Thread: Connection dropping after switching from 3.5g to 3g
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2014-09-14 , 14:56
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Originally Posted by misiak View Post
Suddenly, the connection switches to 3g and stops working (internet browser doesn't work, ssh connection is closed if I am connected to any remote server, pings from terminal don't work). The N900 still shows the icon that it is connected to the network. The only way to make it working again is to disconnect manually and reconnect (and then the problem usually occurs almost immediately - after downloading one web page for example).
This is exactly how my phone behaves on my home WiFi in certain places in the house. The culprit is weak WiFi coverage in those places. The phone still thinks it is connected but somehow loses sync with the router and needs reconnecting as you describe.

BTW, it's not just the phone. Other devices in the house similarly lose the sync in the same places. My N900 is actually the least affected. The worst is my Dell laptop running Windows 8. When that happens to that piece of ****, more often than not it brings the router down with it and I have to restart it.

In other words, I second nokiabot's opinion.
 

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