Logging onto Wifi

Mike · 02-10-2015, 16:20

Hi all

I mainly use wifi at home and work on my mobile phone (think I also can also log onto BT openzone as part of my Vodafone contract)

Is there anyway of stopping my phone trying to connect to the hundreds of wifi networks out there which I can not log onto. Had a case last week I really needed to check the web at a friends hopuse had a great 4G connect but phone keep trting to connect to house next door who's wifi was protected with a password.

I know I can switch it off but just wondered if there was a simpler option

Regards

Mike

qasdfdsaq · 02-10-2015, 16:37

Phones never do this by default. You should remove or disable whatever software you installed to make it do this. Probably some sort of hotspot finder app.

02-10-2015, 16:52

if it is android lollipop

settings> wifi>left click>advanced

turn off passpoint

turn off "always allow scanning"

---------- Post added at 17:52 ---------- Previous post was at 17:44 ----------

Quote:

Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq

Phones never do this by default. You should remove or disable whatever software you installed to make it do this. Probably some sort of hotspot finder app.

According to this , it has been default for a year now.

Hom3r · 02-10-2015, 17:27

Most mobiles once given the password to a wi-fi will always connect to it, you can goto your wifi setting and click on the relevant wifi and click forget.

Stephen · 02-10-2015, 18:03

If it is android you can go to WiFi settings and advanced then untick WiFi notification, then your phone won't tell you when there are available connections.

You can also go to a list of saved Wifi and select forget network if there are any youdon't want tyhe phone connection to.

qasdfdsaq · 02-10-2015, 18:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carlos Carboni

According to this , it has been default for a year now.

That says nothing to do with the OP's issue, nor does it say it's on by default.

04-10-2015, 07:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq

That says nothing to do with the OP's issue, nor does it say it's on by default.

Correct on both counts!

pip08456 · 04-10-2015, 10:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carlos Carboni

if it is android lollipop

settings> wifi>left click>advanced

turn off passpoint

turn off "always allow scanning"

---------- Post added at 17:52 ---------- Previous post was at 17:44 ----------

According to this , it has been default for a year now.

Did you read the last line of the article?

"You may have to dig within your phone’s settings to turn Passpoint on, however."

That does not indicate a default action.

04-10-2015, 11:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by pip08456

Did you read the last line of the article?

"You may have to dig within your phone’s settings to turn Passpoint on, however."

That does not indicate a default action.

Nope, I did not read it

. I was wrong. I said so in the post above yours. qasdfdsaq was correct (I can now see, that my post was ambiguous)