iPhone always connects to neighbors Wifi

[Rufuss Sewell]

For some reason my iPhone always connects to my neighbor's wifi despite it being a far weaker signal than my own wifi.

I sometimes go over there so I don't want to forget their network, I just want my iPhone to prioritize my far faster and stronger wifi.

I've tried changing my network to a name that starts with an "A" to make it come first alphabetically but that's had no effect.

Any clues what to try next?

 

[Vundu]

For some reason my iPhone always connects to my neighbor's wifi despite it being a far weaker signal than my own wifi.

I sometimes go over there so I don't want to forget their network, I just want my iPhone to prioritize my far faster and stronger wifi.

I've tried changing my network to a name that starts with an "A" to make it come first alphabetically but that's had no effect.

Any clues what to try next?

Different channel on your wifi?

 

[alFR]

For some reason my iPhone always connects to my neighbor's wifi despite it being a far weaker signal than my own wifi.

I sometimes go over there so I don't want to forget their network, I just want my iPhone to prioritize my far faster and stronger wifi.

I've tried changing my network to a name that starts with an "A" to make it come first alphabetically but that's had no effect.

Any clues what to try next?

Try changing the preferred network order on your Mac (System Preferences > Network > Advanced) so that your network is above the neighbour's one in the list: that should make all your devices try your network first (the preference syncs across your devices via iCloud IIRC). If you don't have a Mac, try forgetting your neighbour's network, join your own one, then pop over so you're in range of their network and connect to it again: that might have the same effect. There's no way to look at the list of preferred networks and reorder them on iOS, unfortunately.

 

[sunking101]

For some reason my iPhone always connects to my neighbor's wifi despite it being a far weaker signal than my own wifi.

I sometimes go over there so I don't want to forget their network, I just want my iPhone to prioritize my far faster and stronger wifi.

I've tried changing my network to a name that starts with an "A" to make it come first alphabetically but that's had no effect.

Any clues what to try next?

Why not forget their network because surely you could pick your own up from their place?

 

[Rufuss Sewell]

Why not forget their network because surely you could pick your own up from their place?

I go over there pretty often and my signal is weak/useless there.

It's close enough on both sides to connect, but they are both super slow when connected at the wrong house.

 

[valinda]

I go over there pretty often and my signal is weak/useless there.

It's close enough on both sides to connect, but they are both super slow when connected at the wrong house.

You guys don't have passwords on your wi fi?

 

[Newtons Apple]

I go over there pretty often and my signal is weak/useless there.

It's close enough on both sides to connect, but they are both super slow when connected at the wrong house.

Some reason your iPhone prefers the neighbors WiFi. Have you tried changing channels and frequencies?

 

[Vundu]

You guys don't have passwords on your wi fi?

iPhones save wifi passwords.

 

[mlemonds]

Try forgetting your network and re-adding it. I think that will bump it up on priority.

 

[ielessar]

In addition to what the poster above me said, when connected to your neighbor's WiFi, "forget it" so that your iPhone does not connect to it automatically.

 

[mlemonds]

In addition to what the poster above me said, when connected to your neighbor's WiFi, "forget it" so that your iPhone does not connect to it automatically.

OP doesn't want to do that. Wants to be able to connect when @ neighbors

 

[sunking101]

OP doesn't want to do that. Wants to be able to connect when @ neighbors

Make a note of the neighbour's WiFi password in the Notes app and type it in each time he wants to connect. Then 'forget' the network when back home. This is a unique case and I can't think what the OP would want to use WiFi at his neighbour's for on such a consistent basis.

 

[Hunk4u]

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For some reason my iPhone always connects to my neighbor's wifi despite it being a far weaker signal than my own wifi.

I sometimes go over there so I don't want to forget their network, I just want my iPhone to prioritize my far faster and stronger wifi.

I've tried changing my network to a name that starts with an "A" to make it come first alphabetically but that's had no effect.

Any clues what to try next?

Most of the networks needs passwords to get connected and few doesn't! When you go under the WiFi settings, you can see an option called "forget". Click on it and you're done

 

[C DM]

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Most of the networks needs passwords to get connected and few doesn't! When you go under the WiFi settings, you can see an option called "forget". Click on it and you're done

Seems like the very post you are quoting and replying to specifically says that the option to forget the network is known about but isn't something that they want to use.