p769 Wi-fi no longer works.

[bathtubbuddy]

Hey guys so i have an LG Optimus L9 P769 phone with jellybean 4.1.2
My problem is that one morning when i woke up, i noticed my phone wasnt connected to my wifi network at home. I found it strange because the wifi on my phone was enabled yet none of the wireless networks in the area were detected when i scanned. I entered the network information manually and it still didnt connect. I checked other devices such as phones, laptops but they DID detect the networks. I thought maybe restoring factory settings would help, but no dice. I have never rooted or done anything to this phone so there is no way i caused it. I hve never dropped the phone or caused any fisical damage either. I keep thinking that replacing the firmware would work but unfortunately, the bootloader is locked and im still having a hard time trying to figure out how to unlock it.

Seeing as how i think the wifi radios on cellphones are half duplex, i tried creating a hot spot to see if that would work. The phone doesnt generate any errors but it just wont create a hot spot either. so im guessing its hardware failure. Its strange how i can still see the wifi mac address...

Any suggestions on what i can or should do? I tried various apps but honestly they are all lame and none help at all. Id Appreciate all the help and info

ps. i can still connect to internet/make calls thru my service network. its just my stupid wifi.

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Have you tried rebooting your router? See this article for other tips as well: http://forums.androidcentral.com/am...roubleshooting-wi-fi-connection-problems.html

 

[bathtubbuddy]

thanks for the welcome!!

I thought that might have been a problem too, so i did reboot and restored factory settings router as well. As i mentioned in my post, the phone doesn't detect ANY wifi networks. So my router isn't the problem.

by the way, Bluetooth DOES seem to work flawlessly.

 

[B. Diddy]

Hmm. Sounds like there might be a hardware problem with the wifi antenna or radio. When you say you restored factory settings, you mean you did a full factory data reset, right? I don't think I'll have much else to suggest besides bring it in to a cellphone repair shop. Sorry!