Wifi doesnt reconnect automatically when switching places

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I was using stock V10G rooted, with nova kernel and GPS Fix.

everything was fine but that rom was a bit slow, so i was testing sometimes marvel since v5, only for a few hours just to see performance differences.

When marvel v8 came out, i installed it among with all my new applications from scratch.
I did not use viber and skype yet, so i was closing/opening wifi just to see how far i can go with my battery.

When i found out that battery life was good enough for my needs, i chose in wifi settings to "never" turn off when screen is locked... having all the time my wifi enabled.


The issue appeared, when i was going from home to my office.
At home, my cellphone was connected all the time even when screen off, viber/skype calls incoming anytime... but when i was going to my office, phone wasnt connecting automatically on the new router...!!
Everytime im going from home to work or from work to home, i have to turn on my screen, wait a few seconds and it connects. Sometimes it doesnt connect but only does it when i open wifi settings. Just open settings without touching anything!
Noticed that everytime that happens, it has the old location wifi signals aqquired... and when i open settings after 1 - 2 seconds it refreshes back to the new location and connects.



Anybody has a clue about what's going on?

I've tried stock ROMs / Zeus rom / Marvel rom without success.


Does the secret menu has any settings that might help?
Does it have to do with hardware failure? (no other problems, works like a charm!)

How can i give a logcat to someone who wills to help?

First of all I think this is a question thread so it should go to q&a subforum

You should select "turn off wifi when screen off" setting. Its better for your battery, I've never had that problem when I select that setting but I'm using cm7 the only time it was when the driver had a problem but after the fix now everything is good.


about logcat you can use alogcat app in play store.

FDN

apologies for wrong category posting
My head was about to explode from whole day's work + this frustration


I know that wifi policy to turn off when the screen does, saves battery, but i'd rather charge it everyday and have viber / msn open almost all the time. Let's overlook that though, because i'm in need to have wifi always on and connected when able to (that's the reason of this topic)


I'm gonna try to capture a log and post it... if that helps

are you sure it is not router related? have you tried the same "always ON" option, while in connection with other routers?

Yes of course i have the "always ON" policy of wireless settings menu.

It's not router related, because in the past, 2.2 stock rom, was working flawlessly.
Besides, since then there are no router settings changed! (Both have the same settings since installed)


The thing is, that under Menu -> connectivity -> wifi , the list is not updated if phone is in sleep mode with locked screen.
When i change my location in example and go to my office, it doesnt connect and ONLY does it when i navigate at wifi settings, while the menu refreshes at that exact time it's list with available access points.

Okay, some feedback about this
(i dont see anyone having this issue? Or noone didnt bother about checking it? :S)


I've done many times a factory reset, rom change, etc... that didnt solve my problem.

"Played" with any configuration file regarding power saving settings, wifi settings, etc.

Let my cellphone chill the f*ck out, without battery in for a day LOL

Finally, i rollbacked, at 2.2 official unrooted (V10G).

Changed ALL possible combinations of my 3 routers having stored in wifi settings!


n o t h i n g c h a n g e d !


When phone is in sleep and changes location, doesnt auto-connect in any of those wireless routers! It only does when i get to wireless settings which refreshes the list, or wait with screen on randomly from a few seconds or till infinite (never).




So, last week, 1st June 2012 i've spoken with LG customer care, arranged a courier transfer for service (not in my city) and waited till 6th june when they sent back my phone.


The authorised service, which does the job for LG phones in Greece reported:

"Wifi turns off when screen off, due to power saving policy"


O, RLY you idiots??? Dont you think i dont know it, or i didnt mentioned that on that f*ckin A4 sized page i've typed out to explain CLEARLY my problem?
Or you think im a retard??
Of course, wifi policy is set to "Never"

LG authorized service center (3rd party company) is totally crap.

I'm going to send the phone again tomorrow.
If they still dont fix the issue, then i'll demand a sure fix the hard way!