Swapping 3G for Wi-Fi & back every 5 seconds!

[suet51]

Hi I have an iphone 4s recently updated to ios 6 and now 6.0.1 and a first generation ipad
the ipad stays conected to wi-fi ok but my iphone has started to swap between 3g and wi-fi every few seconds which results in the internet being unusable and battery life abismal. I have tried reset network settings and switching on and off. My router hasn't had any settings adjusted and no other changes to system.
Please help, thank you

 

[rudgelax123]

Does it change when you lock the screen or is it while it is in use?

 

[suet51]

It is happening all the time!

 

[aDRock1154]

I know this sounds stupid (considering you said your iPad is working fine), but I just replaced a Netgear router that was doing this to me constantly. This was happening to me about once a week or so and I would have to reboot the router to get it to work properly.

Have you tried rebooting your router to see if the problem ceases?

 

[suet51]

Didn't sound stupid at all and just tried it and so far so good! Thank you so much for your help. I had convinced myself that as the iPad was ok, it couldn't be the router. Thank you

 

[aDRock1154]

Didn't sound stupid at all and just tried it and so far so good! Thank you so much for your help. I had convinced myself that as the iPad was ok, it couldn't be the router. Thank you

I'm glad it worked for you! I had mine doing that for about 2 months before I decided to get a new router.. It was driving me mad

 

[suet51]

I'm glad it worked for you! I had mine doing that for about 2 months before I decided to get a new router.. It was driving me mad

Mine now just switches to 3G when I'm not using it. I can live with that, it was the constant switching and battery only lasting a few hours that drove me mad!! Still don't know why the iPad wasn't effected, maybe IOS 6.0.1 makes the connection sensitive. (can you tell I have no idea what I am talking about )

 

[aDRock1154]

Mine now just switches to 3G when I'm not using it. I can live with that, it was the constant switching and battery only lasting a few hours that drove me mad!! Still don't know why the iPad wasn't effected, maybe IOS 6.0.1 makes the connection sensitive. (can you tell I have no idea what I am talking about )

Haha.. This was happening for me on 6.0 also. I think it defaults back to cellular when it's not in use. When I turn mine on I see it switch to WIFI when I unlock. I think it's supposed to work like that, but not the way it was prior to you rebooting your router lol