iPhone says not connected to Wi-Fi - Page 2

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

Hey Nick! Oh, that's interesting. It makes sense I guess. Maybe it's a 'plan' thing.

My husband's iPhone is through his company's business cell phone account so maybe they have either no usage maximum - or something.

I just have a stupid phone - I've had that type of phone (I only use it as a - wait for it - PHONE!) and have for the last 22+ years with my own personal account. I don't even text, so I have texting blocked, so I don't get charged for (UGH) spam texts.

But I know that his phone doesn't use the network I have here or he would have needed to put the network passcode in it. He's had it for years and has never done that. They have ATT as their carrier at the office.

NickNack · ‎03-10-2010

CB, I may not even be explaining things correctly, but that's the way I understand it. I have AT&T as my carrier, too.

The Bluebird Carries The Sky On His Back"
-Henry David Thoreau

glb613 · ‎03-09-2010

@chickenbutt wrote:
I thought iPhones had their own internal internet (or however that works), because when my husband is home his iPhone isn't on our home network at all. It has its own - whatever that is - inside the phone that he can be online wherever he is without having to log into a network.

His iPhone is pretty old, though. Did they change that? That would be good to know so that if he ever gets a newer one I can get him on this network for when he's here. (password protected of course)

It must be because he never connect to your home Wifi. You must manually connect the first time you connect to a wifi network. After that initial connection, your phone will auto connect when in range. He's been using his cellular connection all this time.