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Wi-fi problems - turning off 'power saving'

03 December 2007 · by Steve Litchfield
Troubleshooting, Communications S60 3rd Edition
Q. I'm having lots of problems with random errors and disconnections when using Wi-Fi on my smartphone. I've heard that turning off 'power saving' helps, but I can't find a setting for this!

A. Yes, Nokia's S60 implementation of Wi-Fi power saving doesn't always play well with some routers. Turning it off is certainly a good first step in debugging Wi-Fi connection problems:

  1. Go into Settings | Connection | Wireless Lan
  2. Hit 'Options | Advanced settings' and acknowledge the warning
  3. Change 'Automatic configuration' to 'Disabled'
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the settings list and set 'Power saving' to 'Disabled'