Wifi modem issues

[Dismaster]

I have lately been having issues with my phone where it shows its connected to my WiFi but it acts like it's not. I can't open links and my Speedtest app doesn't find networks to connect to. I restart the phone and all is good. This happened this morning when I woke up and the notification bar showed a strong connection but I got the spinning wheel of doom rather than things loading. This has been a regular thing for the past few weeks. Anyone else have this problem?

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[B. Diddy]

Does this ever happen on other wi-fi networks, or only your home network?

Are you using a VPN? Or have you set the phone to use a DNS other than the ISP-provided one (e.g., Google's DNS or CloudFlare's)?

 

[Dismaster]

Does this ever happen on other wi-fi networks, or only your home network?

Are you using a VPN? Or have you set the phone to use a DNS other than the ISP-provided one (e.g., Google's DNS or CloudFlare's)?

It hasn't happened on other wifi networks but I don't spend much time on other networks. I am not using VPN and I use the default DNS.

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[B. Diddy]

Ok, just as a basic troubleshooting step, try rebooting your home router by unplugging the power for about 30 seconds.

 

[Dismaster]

Correction I looked at my settings and under VPN it lists Duck Duck GO... Hmmmm

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[B. Diddy]

Is the VPN actually on? You can tell by the key icon in the status bar.

 

[Dismaster]

Is the VPN actually on? You can tell by the key icon in the status bar.

Yes I just turned the app tracking back on and the key icon is back in the status bar. It is a feature in beta so maybe it was the root of the problem.

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[B. Diddy]

Ok, let us know if the problem keeps occurring.

 

[Dismaster]

Ok, let us know if the problem keeps occurring.

I have turned the feature off for now and I will see if it happens again or not and I will let you know. Thanks for the help!

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[fwn]

I use Adguard and that creates a virtual VPN resident on the phone. It also shows the key in the status bar. Are you using any ad blocking software?

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