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WiFi Greyed Out?

  • 23-11-2014 01:00AM
    #1
    LegitStunning
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭


    Hi. I had an iphone 4s running on ios 7.1.2. It was working fine but then the wifi button became grey and wouldnt let me flick it over. I upgraded to ios 8.1.1 but it still wont work. Is it a problem with the wifi chip? Someone said to check under settings > general > about and see if my wifi addres said N/A and if it did the wifi chip was broken. It didnt say N/A however it gave an address. Does this mean the wifo chip is ok for sure? Will something like the freezer method work? Thanks


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  • #2
    FourFourRED
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,199 ✭✭✭✭FourFourRED


    Software updates can bring hardware failures to light and in this case, it appears that your wifi chip has failed. You can contact Apple to confirm this.


  • #3
    DubDJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,364 ✭✭✭DubDJ


    This is a very common problem with the 4S which is usually down to the chip overheating and becoming useless. You might find a few fixes online but it's usually not something they can be repaired unfortunately. I'm guessing the phone would be out of warranty too so no luck with a free fix.


  • #4
    FourFourRED
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,199 ✭✭✭✭FourFourRED


    DubDJ wrote: »
    This is a very common problem with the 4S which is usually down to the chip overheating and becoming useless. You might find a few fixes online but it's usually not something they can be repaired unfortunately. I'm guessing the phone would be out of warranty too so no luck with a free fix.

    Unless he makes a consumer law claim with place of purchase I guess


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