I have an unlimited dataplan with my carrier, Cingular, so up until now I haven't paid much attention to WiFi. Come to think of it, the Nokia E61 is the first smartphone that I have had that has WiFi built in. It's never been a feature that I have prioritized but since it now is part of the Nokia E61 I thought I should try it out a bit more.
I had no problems getting connected to a Linksys router and an Apple Airport Express. I tried it with and without WEP and it worked fine. I also tried it on a couple of networks in nearby coffee shops without as much as a glitch. There is a public network that I sometimes use that gives me a lot of problem when I bring my Apple PB but it worked fine with the Nokia E61.
I found that the connection manager that comes with the device works great as a WiFi Locator. I also tried PsiLoc's HotSpot Finder but preferred the simple interface of the native Connection Manager. Not only is it easier to use but it is also free - hard to beat that.
At a glance you can see the name of the network, strength of the network signal and wether it is an open network or not.
There is also a detailed view that gives you one more level of information of the network.
Connecting to the network was very straightforward. I opened the web browser and was asked what connection to use, you can also preconfigure connections so you don't have to decide each time you use a network connection.
You select the desired connection and the device connects to the Internet through the specified connection.
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I have a E61i, When connecting to my home wifi it says no gateway reply. I have DHCP enabled but if I give the static IP to the phone itw works. is there any issue with the DHCP client.
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I got an E-65 mobile and trying to connect to internet thru WiFi,Can some one give the details how to connect thru WiFi and details about the WEP key.
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Satish.G
i got a problem in my e61,fring application work only in GPRS connectivity,ill try to set in WIFI for free of charge but does’t work,always prompt the work cannot establish connection,nybody who knowthe solution guys,thank you
i got a problem in my e61,fring application work only in GPRS connectivity,ill try to set in WIFI for free of charge but does’t work,always prompt the work cannot establish connection,nybody who know the solution guys,thank you
OK, here’s the answer to inability to connect to your own WLAN: E61 only does 802.11g not b or n, and only does 2.4 Ghz not 5. Need to set your access points to those limited parameters.