IPhone 5 not automatically connecting to home wifi.

I passed on my iPhone 5 to my son, he's still with the same network as me but it is not connecting to the home wifi, whereas I have a strong connection on my iPhone 6 and iPad. He is lucky to get 3G, most of the time it is only GPRS. I have tried reseting the network settings but makes no difference, help please?

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If this does not help, setting it up as new device would be the next step:
How to erase your iOS device and then set it up as a new device or restore it from backups
Or, if you want to use your computer and iTunes instead:
Use iTunes to restore your iOS device to factory settings - Apple Support

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