Wife just went to UK with the following Canadian devices:
The wifi access point where they are staying must be using channel 12 or 13 (not allowed in North America) because the Surface and Windows Phone can not see it. (Although they can see other access points in the neighbourhood). The two apple devices see and easily connect to the access point that the MS OS devices will not connect to.
Anyone know how to get these devices to use the unlawful channels?
Anyone solved this problem themselves?
- HTC 8S
- Surface RT (8.1 preview)
- Apple iPhone 4S
- Apple ipod touch (older)
The wifi access point where they are staying must be using channel 12 or 13 (not allowed in North America) because the Surface and Windows Phone can not see it. (Although they can see other access points in the neighbourhood). The two apple devices see and easily connect to the access point that the MS OS devices will not connect to.
Anyone know how to get these devices to use the unlawful channels?
- Microsoft just says that they are not allowed to and that's all there is to it. (But how do the apple devices do it?)
- There appears to be a registry change you can make in Win8 (and RT) to get the wifi driver to use the channels, but I cant get my wife to do that.
- From what I have read, I don't think changing the region settings on the device makes a difference (I think my wife tried it, but not 100% sure)
- Modifying the access point channels setting is out as well.
Anyone solved this problem themselves?