Ok, so router is working fine with the laptop – internet not slow (well, it is – but no slower than usual), uploads HD video to Youtube fine etc.

However, both my phone and the daughters phone won’t connect. They see it, the IP address is fine, WEP key is fine, and they do actually connect, but then drop out straight away stating poor network connection.

Any ideas?

try a different channel?

try a different channel ?

😳

Didn’t even know there were different channels 😳

It’s only a crappy free Thomson one, due to a power surge blowing the usual one.

Goes to investigate

+1 for different channel

I started having WIFI connection problems a couple of weeks ago and it had been fine and changing it to a different channel seems to have solved it – it had been set to Auto.

Try using Inssider http://www.metageek.net/products/inssider/ to locate part of the spectrum that is vacant/less densely used – I have set mine to channel 13

Turn it off and on again. My ageing netgear needs a kick every now and again.

They’re reasonable router’s normally. Have you restarted the router? Perhaps consider moving to wpa or wpa2. It’s more secure. Perhaps double check that wireless password.

Stoner has it, chances are it’s channels for some reason smart phones seem more sensitive to them.

http://www.plus.net/support/broadband/hardware/thomson_wireless.shtml

Adsl routers are so ridiculously cheap these days it’s hardly worth the effort of trying to work it out. Just get a new one.

Sorted – thanks guys

Good idea, keep buying new ones until you get one that uses a different channel. Far easier.

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Adsl routers are so ridiculously cheap these days it’s hardly worth the effort of trying to work it out. Just get a new one.

If ever there was a more apt username with that comment