Raven7
Active Member
I have a ZTE mobile wifi router which runs on a Telkom broadband sim only data contract. Usually not a moment's problem with this little router. It connects seamlessly to both my laptop and my Samsung Galaxy A10 android phone.
Since loadshedding (!!!) I am battling to get my router to reconnect to wifi. I switch on Wifi on my phone, then a message pops up "Sign in to Wifi network" (I never used to get this by the way, it just connected immediately). I sign in anyway. It connects....then suddenly...boom...no network again and I get the message.."internet may not be available". No internet. No Whatsapp. No gmail. ZILCH.
I have now tried the following:
I have rebooted both my phone and the router. No dice.
I have taken out the battery of the router, put it back in and rebotted. No dice.
I have even reset the router to factory settings. No dice.
I am tearing out my hair in frustration here.
Had to revert to my good oldfashioned MTN internet dongle to be able to connect to the internet via my laptop and load data onto my phone so I can use Whatsapp, since wifi seems to have disappeared off the map. A friend of mine on our whatsapp community group tells me it is because broadband goes bonkers during loadshedding and sudden power-on again. Is this fact?
Oh....and there is 9GB available on the router. So I know this seems to be a Telkom or router problem. Only occurred since Eskom's dumb 2-a-day loadsheddings.
Help please??????
Since loadshedding (!!!) I am battling to get my router to reconnect to wifi. I switch on Wifi on my phone, then a message pops up "Sign in to Wifi network" (I never used to get this by the way, it just connected immediately). I sign in anyway. It connects....then suddenly...boom...no network again and I get the message.."internet may not be available". No internet. No Whatsapp. No gmail. ZILCH.
I have now tried the following:
I have rebooted both my phone and the router. No dice.
I have taken out the battery of the router, put it back in and rebotted. No dice.
I have even reset the router to factory settings. No dice.
I am tearing out my hair in frustration here.
Had to revert to my good oldfashioned MTN internet dongle to be able to connect to the internet via my laptop and load data onto my phone so I can use Whatsapp, since wifi seems to have disappeared off the map. A friend of mine on our whatsapp community group tells me it is because broadband goes bonkers during loadshedding and sudden power-on again. Is this fact?
Oh....and there is 9GB available on the router. So I know this seems to be a Telkom or router problem. Only occurred since Eskom's dumb 2-a-day loadsheddings.
Help please??????
