Wifi doesn't work reliably

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There are several threads around this topic, below 2 examples

FP3 WLAN/Wifi Problems

I had connectivity hiccups between my FP3 and my Fritzbox 7490 with different symptoms for a while now, especially when using the 2,4 GHz range. My Fritzbox has the latest software update. Sometimes my network couldn’t be found, then it took ages to establish a connection, the connection could be stable for 30 minutes and suddenly got interrupted and so on. Also when using flight mode my 2.4 GHz Wifi network could never be found but showed up when deactivationg flight mode. Strange. Other devi…

My FP3 doesn't like higher 5Ghz Wifi channels, especially channel 116

Hi everyone, when I wanted to transfer a larger file from my NAS to my FP3 I was surprised by the low speed. I then found out that it was only connected to my 2,4Ghz Wifi, not the faster 5Ghz one (my FRITZ!Box 7560 router is providing both frequencies, with the same SSID). Normally the phone should auto-select the better one. Anyway, after forcing the FP3 to 5Ghz only, I was even more surprised (in a very negative way) that the phone could barely keep the connection stable. Speed was abysmal…