[Artemis22]

So i have my brand new blackberry bold and i am trying to connect to my home wifi network but even though it says that it is connected in my manage connections tab there is a white dash showing that it isnt really connected and since i dont have a data plan i cant use any sort of data on my phone. My router has WPA-2 security, and it works fine on all the computers in my house and on my friends iphone. Any advice as to how i could get this to work would be highly appreciated.

[owlyn]

It is a well-known problem with no known solution. After researching every thread here and Googling for the problem, I have concluded that the problem is rerstricted to routers that have security enabled, especially WPA-PSK, and that RIM has no clue how to fix it.

[mandony]

I agree, this is a RIM problem.
I did not have a problem connecting until I upgraded from 4.x.
One conversation that I tried did not work ... perhaps it will work for you:

http://forums.crackberry.com/f83/net...no-joy-429790/

[Artemis22]

Ya nothing seems to be working. This is a really stupid problem that could easily be fixed with a software update

[dp867]

Sorry to hear, have you tried connecting to other wi-fi networks? (i.e. a friends' house) -- If that works than we may narrow down the problem (if it isn't rim)

[owlyn]

The typical scenario is that it works fine at public WiFi spots (Starbuck's, Cosi, etc.), but not with a home router that has encryption turned on.

[alisan8]

hi there, i have similar problem when i upgraded to os 5, however i can manage to surf the web using the browser, by going to browser >option> browser configuration > make sure u choose "hotspot browser" . that should do the trick.

I however still unable to run my BBM with wifi, help anyone? its funny i used to be able to access BBM on my 4.6 version, but since upgrading to 5.0 seems unable to connect to bis.

pls help

thanks

[owlyn]

Hotspot browser does not solve the issue for everyone.

[ab.riyami]

Hello ppl,

I have a similar prob with my BB,, At some Wifi areas i can connect (security enabled) but at other places its impossible, I've searched for all different solutions but nothing worked, it seems the Bold has a mind of its own the same type of connection WPA-Psk in two different networks....one connects the other doesnt....

what i have found out is....the BB actually manages to get a connection but what fails is the device trying to connect to "BlackBerry Infrastructure" ports....i thought maybe some routers restrict outbound connection attemts but couldnt find a solution.
if ther is anyone who could help me please reply or msg me on Crackberry....cant post my email here ........... thanks ppl.