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#93467 22-Nov-2011 10:45

Using a Huawei Ideos 8150

Every day when I come into work and bring up the wifi list, my access point at work is listed as disabled and I need to manually click on it, then click connect.

I have tried forgetting it and rekeying in the password to no avail.

How can I get my "droid" to stop disabling it ?

Seems to pick up my home wifi with no problems and reconnects most of the time without any input from me.

Work wifi is nothing special, SSID isnt hidden.

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#548315 22-Nov-2011 10:49

Hi, same happens here (HTC Magic on Froyo) did the same on Cupcake, Donut and froyo, seems to be just the way it is, would be interested in anyone that can shed some light on it.

I do note that mine seems to stay attached for a couple of days, of coming and going but after that I come home and its disconnected.

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#548326 22-Nov-2011 11:04

Its frustrating for me because Im on prepay, and if I dont notice the wifi hasnt connected, it chews through my mobile data instead :(

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#548363 22-Nov-2011 12:09

Try getting the Blade wifi fix from the market. It makes sure that your wifi reconnects when your phone wakes up. I had to use it on my U8180 with 2.2. Now I'm running CM7 it's no longer a problem.

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#548474 22-Nov-2011 15:00

What are the WiFi sleep policy settings? It may be set to stop WiFi when the phones screen is off etc.

To check go into WiFi Settings, hit the menu key, then go to Advanced --> WiFi sleep policy.

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#548518 22-Nov-2011 16:05

No advanced menu option on this thing.... the Blade Fix seems to be working a treat so far tho :)

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#548579 22-Nov-2011 18:06

Yep it is a great app. There seems to be a few issues with the Huawei devices and Wifi on 2.2.

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#548665 22-Nov-2011 22:09

xpd: Using a Huawei Ideos 8150

Every day when I come into work and bring up the wifi list, my access point at work is listed as disabled and I need to manually click on it, then click connect.

I have tried forgetting it and rekeying in the password to no avail.

How can I get my "droid" to stop disabling it ?

Seems to pick up my home wifi with no problems and reconnects most of the time without any input from me.

Work wifi is nothing special, SSID isnt hidden.

When you're in the "Wifi Settings" and looking at the list of APs, press the menu button. You should see "Advanced Setttings" or similar. The Wifi "sleep policy" is in there. The default is often (depends on phone) to turn wifi off when your screen goes dark. Change that to Never.

Maybe your battery drains a little faster....but if you disable 3G data as well, then only wifi being on should be easier on your battery.

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#548724 23-Nov-2011 07:53

Linuxluver:

When you're in the "Wifi Settings" and looking at the list of APs, press the menu button. You should see "Advanced Setttings" or similar. The Wifi "sleep policy" is in there. The default is often (depends on phone) to turn wifi off when your screen goes dark. Change that to Never.

Maybe your battery drains a little faster....but if you disable 3G data as well, then only wifi being on should be easier on your battery.

I already have those settings, but, my phone also disables the wi-fi. Not sure, but, it seems to be when the signal is low that it occurs more often.
I do have 2 different access points with the same ssid.

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#553565 4-Dec-2011 16:33

dolsen:
Linuxluver:

When you're in the "Wifi Settings" and looking at the list of APs, press the menu button. You should see "Advanced Setttings" or similar. The Wifi "sleep policy" is in there. The default is often (depends on phone) to turn wifi off when your screen goes dark. Change that to Never.

Maybe your battery drains a little faster....but if you disable 3G data as well, then only wifi being on should be easier on your battery.

I already have those settings, but, my phone also disables the wi-fi. Not sure, but, it seems to be when the signal is low that it occurs more often.
I do have 2 different access points with the same ssid.

interesting i thought it was some permission some sort as i've same problem at work. auto sync stops working when phone is locked! but i dont have this problem at all at home.
if its really permission issue why everything works normal when phone active, i can browse,check emails etc.,
may be some setting on router level ?

btw ive galaxy s phone.