Really odd WIFI problem....

[brando123b]

My new VZ iPhone has worked great since I got it on Monday. Now all of a sudden last night it would be on 3G instead of my home WIFI. I reset wirelesss, even restored the phone. The crazy thing, if I go into settings > network, it will turn on, but it is only on while I am in that section fo the settings menu. As soon as I leave and go to the home screen it goes back to 3G.

Any takers?

 

[JamesMB]

You said you restored; what kind of restore did you do?
Have you tried "Reset Network Settings"?
Have you tried it on any other wifi?

 

[brando123b]

So progress...

I tried to connect to an unsecured network from another person in my building and it connects just fine.

I wonder what I could possibly have set up wrong on my router...

It is a Linksys E1000, I reset the router last night because my girlfriend's computer wasn't connecting correctly.

Could that have messed it up?

 

[JamesMB]

Could that have messed it up?

Well if that is when the trouble started, I would say yes.
You didn't answer my question about "Reset Network Settings". Have you done that yet?
Settings>general>reset>reset network settings.

 

[Bakes7]

I'm having the same problem. I tried the reset network settings and everything, put in the password to connect to my wireless network (apple router), but no luck. When I select an unsecured wifi signal from the building, it works fine. No idea what to try now....

 

[JamesMB]

I'm having the same problem. I tried the reset network settings and everything, put in the password to connect to my wireless network (apple router), but no luck. When I select an unsecured wifi signal from the building, it works fine. No idea what to try now....

Try turning off the security on your router. If that works, change to a different type security setting.

 

[chargit]

funny my problem is just the opposite. I restored and jb this past sunday and now my wifi is always on. I turn it off and within minutes its back on. no biggy but not looking for anything else on that may cause the battery to drain quicker.

 

[jthomp]

Try turning off the security on your router. If that works, change to a different type security setting.

My money is on this as well. I can't remember my past/current settings at home, but this caused me an evening's worth of headaches when trying to setup a friends router at home... Disable the security all together and see if you can connect to the router...