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iPhone 4S no WIFI

  • 25-09-2014 1:47pm
    #1
    MarkY91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,068 ✭✭✭


    so my wifi started to stop connecting and got replaced with the letter E on the top left. a reset would fix this. then it started greying out for a few days and now its permantly greyed out so i cant do anyhting at all.

    i saw some hairdryer tricks on youtube but theyre supposed to last a few hours only. do i need a new wifi chip? where is the best place in dublin city or online to do this? and how much?


    im lost without having use of wifi


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  • #2
    CountingCrows
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,831 ✭✭✭CountingCrows


    Hair-dryer reset should last about a week in my experience. I haven't heard of any chip replacements that work 100%.


  • #3
    MarkY91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,068 ✭✭✭MarkY91


    CountingCrows wrote: »
    Hair-dryer reset should last about a week in my experience. I haven't heard of any chip replacements that work 100%.

    i may try it but i dont want to be hairdrying my phone every few days. wouldnt the wifi chip replacement be a permanent fix?


  • #4
    Macer123
    Registered Users Posts: 240 ✭✭Macer123


    Have you got Cellular data turned on ??? might be taking priority over the WIFI !!
    Settings > General > Network > Cellular data


  • #5
    MarkY91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,068 ✭✭✭MarkY91


    its turned off. i did the hairdryer trick and its working again. i dont fancy hairdrying my phone to the point of not being able to touch it a couple of times a week. would a new wifi chip/antenna thingy be a permanent fix?


  • #6
    Mick Murdock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,543 ✭✭✭Mick Murdock


    Replacing the wifi IC is not a fix in my experience. Similar to the hairdryer - it will last for a few weeks, few months at most. I believe with the latest ioS installed it will be closer to a few weeks than a few months. I have tried it numerous times with different phones and the result was the same. I think 8-10 weeks was the longest I have got from a new IC. That was with ioS 6 if I'm not mistaken.


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  • #7
    MarkY91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,068 ✭✭✭MarkY91


    Mick Murdock wrote: »
    Replacing the wifi IC is not a fix in my experience. Similar to the hairdryer - it will last for a few weeks, few months at most. I believe with the latest ioS installed it will be closer to a few weeks than a few months. I have tried it numerous times with different phones and the result was the same. I think 8-10 weeks was the longest I have got from a new IC. That was with ioS 6 if I'm not mistaken.

    im on ios7. dont want to update to 8 as its got bad reviews on the 4S....ok if it lasts a few weeks, then its not so bad but its a disgrace how its happening to begin with

    android, anyone :P ?


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