Can't see wifi networks or connect to my own?

I'm going to start by saying I have an iPhone 4s and it's not that old, and the version is 6.1.3. So about two days ago, I started to notice that my wifi wasn't on. I was using my data in my house. I went to go turn my wifi on and off, and then I noticed I couldn't even see the networks around me, not even my own. So I waited to see what would happen. It came back by itself for about a minute, and then I was using my data again. I went and I updated my phone to the latest version, because I haven't done so in forever, and it didn't work. I reset my network settings or whatever, and that didn't work, instead it just dimmed out the wifi so I couldn't turn it on, but I waited for about and hour and it was fine. I went back into the wifi settings and the networks were back, so I tapped on mine, enterend the password, and it said 'Unable to join.' I tried it several times, I even checked if I put the password in right and I was. I also tried turning my phone off and on, and it didn't work. I really just want to throw my ohone at the wall. This is making me extremely angry because I don't know what else to do. And I am not about to contact Apple Support.

Basic troubleshooting from the User's Guide is reset, restart, restore (first from backup then as new). Try each of these in order until the issue is resolved.
If the problem continues, take the device to Apple for evaluation and possible replacement. Honestly, it sounds like the Wi-Fi chip is failing.

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GShumway wrote:
I cannot see the network from my macbook
It might help to reset the connection settings on your Mac using these steps one at a time until the problem is resolved, recognizing that, depending on your problem, not all of these steps will make sense:
1) Use the AirPort menu bar item to turn AirPort off, then on again.
2) Try to select your Wi-Fi network from the AirPort menu.
3) In the Network panel of System Preferences delete the AirPort item from the left column, then add it back.
4) In the same panel as (3), define a new location and see if you can make that work.
5) In the same panel, select the AirPort connection item, click the "Advanced" button, select the "TCP/IP" tab, then click "Renew DHCP Lease".
6) In the folder /Library/Preferences ( not <yourhomefolder>/Library/Preferences), move the folder SystemConfiguration onto the Desktop, then restart your computer. See if you can now make your AirPort connection work.
They may not help, but they'll only take a couple of minutes to try. Before you try these, if you have any special network settings on your Mac for things like DSL credentials, note all your network settings, because the latter steps will destroy them. If you got all the way to the last step, if things don't work any worse than before, you can trash the saved SystemConfiguration folder.

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I have a strange problem with my iPhone. It's a locked iPhone, bought from Vodafone from my country. I use it locked and un-jailbreaked. I went in France for 2 weeks where i had my Roaming active, but i didn't used cellular data, only WiFi. Now, back home in my country, it seems that i can't see wireless networks. I tried to reinstall, update to the last firmware, it seems that wireless appear for 1 second when at first start, then it disappears and i can't see no more WiFi networks in list, tho there are like 10 networks around me.
Any ideas? Or someone else had the same issue?
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i went to Vodafone. They said they will replace it. It seems like a manufacturing defect.

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This phone is designed to connect to trusted/saved WiFi networks by default and will do so whenever WiFi is turned on. It will not show a list of available networks when WiFi is turned on.
The setting you've found (Setting/Wifi/Menu/Advanced/Network notification) will tell you when a unlocked/open network is available - it won't tell you if a network is available if it's protected with for example WPA.

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Hi there,
Please help! I'm setting up a wireless network and my macbook can't see the wireless network.
The bizarre thing is that my friend's macbook sees it and connects with no problem. My macbook sees other wireless networks, but not mine! What's going on?!
I have done the following
- checked that it's turned on. (turned airport off, and back on, and restarted the computer)
- checked that the router is broadcasting the SSID
- checked the network name and password are correctly entered.
- tried entering the name/pwd directly into the "preferred networks" setting of the Network Preferences pane
what else could I do? I'm at a loss.
Please help.
thanks!

Solved my own problem.
Although the wifi router was set to broadcast the SSID (and only one of my macs could see it), I changed the settings so it was NOT broadcasting the SSID, then plugged the appropriate settings into the System Preferences pane, and it worked.
crazy. but it works.

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ok here"s the deal:
I got my macbook pro in the states through school and it has been working fine ever since. I now just moved back home to Germany and for some odd reason the wireless network at home at my mom's won't appear in my "join network" list.
I have tried diagnostics and advanced stuff, I have even typed in the network name and password into my preferred networks list manually... still nothing. When I connect the computer through an ethernet cable it works just fine. also searched and updated all my updates in case that was maybe the issue...
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Hello,
I had the same problem when I was traveling with my 2009 Macbook Pro. I am on a French ship and my MacBook was bought in the US. We have a wireless gaming network to play Call of Duty on that is set up on a LinkSys router. I was so frustrated because everyone else here could connect and play without a problem. My iPhone would even connect to the network but my MacBook Airport card wouldn't even recognize the network.
It turns out that some countries use different Wifi channels. The Airport card in the US MacBook Pro is setup to only recognize channels 1-11. The European LinkSys router was broadcasting on channel 13 which is why my MacBook couldn't even see it. I changed the wireless channel on the router to 10 and now everything works great. I hope this works for you.
Cheers
P.S. - The US MBP can only recognize channels 1-11 on a standard 2.4GHz network. To see what channels your Airport Card will recognize, open System Profiler (located in the Utilities folder) and find the "Network" heading in the column on the left. Click "Airport" and it should display all of the supported channels in the info box to the right.
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Everything has been reset with still no luck.
What else can I do?

This is actually for a friend, but she has not been around another wireless area. We can see the Airport Card in the system profiler. The firmware version is 404.2(3.90.34.0.P16).

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rzulfikar wrote:
Thanks Chris for your solution.
But just for you know that I bought Apple to get the 'after service', they should've warn the users not to upgrade to a higher OS if it can caused the phone 'dead'. Mine was totally unusable when it's just been upgraded. It stayed in the recovery mode and couldn't be restored. So I brought it to the nearest store and they did that to me, and eventually the phone is working, only it cannot detect my SIM Card...
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Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you turn on the computer, and again when you log in.
Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a Fusion Drive or a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to start up and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output on certain models. The next normal startup may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually login automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem?
After testing, restart as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test.

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I´m using Yoga 2 pro/windows 8.1
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Ok, I have read a lot of strings about Wii issues and I have tried the following:
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