WIFI won't stay off

**Gekko** · 06-14-2011, 07:41 AM

i use the HTC WIFI widget to try to keep WIFI toggled off. however - it will randomly turn on and off by itself. i used to turn it off each time but now i gave up and just leave it on. is anyone else experiencing this?

**IAmSixNine** · 06-14-2011, 09:22 AM

Check the settings under WiFi and make sure your Sleep Policy is set to Never. I had mine randomly change once or twice in the past 6 months.
Other then that not sure what could be causing it.

**Gekko** · 06-14-2011, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by IAmSixNine

Check the settings under WiFi and make sure your Sleep Policy is set to Never. I had mine randomly change once or twice in the past 6 months.
Other then that not sure what could be causing it.

yeah I have it set to "Never". i tried the other settings too and same thing happens. it seems like it wants to turn on and connect when it gets near my "remembered" home WIFI signal. then it will randomly turn off and on when i leave the home area. i wonder if there are apps or sites on the phone or maybe the OS that turns it on as part of location data or something? it's not a big deal but i wanted to leave it off in order to keep it from looking for WIFI connections and thus save battery life.

**TWC_SouthPhilly** · 06-14-2011, 10:00 AM

Have you tried deleting the widget from your home screen and replacing it??? Could help.

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**IAmSixNine** · 06-14-2011, 11:11 AM

Hopefully the router is not dying.
We just replaced a Cisco WiFi router in our office because it was randomly disconnecting our laptops and phones. At first i thought my phone was having an issue. But i noticed once my laptop and phone both disconnected about the same time. Later found other employees with same problem. Replaced WiFi router and all is well.

**Gekko** · 06-18-2011, 12:13 PM

i think i found the problem. i think it was the Remote Notifier App i had installed.

the App is supposed to turn WIFI off and on as needed. it appears it would toggle WIFI on but not always necessarily off.

it's a great App BUT because of the WIFI problem AND the poor reliability - sometimes the App would work and sometimes not - i uninstalled. now no more WIFI problems.

i am now using Texty/Texter which has similar functionality instead.