First timer- cannot connect to my wi-fi at home but can connect to other wi-fi spots

Hi all,

My girls got me a Playbook 32g for Christmas! I was so excited! Now I am crazed! :mad::huh: I need 10 of these! :beer:

I cannot hookup to my wi-fi network at home! My laptop will connect, my BB Curve will connect, but the play book won't! It did connect outside of McDonalds to their wi-fi! I also have a Sierra Shockwave Air Card and tried using that, but cannot figure that out as well!

I put my beloved BBPB away - but now I think I am ready to attack this issue again! I really need this device while on the road because I look up a ton of data online! Can't do my job without this and the laptop is to bulky and in the way - plus don't need all of that!

Also, live in US and cannot find the BB keyboard! I even tried Amazon, but their were a couple of different ones that came up! So wasn't sure which one to get!

Also - does a stylus work better than the fingertips!

Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sly

What is the make and model of the wireless access point?

Did you attempt assigning a static IP address to the tablet and connecting to your network?

For the BlackBerry Convertible Case and Bluetooth Mini-Keyboard have you searched ShopCrackBerry.com?

connect your laptop to WI FI on that router.
open mozilla firefox/internet explorer, (chrome not recommended)
on address bar type 192.168.1.1 a dialog box will open, type admin in user name and admin as password.
it will open your router page, then on various tabs(most probably in security) you will find 2 options: reboot(factory reset) and reboot(without factory reset)
click on reboot(without factory reset)... and page will show your your router is rebooting please wait for 2 min.
wait for 2 min... and then try to connect it... it will work.
reason: playbook OS has a tendency of clogging data packets for the first time in some routers, once u do the step it will work falwless everytime.....

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thanx and kind regards
tab

Isn't it up to the router to drop data packets?

I was going to suggest changing the wireless protocol to 802.11g to start with.

For me a stylus definitely works better than finger tip for tapping to select letters or insertion points for on screen typing. Dont need a fancy one such as required for sketching. See Amazon for cheapies from Hong Kong. If you are going to use a Bluetooth keyboard you may also want a Bluetooth mouse.

I had to set my home router to use the 20Mhz bandwidth instead of the default "auto". Works flawlessly since then.

When you attempt with the PB does it show your Wi-Fi as an available network?

If you have a Win 7 laptop you can download Connectify from web and get a mobile hot spot from your laptop if you continue to have router problems.

Originally Posted by Just Giver

When you attempt with the PB does it show your Wi-Fi as an available network?

I had a problem with a friends router as well and I fixxed it by switching WIFI channel from 6 to 11. Ever since then the network comes up green and healthy

Try matching the playbook wifi settings to what your bb curve has set for wifi including any advanced settings.