Kindle 3G demands wi-fi connection, won't revert to 3G

chamekke · 08-09-2011, 03:10 AM

I occasionally use my Kindle 3G at my workplace, where there's an enterprise wi-fi connection I cannot use.

Sometimes -- not always -- when I turn on the wireless, the Kindle scans for local wi-fi networks and gives me a list of two or three wi-fi, demanding that I log onto one before I can proceed. When I cancel (because they are locked networks that I don't have access to), the Kindle 3G doesn't revert to a 3G connection, but puts up a message regretting that it cannot connect to wi-fi. There seems to be no way, at such times, that I can override the "wi-fi first" setting and tell it to revert to 3G.

Does anyone have this problem? Is there a way around it? It doesn't happen often, but it's frustrating when it does. I can't even get into the Kindle Store!

Torwan · 08-09-2011, 05:20 AM

Not the same, but similar.

My german dictionary download says it requires a WiFi-connection. Other content can be downloaded via 3G. I haven't solved that yet, though.

HarryT · 08-09-2011, 05:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chamekke

I occasionally use my Kindle 3G at my workplace, where there's an enterprise wi-fi connection I cannot use.

Sometimes -- not always -- when I turn on the wireless, the Kindle scans for local wi-fi networks and gives me a list of two or three wi-fi, demanding that I log onto one before I can proceed. When I cancel (because they are locked networks that I don't have access to), the Kindle 3G doesn't revert to a 3G connection, but puts up a message regretting that it cannot connect to wi-fi. There seems to be no way, at such times, that I can override the "wi-fi first" setting and tell it to revert to 3G.

Does anyone have this problem? Is there a way around it? It doesn't happen often, but it's frustrating when it does. I can't even get into the Kindle Store!

The Kindle will always attempt to connect to a "known" WiFi network in preference to 3G. You need to tell the Kindle to "forget" the WiFi networks that it's attempting to connect to; it will then use 3G.

chamekke · 08-09-2011, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

The Kindle will always attempt to connect to a "known" WiFi network in preference to 3G. You need to tell the Kindle to "forget" the WiFi networks that it's attempting to connect to; it will then use 3G.

But how do I tell it to "forget" a wi-fi network that it has never, ever been connected to in the first place?

sil · 08-09-2011, 05:28 PM

I get the same problem at the local mall where they have free wifi. Except its not totally open, when using a browser it forces a login page where you give yourself a temp name and password for this session before it gives you access to the wifi (you don't get given a wep key or anything, no idea what the point of the login is). This system doesn't work on the K3, the browser won't display anything and it won't connect to the free wifi. It seems like it knows there is an open wifi point with strong signal and insists on trying to connect (which it never can) and so it never defaults back to 3G.

08-09-2011, 03:10 AM	#1
chamekke Groupie Posts: 190 Karma: 13510 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Canada Device: Kindle 3 Wi-Fi	Kindle 3G demands wi-fi connection, won't revert to 3G I occasionally use my Kindle 3G at my workplace, where there's an enterprise wi-fi connection I cannot use. Sometimes -- not always -- when I turn on the wireless, the Kindle scans for local wi-fi networks and gives me a list of two or three wi-fi, demanding that I log onto one before I can proceed. When I cancel (because they are locked networks that I don't have access to), the Kindle 3G doesn't revert to a 3G connection, but puts up a message regretting that it cannot connect to wi-fi. There seems to be no way, at such times, that I can override the "wi-fi first" setting and tell it to revert to 3G. Does anyone have this problem? Is there a way around it? It doesn't happen often, but it's frustrating when it does. I can't even get into the Kindle Store!

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08-09-2011, 05:20 AM	#2
Torwan Zealot Posts: 115 Karma: 1063860 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Germany Device: Kindle3 (3G)	Not the same, but similar. My german dictionary download says it requires a WiFi-connection. Other content can be downloaded via 3G. I haven't solved that yet, though.

08-09-2011, 05:28 PM	#5
sil Member Posts: 12 Karma: 260 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kindle	I get the same problem at the local mall where they have free wifi. Except its not totally open, when using a browser it forces a login page where you give yourself a temp name and password for this session before it gives you access to the wifi (you don't get given a wep key or anything, no idea what the point of the login is). This system doesn't work on the K3, the browser won't display anything and it won't connect to the free wifi. It seems like it knows there is an open wifi point with strong signal and insists on trying to connect (which it never can) and so it never defaults back to 3G.

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