iPhone 4s Wifi Keeps Dropping

DezUk · 13 Mar 2016 at 11:36

I recently bought a second hand iPhone 4s, the phone is immaculate which was the reason I went ahead with the deal.

I got the phone home and connected to wifi but it keeps dropping the signal and reconnecting. Even when it is connected it struggles to play YouTube videos or anything demanding a lot of bandwidth.

I have read numerous forum posts on apple etc about possible foxes and tried them all, for example factory reset and disabling mobile data.

Its running the latest iOS and I have tried it connecting to 2Ghz and 5Ghz and also on different internet connections. Stuck as towhat it could be, starting to think the wifi adapter in the phone is faulty. The seller is offering to refund but thought I would ask on here before I go ahead with that.

BluD · 13 Mar 2016 at 13:45

The only thing i would suggest is restarting network settings in the restart options but im guessing ya tried that. I've had a wifi adapter die on a iphone 4, tried everything replacing antenna etc, the only thing i didnt try was reflowing the solder on the wifi chip as the price of the hardware required outweighed the price of a new phone, ive seen youtube videos of people using an oven to produce the same effect but its risky and a refund would be much more appealing to me.

theMilitant · 13 Mar 2016 at 13:50

I had similar problems with my iPhone 5 a few years ago. The problem in my case turned out to be the router rather than the phone. The router itself was years old, and getting a new one solved my connectivity issues.

Before you ask for a refund from the seller, I'd try to use WiFi somewhere else, maybe at a friend's house for instance, and see if you still have connectivity issues there.

DezUk · 13 Mar 2016 at 16:46

I have tried using wifi in my dads house. He is on a Western Digital router and I am on a newly supplied Virgin router for 200mb. I have setup the router with all the advanced settings etc. I have plenty of experience with tech and all my other devices connect fine including an iPhone 6, Samsung S6, TV. MacBook and Xbox One.

Really weird

theMilitant · 16 Mar 2016 at 20:42

Just to clarify, you tried it at your dad's house and it worked? Or you tried it at your dad's house and it didn't work? I'd say the phone is the issue if you're not managing to stay connected to wifi at your dad's place as well.