar question did not have replies...
I bought my dad an Optimus 7 a few months ago and on his current phone plan he doesn't pay for data so he relies a lot on wi-fi at home and his second home- Starbucks.
He claims after I forced the Mango update to his phone 2 weeks ago that he can no longer connect to free wi-fi at Starbucks yet when he goes home the phone has no issues connecting to wi-fi there instantly. He says it was fine before I updated. Mind you, he is the least tech saavy person I know. Perhaps he is missing a step. He says he goes to connect to Starbucks but no web brower page will open.
Does anyone know if this is an issue? I'm trying to avoid a trip to see him just to try to fix this.
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Normally, the wifi at starbucks forces a browser login before internet access is allowed. Are you sure he is actually trying to pull up a page in IE before trying anything else, and not just trying to check email or using an app that pulls data?
Maybe Starbucks WiFi is only available to iThings users.
Starbucks in the UK works for me. In fact they're now offering it free without a Starbucks card.
As an earlier post says, you need to login first. If he's going to a https page, for some reason that doesn't work to redirect to the Starbucks login page. Best thing to do is have him go to Google or something. If you can go with him one time, pin / bookmark the login page.
Well I tried doing it myself on his phone. I can see the wi-fi connection listed. I hit connect. It begins to connect.. slowly then says it's connected. Moments later a webpage opens automatically which is the Starbucks page (where normally you would agreed to it's terms and conditions first).
Except it doesnt give you the option to accept and check the box. Instead its the Starbucks page with an error message on the bottom saying that it cannot connect basically and you can all a specific phone # to help. We called it and it takes you to Bell Canada tech support. We spoke to them about the problem and they said they provide the wi-fi service to Starbucks here I guess in Toronto.
They checked their connections apparently on their end, said they were fine and claim the issue to be our end with the phone.
Now here's the funny thing. We walked over to 2 other places nearby with free wi-fi and I could connect on his phone to both without an issue. We also connected to my wi-fi at my place. So it ONLY will not connect to Starbucks but appears to connect to other wi-fi spots.
This one stumps me for sure. But I know for a fact before Mango he could connect to Starbucks fine.
I have an AT&T galaxy s4 and I've been having trouble with the wireless. I can connect just fine to the netgear router at my apartment in Athens but at home I've been having trouble. At home we have AT&T uverse with an AT&T branded router. My phone will connect for a little while but eventually the small down arrow under the wireless symbol in the status bar starts blinking and the phone says it's connected but I don't have internet. Ive tried searching for a fix but it seems that the only routers people are having trouble with are dkink routers. The problem seems to trigger after I try to load a new site or refresh a page. Also, locking the phone triggers it as well. I've tried changing the security settings, forgetting the network and re-adding it, as well as turning the wireless network power saving option off but nothing works. I've rebooted the phone and the router but it still messes up. What's odd though is that my brothers galaxy s4 connects just fine (although I haven't been able to do extensive testing on his phone). Also, I was home last weekend and the weekend before and it worked just fine. I haven't rooted my phone or changed any settings that would have impacted the wifi since then. Anyone have any ideas?
I'm having very similar problems. When I connect to the wireless, the phone will work on it for about a minute and then stop getting to websites, etc. I have a Motorola SB 6121 cable modem with Vonage and a Dlink DIR-655 wireless modem. Inet provider is Comcast (only option here).
Anyone else having the same symptoms?
I've done the same troubleshooting steps: factory reset, power cycle, default settings, etc and the phone does the same thing.
EDIT: it's been working longer than usual now. I adjusted the Transmission Rate from the Wireless setup to 54 from Auto and the wireless has been stable much longer. See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2253471 for people sharing the same pain we have
Has anyone had any issues connecting to Wifi networks on their G2s? I got the verizon version on Saturday and haven't been able to get the phone working on 2 different wifi networks. I can connect to the wifi network just fine, but I can't access the internet at all. I can confirm that other devices are able to connect no problem.
Curious if anyone has some thoughts on how to potentially fix this. If not, will be heading back to Verizon to get a new one. Thanks in advance for the help.
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Has anyone had any issues connecting to Wifi networks on their G2s? I got the verizon version on Saturday and haven't been able to get the phone working on 2 different wifi networks. I can connect to the wifi network just fine, but I can't access the internet at all. I can confirm that other devices are able to connect no problem.
Curious if anyone has some thoughts on how to potentially fix this. If not, will be heading back to Verizon to get a new one. Thanks in advance for the help.
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I have the AT&T G2 version , it will connect to any wireless router but the connection will last 5 seconds then no internet, this is totally unacceptable I upgraded from the G-Pro and may go back as that never had this issue, I did read LG had a similar problem with the Nexus 4 and Optimus G
Mine works fine. I have a VZW G2 and an ATT G2 connected on the same router. It connects to both G and N networks.
No issues with my Verizon G2.
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Has anyone had any issues connecting to Wifi networks on their G2s? I got the verizon version on Saturday and haven't been able to get the phone working on 2 different wifi networks. I can connect to the wifi network just fine, but I can't access the internet at all. I can confirm that other devices are able to connect no problem.
Curious if anyone has some thoughts on how to potentially fix this. If not, will be heading back to Verizon to get a new one. Thanks in advance for the help.
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Did you try rebooting your router? I see this at home with the families iOS devices a lot, especially after heavy data traffic. I'll turn off the router for a couple hours or overnight and the next day all is well. Router is open, no encryption.
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Has anyone had any issues connecting to Wifi networks on their G2s? I got the verizon version on Saturday and haven't been able to get the phone working on 2 different wifi networks. I can connect to the wifi network just fine, but I can't access the internet at all. I can confirm that other devices are able to connect no problem.
Curious if anyone has some thoughts on how to potentially fix this. If not, will be heading back to Verizon to get a new one. Thanks in advance for the help.
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I have the exact same problem. It will sometimes transfer some data using browsers, but nothing on facebook, pandora, or the play store it will say connection lost or not data connection.
My wife has the same phone and it works no problem and also the laptop. Must be a dud wifi radio or something like that. Mine is going back to the store tomorrow.
au6768 said:
Has anyone had any issues connecting to Wifi networks on their G2s? I got the verizon version on Saturday and haven't been able to get the phone working on 2 different wifi networks. I can connect to the wifi network just fine, but I can't access the internet at all. I can confirm that other devices are able to connect no problem.
Curious if anyone has some thoughts on how to potentially fix this. If not, will be heading back to Verizon to get a new one. Thanks in advance for the help.
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Are you trying to use adblock by any chance? I was and it was causing the same issue you have. I uninstalled it and changed my proxy settings back to none and wifi is working great now.
Just received my LG G2 White brand new from T-Mobile about 2 hours ago. After many attempts to troubleshoot the issue it all failed. The problem is Wifi will connect to router and even work but after 30 seconds the connection goes down. The actual Wifi signal shows connected but no internet it gets stock. We tried resetting the phone and toggling with different features but still it did the same thing. T-Mobile is the worst they were trying to have me ship the phone back and leave me phone less for days. I complained and they are sending another one overnight but have charged me for the phone on my account. Mind you I've had months of bad service, after all I think I got a defective phone. I've read some other people having the same issue with other carriers. If I get another one with the same issue I'm jumping boat. If anyone knows of a work around let me know. I tried 2 different routers same issues connects then it randomly disconnects and stops downloading or transferring data.
Reset Phone - didn't work
Turned off mobile data - didn't work
Turned off wifi sleep - didn't work
I'm on Verizon. I have trouble with initial connection to wi-fi. It says obtaining IP address for a very long time. Even if I have a very strong signal. It takes about five minutes. It eventually connects and works fine. Then next time I try to connect to that router it works fine. It's only the first time I try to connect to a new router.
I just got this phone over the weekend and I was also having trouble connecting to my home wifi.
It would stay connected for 30 seconds or a couple of minutes then disconnect however the entire time the status under the Wi-Fi settings page says Connected even though I couldn't access the internet or the admin page of the router. Frustrating. If I turned off the mobile data, the wifi, the phone, the router, or some other unknown combination of events it would then reconnect again for another 30 seconds to a couple of minutes.
I called Verizon, they told me to take the phone back since I was within my 14 days. I did this and was optimistic. Then the new phone immediately experienced the same issue.
I did some more research, changed my router from 20 mhz channel width to auto 20/40 mhz. Not sure why it was set to just 20. I thought that would fix it. Nope.
I tried to set my phone to use a static IP, that didn't work either.
Then last night I tried the WPS Push Button option instead of using a password. This method worked and my phone stayed connected. I haven't had a chance to repeat my steps to verify it works again but wondering how other people are connecting, password, wps push button, wps pin? WPS is not my preferred option due to the security risks but just trying to track down what works and what doesn't.
I am able to connect at work just fine using a password.
I'm having a similar problem - my work network has no problem connecting while my home network almost never works with this phone (~25% of the time, other devices have no problem). Occasionally, resetting the phone or just turning on-and-off WiFi fixes the problem, but more often I just give up and use 4G. Anyway, if anyone finds a solution, please post! This is such a standard feature that should really work out of the box.
In case it helps, my home network uses "WPA/WPA2 PSK" security and my work connects to "802.1x EAP" security - also I'm not adverse to changing the security options if it fixes the problem.
Thanks! Nick
After reading more on this, I've decided this issue is router related not phone related.
I discovered my router reached end of life in April of this year is no longer receiving firmware updates. Newer versions of my router have received multiple updates since then.
I will be buying a new router. I report back on if it works.
I really don't think it is "router related" as all my other devices work as expected with my router. A new router may fix the problem, but I'm pretty sure the phone's WiFi is buggy and not the router..
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In my situation it really appears to be how my router is handling the connection when I connect with a password since I can connect with limited security.
Does your router have a firmware update available for it? If so, have you applied it?
Received my new to me router yesterday with updated firmware as of 10/7/13.
My phone was connected for a few hours last night and I have not had any problems today. I'll report back if I start experiencing any issues but getting rid of my old, end of life router and replacing it with a newer router worked for me.
I did not buy a brand new router either. I went with a cradlepoint mbr95 which has been on the market for awhile and has already had a few firmware updates.
Check you wireless security settings
Had a similar issue to this and it seemingly was resolved when I moved the wireless router security over from WPA/WPA2 personal to WPA2 personal only. The phone found the WAP and connected right away. I tried to reproduce the behavior but alas I have not been able to do so. Perhaps this will help others.
hi guys
i found the problem
it happens just when you disable auto update in "settings>general>about phone>update center>software update>check automatically"
This issue started today when I tried using wifi on Southwest Airlines. Then got to my hotel and can't connect to their open wifi either. Actually, it connects but it says I may not have internet. The obvious problem is that the banner page which you usually have to accept terms and conditions for the WiFi no longer pops up.
I tried using my iPhone and the wifi on the plane and at the hotel work fine after you accept the terms.
Anyone know why it doesn't automatically pop up the acceptance window for these unsecured WiFi?? I've tried changing all the settings and nothing works.
I also uninstalled AdHell 2 thinking that maybe it was blocking legitimate stuff like the WiFi terms page but that didn't work. Frustrating.
Anyone else having the same issue??
I have been using foxfi for hotspot for the last 6 months starting yesterday it stopped working it shows that my tablet is connected to the hotspot but is saying a sign in is required which then takes me to my carriers website to sign into my account and it's saying there's no internet connection which there is because im posting this obviously and I'm able to get on YouTube etc.. anyone have the same issue and was able to resolve the problem ??
VPN Solution
Try starting a VPN before you launch FoxFi, after starting the hotspot disable the VPN