Playbook not connecting to my Wi-Fi

**Ray Stewart** · 01-21-2013, 06:10 AM

Hi all I'm a newbie on here and I'm at my wits end with my Blackberry..it's a 32GB it flatly refuses to connect to my Wi-Fi in my house..

Scenario:
at first this tablet would connect no probs then it kept dumping the wi-fi..so I asked a couple of friends one advised security wipe .this i did (or should I say 'er indoors did) and lo and behold it started reconnecting..so far so good..a few days ago the tablet did the same after numpty (er indoors) switched off the wi-fi at the router box then switched it on again..the tablet still refused to connect..she did the security wipe again but now all I get is a "BLUE SCREEN" saying..Connect to Wi-Fi and nothing else..it just will not connect please help me Obi Wan..your my only hope..I was directed to this site by a friend..I need to get this thing connected as er indoors has given up with it..her I-phone connects to the wi-fi so we know that side is OK..er indoors being the font of ALL KNOWLEDGE (YEA RIGHT) Computer wise...

YOUR HELP IS REQUIRED...cheersa...ray

F2 · 01-21-2013, 10:53 PM

What type of security is your router using? How old is the router? Dual band? What channel?

And I may be confused but what is "er indoors?"

**sushistew** · 01-22-2013, 12:01 AM

how far from the router are you?

+1 what security?

i would suggest turning wifi security off if u can and try connecting. make sure you delete the previous settings for wifi and do a fresh reconnect

**Wongsky** · 01-22-2013, 04:09 AM

Originally Posted by F2

And I may be confused but what is "er indoors?"

"'er indoors" is English colloquial for wife / better half / Mrs / SWMBO - originating from a Brit comedy / drama series called Minder (just as SWMBO originated from a Brit drama Rumpole of the Bailey).

**travisredpath** · 01-22-2013, 01:24 PM

Setting a static IP address on my Playbook fixed the wifi issues that I was having so you may want to try that.

**kbz1960** · 01-22-2013, 01:37 PM

Take it somewhere with free wifi, get it setup then trouble shoot your issue at home.

**joshua_sx1** · 01-24-2013, 04:15 AM

From setting, delete your Wife, I mean your Wifi... turn-off your PB... then, turn it on again... then from setting again, try to reconnect your Wifi...