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It's somewhat similar, but AT&T (and Apple) have forced my iPhone to always join the "attwifi" public wireless networks (present in Home Depot, airports, etc.).
by LgWoodenBadger 8y ago
It's somewhat similar, but AT&T (and Apple) have forced my iPhone to always join the "attwifi" public wireless networks (present in Home Depot, airports, etc.).
I can't make my iPhone NOT auto-join it, no matter how many steps, guides, hop-on-one-foot voodoo that I've tried.
The wireless network is terrible at everything except signal strength.
- namibj 8y agoBuy an iPhone, and get a seperate sim card for it. That way the phone is yours. And if you are careful, it shouldn't cost you more than a 1-digit sum, and even that would only be to cover postage when you hunt down a cheap offer.
- bobwaycott 8y agoThis isn’t something AT&T can force, afaik. Two things: 1. Go to Settings > WiFi and turn Ask to Join Networks ON. 2. Any time you are auto-connected to a network and don’t want to do that again, go to Settings > WiFi, tap the blue info icon next to the currently active wifi network, and then tap Forget this Network when the details show up. Ask to Join Networks is usually off by default. That means your phone will always attempt to join any public wifi without asking you first. Apple thinks this is friendlier for people. All known networks, once joined, will forever be auto rejoined in the future unless you turn Ask ON and forget each network you connect to (except those you trust and want to auto-join).
- LgWoodenBadger 8y agoThank you (for those who don’t know) but I’ve already done that multiple times. I’ve reset network settings. I’ve done crazy voodoo with restarts, airplane mode, etc. It’s possible that it’s been “fixed” in subsequent iOS updates. I haven’t tried recently.
- saagarjha 8y agoDo you have a Mac or iPad that it might be pulling the settings off of?