Over the years, technology has advanced without anything or anyone getting in its way, even so, we continue to have the horrible problem or problems of WiFi connectivity with our mobile device. It is not uncommon to see how the terminal disconnects from the network, goes too slow or other failures that can occur and that drive us crazy on many occasions.
And, the daily use of this network in our terminals is very common. So it becomes too annoying to have to deal with the different problems that may appear. But, luckily, these types of situations usually have a solution that will not be a headache either, so we will show you what you must do to finally fix your connection.
Is it a mobile or router problem?
One of the first steps we must do to find out why the WiFi on our mobile device is failing us, is basically to look at the router connection . Although we see that all the lights are on as they should, it never hurts to do a small reset. Since, on many occasions, with this we will get the problem to be solved and we will make the connection work normally again.
When it is restarting, you will have to wait for all its lights to come on again, especially the light that indicates that the WiFi works . In the event that it does not turn on, you will have to contact your network operator, since you yourself will not be able to do much more and only wait.
If the problem is not with the router, because if you have this type of connection on other devices in your house, it will be your mobile’s fault. So we will have to do the same as with the previous case, restart the terminal . A simple method, which usually works for us in different problems. Once we have restarted it, the first thing we will have to do is check if we can connect to that network or if it does not appear. If the second fact occurs in your case, there are other possible solutions that we will show you.
Tips to fix the mobile WiFi connection
As we said before, one of the most important functions of our mobile device is to be able to surf the Internet in search of entertainment or any other reason. But, on some occasions we have various network problems that prevent us from accessing it as usual. Therefore, when this wireless connection is really bad for us or does not even work for us, it is not pleasant to have to be using mobile data in our own home.
In addition, it could happen in our case that we do not have good coverage and, consequently, the use of the data will not be of much use to us. And if in your case, you still cannot solve and fix the connection of your mobile with this network yourself, we will show you other simple tips and little tricks that will help us solve some of the most common problems. And for this, we only need to have our mobile in hand.
Erase all your data
In order to erase all the data that we have saved from the network in question, we must enter the settings of our mobile device. It is important to know that depending on the manufacturer you can change the steps , so we will make you follow some generalized steps. First access the mobile settings, then enter System. After this, we will access the Reset section, click on Reset network settings, and then we will connect again.
Use a fixed IP
If with the previous solution we have not managed to fix the error, we must try to assign a fixed IP to our mobile . Also, adjusting your DNS can be another solution that ends with this failure. And the most interesting of all is that we can do it manually from the terminal settings, so we will give you some general steps that you can follow with your mobile:
- Go to Settings> Networks and connections.
- Enter WiFi> click on it and click on modify.
- Enter Advanced Options, go to the IP Settings option and click on Static IP, there it will also give us the possibility to change the DNS.
Broadband is saturated
Other failures that we can find will be the fault of some models of routers in which they are broadcast in a 2.4 GHz band. And it is that this is usually saturated, also if there are others that broadcast in the same band it is possible that yours is being affected by different interferences and that is why it is slower than normal. Luckily, if both our mobile and the router are not that old, we can connect to a 5 GHz one .
If that is our case, we will have to access the network settings of our mobile and look for it but the name appears 5 GHz. The password could be different, so take a good look at it on the device. In addition, the speed will improve greatly, so we will notice a significant change.
Your mobile is too far
One of the most common problems that we are too far from said connection, so it will go wrong or the connection will be null. One of two, or the mobile is doing something in the background like updating apps or uploading files to the cloud, or the router is too far from where you are.
If we verify that the first option is not the culprit, we must consider that it is the fault of the connection in question. So the best alternative to put an end to this will be to establish a repeater in an intermediate point to improve that the connection reaches a more remote place.
Can’t find the WiFi network
However, if your mobile device is next door and it does not find said network, it is possible that we are facing a problem that is somewhat more difficult to solve. One of the first steps we must take is to restart both devices.
If, even so, we still cannot access the network we want, we will have to enter Settings> Wireless and networks> WiFi. Later, we will have to look for an option that allows us to add a connection . Once inside it, we will enter the name of the network in WPA / WPA2 PSK and then we will have to put its password. If after this we cannot get our terminal to detect it, we will have to contact the company so that they can send us a technician.
Beware of passwordless networks
We will always have to be careful when we go to access a network without a password, such as in a restaurant or shopping center, which are public and everyone can have access easily. And, it is possible that a malicious user may be monitoring these connections and collect different data from the users who have decided to connect, which can even be done with passwords.
Although you will not only have access to all the information that we send through that Internet connection, such as emails, messages, etc. They could even be done with our credit card information or other passwords.
Furthermore, these users will also be able to use a public and unsecured wireless connection to distribute any type of malware. So if we share files over a network, this user can easily insert infected software on our mobile device. For this reason, we must not only make sure to use secure HTTPS connections , but it is always advisable to use a VPN connection with which we can encrypt all our data and prevent anyone from having access to it. Thus, we will be able to keep any type of information and data from our mobile safe, and we will also avoid the entry of possible viruses when connecting to a network without any type of password and security.