Reset Network Settings (Settings/Reset/Reset Network Settings)ĭownside: you'll lose all of your wi-fi passwordsĢ. They are listed in easiest to most difficultġ. I was having the same problem and went through many solutions which are listed below, the last being the final and only way that I found to fix it. Feel free to contact them yourselves if this workaround works for you.Īlso, please mark this as 'Solved' if it works for you so that others will know how to connect to public WiFi. Please note that I also have 'Block Pop-Ups' turned OFF in Settings> Safari, though I do not know if this is a necessary step. I have reproduced this issue and solution in 100% of the public WiFi spots which I could previously not access.

If the login page doesn't come up automatically, open a Safari window and enter any address.

The second button is 'Auto Login' - you must turn this OFF.

One says 'Auto Join' (or similar) - you can leave this ON.

If you see two slider buttons, these are the cause of your woes.

Go into settings> WiFi and tap the little info icon for the network you are trying to join.

or the login/registration page won't load.

not quite the 'Allow Popup Windows' fix proposed by Amand1neabove (though that may be a compent) but just as simple. It's a real 'You're gonna kick yourself' solution.

This is inconvenient, especially because in several of these public wifi places you have to renew the lease frequently so I have to go through those steps again.

Then turn airplane mode back off and it will stay connected to wifi. I have found a way around it, perhaps suggested by someone here? If I turn my phone to airplane mode, then turn my wifi on, it will load the log in page for the public wifi and I can connect. I have a friend/co-worker who has a 4s, and he has the same problem as I. I also had no problem when I was using my 3g in theses same places. They have no problems connecting when they are in the same public places. Restarting, resetting network settings, reset all settings on phone but nothing fixed it. It does this at several different public places now. If there is a log in page required to join a public network, the phone finds the network and I get the connection signal in the top left corner, then it seems to try and open the log in page but it gets hung up there ALL THE TIME. Connects to other home networks and public networks fine too, as long as there is no log in page required for subscription.

Mac wifi settings appear private