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Re: Wi-Fi stops working

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On 2014-05-20, Peter Crosland <g6jns@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> On 19/05/2014 22:01, Pat wrote:
>> On Mon, 19 May 2014 18:11:08 +0100, Peter Crosland <g6jns@yahoo.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 19/05/2014 11:58, Pat wrote:
>>>> I have been having a minor issue with wi-fi on all my iDevices ever
>>>> since iOS 7 came was released.  Occasionally. the devices lose
>>>> Internet connectivity even though they have a strong wi-fi signal.
>>>> When attempting to access a website (any website), it appears the site
>>>> is not responding.  The problem only happens once a month or so.  The
>>>> fix is to turn off wi-fi and then turn it back on.  I thought the
>>>> problem might be with my router, but yesterday my mother-in-law called
>>>> with the same symptom at her house.  (Different router & different
>>>> Internet connection.)  I led her through the process of cycling wi-fi
>>>> off and back on which fixed the problem.  Is this an iOS 7 bug?
>>>> Perhaps an error recovery process gone bad.  It happens so seldomly
>>>> that I haven't noticed a pattern.  (For example, maybe it only happens
>>>> when I walk out of wi-fi range and then walk back in within a few
>>>> seconds or perhaps it starts with a legitimate error of a site not
>>>> responding but it never stops waiting and won't pass any new
>>>> requests.)  Anyone else notice this symptom?
>>>
>>> Wi-Fi is inherently liable to fail for all sorts of reasons. The most
>>> common reason I have found for a connection to fail is interference. I
>>> have three IO7 devices here and have noticed no difference in the Wi-Fi
>>> reliability from when they were running IOS6.
>>
>> Thanks for the reply.  Interference could cetainly be the cause since
>> I know my microwave oven interferes with the 2.4 Ghz signal.  There
>> are also many other wi-fi networks in the area.  What I don't get is
>> why it won't recover on its own.  Even though the wi-fi indicator show
>> full strength, once this happens, no internet apps work until I turn
>> wi-fi off and then back on.
>
> Your microwave should not interfere directly since there should be no 
> leakage of RF from it unless it is faulty.

No, microwave ovens definitely can interfere. I've watched it in person.
I've also observed interference from certain wireless home phones.

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Wi-Fi stops working Pat <pat@nospam.us> - 2014-05-19 06:58 -0400
  Re: Wi-Fi stops working Peter Crosland <g6jns@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-05-19 18:11 +0100
    Re: Wi-Fi stops working Pat <pat@nospam.us> - 2014-05-19 17:01 -0400
      Re: Wi-Fi stops working Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2014-05-19 22:22 +0100
      Re: Wi-Fi stops working Peter Crosland <g6jns@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-05-20 18:07 +0100
        Re: Wi-Fi stops working nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-20 13:13 -0400
          Re: Wi-Fi stops working Pat <pat@nospam.us> - 2014-05-21 08:45 -0400
            Re: Wi-Fi stops working nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-21 12:42 -0400
              Re: Wi-Fi stops working Pat <pat@nospam.us> - 2014-05-21 17:22 -0400
                Re: Wi-Fi stops working nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-21 18:02 -0400
                Re: Wi-Fi stops working Pat <pat@nospam.us> - 2014-05-22 08:12 -0400
                Re: Wi-Fi stops working nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-22 12:59 -0400
        Re: Wi-Fi stops working Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-05-20 18:48 +0000
  Re: Wi-Fi stops working Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-20 02:34 +0000
    Re: Wi-Fi stops working Pat <pat@nospam.us> - 2014-05-20 09:31 -0400
      Re: Wi-Fi stops working Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-20 15:23 +0000

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