# iphone 4 won't connect to house wifi **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 18, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iphone-4-wont-connect-to-house-wifi/270630 "2014-09-18T17:25:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shawn1331](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7993a0/32.png) [@shawn1331](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/shawn1331)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iphone-4-wont-connect-to-house-wifi/270630/1 "2014-09-18T17:25:21Z")
hey just got a new to me iphone 4 that works but will not connect to my house wifi. connects to every other wifi network no problem except for my house. My laptop, old phone and girlfriends phone connect no problem. What I’ve tried so far Turning off router and letting it sit for a few minutes resetting network setttings resetting phone to factory disconnecting other devices ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iphone-4-wont-connect-to-house-wifi/270630/2 "2014-09-18T17:34:08Z")
Whats the error? ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iphone-4-wont-connect-to-house-wifi/270630/3 "2014-09-18T18:31:11Z")
[sarcasm]have you tried turning off then turning back on the phone? [/sarcasm] ![http://rs1img.memecdn.com/genius-bar_o_376903.jpg](http://rs1img.memecdn.com/genius-bar_o_376903.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![shawn1331](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7993a0/32.png) [@shawn1331](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/shawn1331)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iphone-4-wont-connect-to-house-wifi/270630/4 "2014-09-18T19:26:14Z")
sorry error is “Unable to join the network ‘BELL213’” And yes i have lol thought that went without saying 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tjsz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Tjsz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tjsz)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 7:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iphone-4-wont-connect-to-house-wifi/270630/5 "2014-09-24T07:20:05Z")
If you have a passcode/password that you use to connect to wifi go into to your router settings and turn them off. Then try reconnecting your phone to the router. If it works you need to change your security settings. Most likely whats happening is the phone can’t recognize the type of security settings that are required by the router. Starting to see this more often on older devices trying to connect to access point using newer security protocols. ---
**Author:** ![mark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@mark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mark)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iphone-4-wont-connect-to-house-wifi/270630/6 "2014-09-24T08:22:43Z")
do you have 2.4ghz enabled on your router/ap ? iPhone 4 does not support 5ghz. “802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz only)” ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iphone-4-wont-connect-to-house-wifi/270630/7 "2014-09-24T16:33:04Z")
Might need a different security algorithm on the router. I had an old shitty blu-ray player that needed wpa over at my cousins house a few months back. ---
**Author:** ![duck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duck/32/7183_2.png) [@duck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/duck)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2014, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iphone-4-wont-connect-to-house-wifi/270630/8 "2014-09-25T07:29:26Z")
My 4S does not do 5ghz, so I had to make sure I also had a 2.4ghz network. But if you are even able to see your network “BELL213” then this probably isn’t the issue. Perhaps your network is using a newer encryption as JustinH said. I had that problem with a work laptop a couple of years ago. Try a more basic wireless password method. ---
**Author:** ![TradersBASE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tradersbase/32/5321_2.png) [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2014, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iphone-4-wont-connect-to-house-wifi/270630/9 "2014-09-25T12:26:23Z")
I know of a few people post update/patch where their wifi adapter in the iPhone was smoked out. Apple told them they do an intensive wifi test as part of the upgrade and it blows out a fair amount of the wifi nics. Their reply was basically like…“your iPhone nic was on it’s last leg if our test finished it off”. Essentially. Have you applied any recent OS updates/patches? ---
**Author:** ![shawn1331](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7993a0/32.png) [@shawn1331](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/shawn1331)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2014, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iphone-4-wont-connect-to-house-wifi/270630/10 "2014-09-27T11:44:43Z")
sorry been busy the last few days. I restored the phone and went to ios 7. Thats all i did as far as software. I talked to somebody at the source as i was there anyways and what he is telling me is basically my router sends a different/newer frequency out then what the 4 can handle. He said basically you need to buy a new phone or find an older router… True? ---
**Author:** ![TradersBASE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tradersbase/32/5321_2.png) [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2014, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iphone-4-wont-connect-to-house-wifi/270630/11 "2014-09-27T12:59:45Z")
An OS update wouldn’t change the frequency of your router or phone’s network card. Did the phone work on that router prior? If yes then no, if no not impossible but unlikely. The iOS7 update is the one that nuked my friends iPhone NIC, that’s the OS I was speaking of prior. ---
**Author:** ![shawn1331](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7993a0/32.png) [@shawn1331](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/shawn1331)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2014, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iphone-4-wont-connect-to-house-wifi/270630/12 "2014-09-28T19:30:32Z")
never had the phone connected to this router at all. had it given to me on th 18th, never was able to get it to connect