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[Terbs]

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

[05omegav6]

Should be summat in settings... possibly a check box for connecting automatically to your home hub

[Diamond Black Geezer]

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.

[STEMO]

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.

[Terbs]

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

[STEMO]

On the other hand, if BT wifi with fon is available, why not use it? It doesn't count towards your usage.

[Broomies Mate]

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.

[Terbs]

Fella's....I think between you, you have cracked it.

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

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Gentlemen, we have now witnessed the first time I have been able to help even vaguely with a technology query... ever! 

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

Gentlemen, we have now witnessed the first time I have been able to help even vaguely with a technology query... ever! 

And it didn't involve using a knocking stick!

[Diamond Black Geezer]

 

[TheBoy]

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.

[Terbs]

Ah.....I do use bt WiFi. Will it fubar my phone then