- 03-06-12 09:55 AMLike 0
- You need to be more specific as to what trouble you're having. I haven't had any issues connecting to public WiFi so it's not an issue with the Playbook so there's nothing to fix.03-06-12 09:57 AMLike 0
- kbz1960Doesn't MatterIt has been said there is a bug so you have to turn bluetooth off, connect to hotspot and then you can turn bt back on.The_Adventist likes this.03-06-12 10:01 AMLike 1
- OP:. You only need to turn off bluetooth if your PlayBook is bridged to a BB phone. If not bridged, then just login to public wifi as normal. The Starbucks and McD's wifi are usually very good. My PB never has problems connecting to them... unless it is bridged to my phone, then he's, turn off BT and it works just fine.crackberryjill likes this.03-06-12 10:23 AMLike 1
- I am also having issues connecting to public wifis. Its been happening since I got my pb in december. What would happen is that though it will detect the networks, once you try to connect to them, it attempts to associate with the network then says "Connection timeout". The internet at my apartment complex is a "public wifi" and prior to os 2 I could around 75 percent of the time, connect to it if i hard reset my pb around 4 times in a row. However since os2, I have NEVER been able to connect. It niether connects to airport wif networks or mcdonalds, so I had to get a mobile hotspot plan for my sprint 9930 which especially sucks since the 3g speeds were Im are extraodinarily slow. If you guys know of a solution to this, please let me know as well03-06-12 10:35 AMLike 0
- I have had a few issues connecting to public hotspots even with turning bt off. At McDonalds I keep having to make it connect because it times out, I go back into connection settings, open the connection and hit save and connect. Sometimes it works right away, other times it can take for or five tries. I also find opening the browser immediately helps for some reason.03-06-12 10:54 AMLike 0
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This same trick can work in weak signal areas. Put you phone in a spot with good signal and then bridge the Playbook to it to get the wifi. It will work 50-100 feet away.03-06-12 11:10 AMLike 0 - If you have wifi sharing enabled, make sure you've also assigned a password. Otherwise, the PB will refuse to connect - it'll see the SSIDs, etc., and even allow you to select one and attempt the connection. But the PB will refuse to transfer any data and the wifi bars will remain grayed-out.
Note: It's a security feature, one that's poorly documented I'm afraid...
RCKThe_Adventist and cletis like this.03-06-12 11:26 AMLike 2 - kbz1960Doesn't MatterI am also having issues connecting to public wifis. Its been happening since I got my pb in december. What would happen is that though it will detect the networks, once you try to connect to them, it attempts to associate with the network then says "Connection timeout". The internet at my apartment complex is a "public wifi" and prior to os 2 I could around 75 percent of the time, connect to it if i hard reset my pb around 4 times in a row. However since os2, I have NEVER been able to connect. It niether connects to airport wif networks or mcdonalds, so I had to get a mobile hotspot plan for my sprint 9930 which especially sucks since the 3g speeds were Im are extraodinarily slow. If you guys know of a solution to this, please let me know as well
Have you deleted the wifi profiles and then tried connecting once again?03-06-12 11:26 AMLike 0 - kbz1960Doesn't MatterIf you have wifi sharing enabled, make sure you've also assigned a password. Otherwise, the PB will refuse to connect - it'll see the SSIDs, etc., and even allow you to select one and attempt the connection. But the PB will refuse to transfer any data and the wifi bars will remain grayed-out.
Note: It's a security feature, one that's poorly documented I'm afraid...
RCK03-06-12 11:31 AMLike 0 -
Using the internet through bridge is not functional for me becuase my 3g coverage is so slow. So i had to get mobile hotspot as to at least make it useable, but I still cannot watch videos or stream anything.
Ive deleted all the wifi profiles, done two security wipes and tried every other thing that the Playbook Tech Support has suggested but it doesnt seem to work03-06-12 11:54 AMLike 0 - Just in case you haven't tired it yet, if you can get your 9930 onto the wifi hotspot and bridge to the PlayBook, the Playbook will use the wifi connection of the 9930 via bridge if the 9930 has a wifi connection.
This same trick can work in weak signal areas. Put you phone in a spot with good signal and then bridge the Playbook to it to get the wifi. It will work 50-100 feet away.03-06-12 11:56 AMLike 0 - I had this problem initially when I got my first PlayBook...I was at Starbucks, and I couldn't for the life of me figure out why I couldn't connect to wi-fi like I did at McDonalds earlier. Then a kind lady saw my frustration, and pointed out to me a small check box in the lower left corner of the wi-fi setup at Starbucks that I had to check agreeing to the TOS. I've always been a dummy, but not this dumb.03-06-12 12:01 PMLike 0
- kbz1960Doesn't MatterUsing the internet through bridge is not functional for me becuase my 3g coverage is so slow. So i had to get mobile hotspot as to at least make it useable, but I still cannot watch videos or stream anything.
Ive deleted all the wifi profiles, done two security wipes and tried every other thing that the Playbook Tech Support has suggested but it doesnt seem to work03-06-12 12:02 PMLike 0 - mobile hotspot on my phone... i did look into the myfi thingy from sprint as well and they told me it would be equally slow because of where I live. Plus I would have to get another 2yr contract which I dont want.03-06-12 12:20 PMLike 0
- I wouldn't want to stream much through your phone unless you have an unlimited plan. Streaming videos will eat up your data pretty fast.03-06-12 12:26 PMLike 0
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RCK03-06-12 01:08 PMLike 2 -
- Thank you for your advice! Ive been using the open wifi at my apartments through bridge and now the internet speeds on my pb is much faster! Thank you again! Only sad thing is that it seems not to be fast enough to stream video from the internet03-07-12 07:38 AMLike 0
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