Low detect on existing wifi for my iphone4

Sometimes low and sometimes totally cannot detect on existing wifi of the area while my wife iphone 3g's can detect it clearly, why?, tq

mltie wrote:
Every day I have problems with downloads on Amazon, Netflix and You Tube. It begins late morning and continues til late at night. The picture will stall, then it will buffer, then I get the message about low bandwidth. It isn't a problem between midnight and 10am. (Yes, I watch too much tv!) I have contacted Vizio and performed a factory reset on the TV and it did not fix the problem. I recently changed from a separate wifi router to the Xfinity box with built in wifi - Model TC8305C, technicolor. Anybody else have the same problem?It's more than likely a wireless range problem or more likely other wifi "neighbors" are on the same channel you are on.... I purchased a Cisco Range Extender and plugged my BluRay player direcrtly into it with an etherent cable... testing it from another Windows Server directly below the TV shows I am getting 97mbps on an Extreme 105 plan..... I do not have any buffering or pixelation with this setup..... -=Ray=-

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I felt the need for a physical backup of my data, as I would not completely trust the different clouds. I use, and have used Dropbox for 4-5 years and are very satisfied with that, but I am still not sure if or when a political lunatic will shut off the internet.
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I can deal with the last question first and easily.
I am thinking of returning the TC if I don't make it work now, but how do I delete all the data that's on it?
Open the airport utility .. go to the disk tab and select erase.
When you select erase you will get mulitiple options.
Quick removes the file table but does not delete the files,, it takes 2min or less.
A Zero out data is the secure way,, by writing 0 ie low level drive format.
It can take several hours..
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35 pass erase is ridiculous.. it would take a month.. put an ax through the TC. It is quick and better.
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The fact that it did work and has now failed might point to faulty unit.
The only way to tell is reset it properly to factory and start over.
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Unplug your TC/AE from power or turn off at the power point.
Hold in reset. and power the TC/AE back on.. all without releasing reset and keep holding in for about 10sec. (this is often difficult without a 2nd person or a 3rd arm).
Release it when the status light flashes rapidly. If it doesn’t flash rapidly you have missed it and try again.
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Be Gentle! Feel the switch click on. It has a positive feel.. add no more pressure after that.
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Remember to keep all names short, no spaces and pure alphanumeric.
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You are using free internet.. so there is a price to pay.. that is convenience and non-ideal network setup.
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If it fails with simple name.. fixed channel and no security. Sorry it is not compatible at all.. it happens.
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