Droid X Wifi constantly disconnects

[felickz]

What is the official word from Motorola / Verizon on the Wifi issues with the DX?

It is well documented that there is a major issue with the wifi connectivity:

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-x-tech-issues/60617-wifi-woes.html

http://phandroid.com/2010/07/21/droid-x-experiencing-wifi-connectivity-problems/

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-x-tech-issues/98032-data-connection-dropping-randomly.html

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-x-tech-issues/97345-wifi-issues-resolved-using-tkip-only.html

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-x-tech-issues/92890-explorer-freezes-rather-internet-connecti...

One would think that verizon would encourage a wonderfully working wifi stack to take some load off of their network when people have access to wifi. 

My 1 week old 2.2 X drops the wifi connection in the middle of a browsing/facebooking session sometimes within a minute of reconnecting my wifi by turning it off/on. 

Runnin WRT54G v2 w/ WPA2 -> AES+TKIP

[runnman]

I am using Cisco E3000 and working fine. Previously, Netgear 3700 had issues you desribe.
If possible, try different router.

[jmccoy70]

My Netgear wndr3700 exhibited this problem until I enabled a Guest account with no encryption. 

I will pull a wrt54g out of retirement and run it on a different channel to see if it will work with the DX in encrypted mode.

[felickz]

Turned off TKIP and left only WPA2 with AES in my WRT54Gv2 and both droid x's that my family owns now connect and stay connected without dropping.

So, for me at least having TKIP with WPA2 was the issue...

EDIT: that was a temporary fix but i still drop wifi constantly

[felickz]

Still having wifi issues even after .621 firmware update that supposedly addressed connection issues lol

[#6]

Good Afternoon felickz,

I understand connecting to wi-fi is a great option to save usage from your data plan. It sounds like you are running the latest software on the Droid X, which is: 4.5.621.MB810.Verizon.en.US.

Do you find the connection problems are happening everywhere a wi-fi signal is available? Have you tried multiple locations or is it specific to your home or work location with a specific router?

Once we gain additional information, we can review possible solutions.

Sincerely,

JonathanK_VZW

VZW Support

Follow Us on Twitter@VZWSupport

[jet37]

Has anyone come up with a solution to this?

[bearone21]

my wrt54g, v2.04.4 will only connect with wep, anything else, tries to lock on but won't.

fwiw:

i've used wep for years for banking, internet purchases without any issues but only deal with https sites.

[kensall]

I've been having the same wifi connection problem for a week now on Droid X2, version 1.3.380.MB870.Verizon.en.US (no updates needed as of 4/08/12).  Connections were working fine previously. I'm still able to connect to FiOs with my personal laptop, a work laptop, and a Sonos bridge. I've tried shutting down the phone, removing the battery, shutting down the work connection, shutting down Sonos, all to no avail. Have tried deleting the network connection from the phone and re-creating it entering the WEP password. Behavior is always the same -- it sees the network, says it is remembered, says "connecting" and after a few second, says "disconnected". Then it repeats the connecting/disconnected cycle.

[bearone21]

after delting, when you select wi-fi does it see the old connection, may still be trying to connect to it.

i've never had any problems with my droid x, nor has my son's.

have you been using wep before the problem?.

i've said it before & i'll say it again. everything that does wi-fi in the house can connect wpa/etc except the phone, which will only connect with wep encryption, thru the linksys wrt 54g router, v 2.04.4.

& it could just be the router not working with the phone.