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Title: Mobile phone help
Post by: Terbs on 04 November 2015, 11:08:59
Hi all....
I have a Nokia phone with Windows 8.1 on it. My problem is...the wifi keeps changing. I set it to my BT Hub, and its great, until the phone turns itself off, I assume sleep mode. But every time it starts up, it goes to BT Wifi-with-Fon. It is sitting about 5' from the hub. Is there any way I can lock it to stay on BT Hub while I am home.
I think it is called a Nokia 535, but I don't know how to check, offhand :-[
Title: Re: Mobile phone help
Post by: 05omegav6 on 04 November 2015, 11:14:28
Should be summat in settings... possibly a check box for connecting automatically to your home hub :y
Title: Re: Mobile phone help
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 04 November 2015, 11:23:20
Yup, maybe along the lines of 'make this my default internet' or words to that effect. Maybe try manually disconnecting it, then when your reconnect, it may bring up a box with such an option.
Title: Re: Mobile phone help
Post by: STEMO on 04 November 2015, 11:29:30
On mine there are a list of available connections under the wifi menu. I can tell it to 'forget' any I don't want, eg. a neighbours router. But mine is a Samsung Galaxy so your settings menu may be different.
Title: Re: Mobile phone help
Post by: Terbs on 04 November 2015, 11:30:38
Ah....I pressed on my connection for my Hub....and it came up with a little box that is ticked, and says 'Connect automatically'
But its not...I just tried again, and it had to be changed. I think that box means I don't have to put a password in again. I may be wrong, as you can see I know nothing about phones :( :-[
Title: Re: Mobile phone help
Post by: STEMO on 04 November 2015, 11:31:19
On the other hand, if BT wifi with fon is available, why not use it? It doesn't count towards your usage.
Title: Re: Mobile phone help
Post by: Broomies Mate on 04 November 2015, 11:32:36
Is your WiFi password protected?  If so, you'll need to get your Lumina to remember the password.  It forgets passwords when the screen times-out.

Settings > WiFi > Advanced

There is a box to click, something like "Keep WiFi on when screen times-out" (or something similar).  Click this box, and it should be fine after that.

Title: Re: Mobile phone help
Post by: Terbs on 04 November 2015, 11:38:36
Fella's....I think between you, you have cracked it. :y :y :y :y

I connected to BT Wifi....then tapped that, and a little box came up ticked ' Connect automatically'. So I unchecked that, and have done the same with all listed, The phone went straight to my BT Hub., Brilliant , so grateful.

Steve...I have unlimited infinity here, so no usage problems, mate
Title: Re: Mobile phone help
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 04 November 2015, 15:20:29
Gentlemen, we have now witnessed the first time I have been able to help even vaguely with a technology query... ever!  :D
Title: Re: Mobile phone help
Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 04 November 2015, 19:14:09
Quote from: Diamond Black Geezer on 04 November 2015, 15:20:29
Gentlemen, we have now witnessed the first time I have been able to help even vaguely with a technology query... ever!  :D

And it didn't involve using a knocking stick!
Title: Re: Mobile phone help
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 05 November 2015, 11:24:29
 :y
Title: Re: Mobile phone help
Post by: TheBoy on 05 November 2015, 17:29:28
On stupid gayphones, the priority of wifi is done on the order that you originally connected to them, last being the highest.

I suspect most other dumbed down modern smartphones are similar.

Terbs, if you use BT Wifi out and about, be aware you might just have disabled access to some of them.
Title: Re: Mobile phone help
Post by: Terbs on 06 November 2015, 17:01:48
Ah.....I do use bt WiFi. Will it fubar my phone then  :(