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I have a strange issue with my Zoom router/modem, which is series 1103 and model 5352.
It has a habit of kicking newer Apple products off, forcing the router to be forgotten and re-joined or for wi-fi to be deactivated and then reactivated on said devices.
I first noticed this when I bought an iPhone SE about two years ago. It also happens to an iPod touch of about the same age.
Nothing gets booted that's older, however. This includes the following:
iPad 2
MacBook Air from 2014
MacBook from 2007
The iPhone 5s I had before the SE
It also won't kick off non-Apple devices. I've had a few friends bring theirs and it's OK with the following:
Windows 10 laptop (can't remember the model)
Nintendo Switch (two different ones)
A few Android phones
There are also no issues with any Ethernet device connected directly to the modem.
Is there something I need to change in this router? I'd like to replace that Air sometime soon but am afraid it would be worthless with this router.
Additional information: I bought this router in 2013 and it has worked great aside from that issue. I own it, not the phone company; I refuse to pay rental fees for something I can own just as easily.
I don't care if it's older or slower. I don't stream TV. What I do care about is that it doesn't boot the iPhone every ten minutes.
Also, this iPhone works fine on other networks, so it's not the iPhone.
It has a habit of kicking newer Apple products off, forcing the router to be forgotten and re-joined or for wi-fi to be deactivated and then reactivated on said devices.
I first noticed this when I bought an iPhone SE about two years ago. It also happens to an iPod touch of about the same age.
Nothing gets booted that's older, however. This includes the following:
iPad 2
MacBook Air from 2014
MacBook from 2007
The iPhone 5s I had before the SE
It also won't kick off non-Apple devices. I've had a few friends bring theirs and it's OK with the following:
Windows 10 laptop (can't remember the model)
Nintendo Switch (two different ones)
A few Android phones
There are also no issues with any Ethernet device connected directly to the modem.
Is there something I need to change in this router? I'd like to replace that Air sometime soon but am afraid it would be worthless with this router.
Additional information: I bought this router in 2013 and it has worked great aside from that issue. I own it, not the phone company; I refuse to pay rental fees for something I can own just as easily.
I don't care if it's older or slower. I don't stream TV. What I do care about is that it doesn't boot the iPhone every ten minutes.
Also, this iPhone works fine on other networks, so it's not the iPhone.