WP7.5 chooses Data connection over Wifi

When at home, sometimes I notice that everything that is Internet related on the phone is slow.

I have a very fast Internet connection and a Wifi N network. I am connected to Wifi and still it is slow.

Checking the phone, however, also shows that I do not have 3G and only E or G. So I suspect that it uses the data connection instead of the Wifi connection (even though both are selected and the phone is to use Wifi as the preferred connection).

So, I proceed to Settings and disable Data. Sure enough.. Everything is fast again (still connected to the Wifi).

 

The phone choosing Data over Wifi seems to be a bug in WP7.5..??

 

This happens on both my HTC Titan and HTC Mozart.

Both run Mango and both are unlocked and unbranded.

Operator: Tele2 (Sweden)

 

 

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Last updated February 23, 2018 Views 8,637 Applies to:
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Just heard back from Microsoft that the product team is aware of this issue.

So, let's hope for a fix in the next update.

 

UPDATE: I can now confirm that this bug has been fixed in 7.5 CR3 (Tango):

http://thisismetro.com/2012/07/annoying-wifidata-bug-fixed-in-7-5-cr3-tango/

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