950XL Dual Sim - 5GHz WiFi Support?

[Tikerz]

I just got a new 950XL dual sim and I'm not able to see ANY 5GHz wireless networks. Does it not support dual band wireless?

 

[bilemke]

About to return my dual sim (not for this issue, but seemed fitting since you just got yours).

Anyway, it worked fine with an Asus router I have had home that I have each of the 2.4 and 5.0 ghz bands identify with their own id. I can see and connect to both without issue on the 950 XL Dual Sim (RM-1116).

 

[signal-2-noise]

There's other discussions about this issue in the forums. Yes, there are problems with 5Ghz wi-fi connections. The phone can recognize and use the signal but for how long is anybody's guess. Mine will connect and then drop if for example the phone leaves the wi-fi area and connects to cellular. Then it can't find or connect again to 5 GHz wi-fi until a reboot of the phone is performed. The 2.4 GHz band is stable however and no problems retaining/reconnecting to that. I also have an ASUS (RT-N66U) dual/simultaneous band router.

 

[Tikerz]

Weird. Mine can't even see any available 5GHz connections. I'm using a Linksys AC900 dual band router.

 

[xt_20]

I have a TP Link dual band router and Lumia 950.
The Lumia can't see my 5GHz network at all. All other devices in the house (including my old Lumia 920) can.
It can see my 2.4GHz network, but drops out often.

 

[Rupert Holmes]

My returned XL worked fine with my ASUS RT-AC87U and at other locations with 5GHZ.

 

[ordivergens]

I have found that when I put the phone in airplane mode, and then turn on wifi, it cannot see 5 GHz networks. If I turn on wifi with airplane mode off, then I can see 5 GHz networks. I have seen this behavior sometimes on my Note 5 as well.

 

[4everForever]

I have a TP Link dual band router,amd my 950xl dual sim can't even detect the 5ghz wireless, which is kinda annoying.

The only thing i like about this phone is the camera, the other things are buggy to me.

 

[Tikerz]

I'm glad I'm not alone :grin:

 

[QuentinJ]

Had a few problems seeing 5GHz WiFi in December weeks ago that required airplane mode on/off or restart to fix (WiFi on/off didn't do the trick).
But the problem only lasted a few days and was fine afterwards. I bought a Netgear Nighhawk R7000 (AC1900) at the beginning of the month and I don't have problems with it either (although I wasn't having problems anymore when I bought the new router).
Don't know why it was unstable but now I don't have problems

 

[Tikerz]

I have found that when I put the phone in airplane mode, and then turn on wifi, it cannot see 5 GHz networks. If I turn on wifi with airplane mode off, then I can see 5 GHz networks. I have seen this behavior sometimes on my Note 5 as well.

I just did some button pressing toggling airplane mode on/off and wifi on/off and somehow it started to show my 5GHz network. What the heck Microsoft???

 

[ajj3085]

I haven't had any issues so far.

 

[950XLTechDaD]

Hey Man
I have the same router and the same phone . have you found any other solutions ?