When the Nokia Lumia 900 4G was launched by AT&T back in April, the handset instantly became a hit and snagged the first and third spots in the bestsellers list of an AT&T authorized reseller. This was entirely unexpected given the fact that the handset was released on a Sunday that also fell on a National Holiday (Easter Sunday), a move unheard of in the smartphone competition. This could only mean that the Nokia Lumia 900 4G is really that good and could even be considered as the best handset in the Windows Phone ecosystem as of the moment.
Sad to say, despite of the seeming popularity of the handset, the Nokia Lumia 900 4G still had it shares of bugs and issues just like any other smartphone. In the case of the handset, it was plagued at first by Wi-Fi connectivity issues. Not only that, the handset also had issues with its display having a purple tint whenever its brightness level is set to low. Nokia for its part already released software updates to get these issues take care of.
After the said software updates, there were no more reports of the purple tint on the handset’s display. However, we still the odd complaint about Wi-Fi issues on the handset even after the update has been applied. Several users reported that they are able to connect to Wi-Fi with no issues but when their Nokia Lumia 900 4G handsets go to sleep, that’s when the issues come up. One user said that although the handset is still connected to the Wi-Fi hotspot, he can’t seem to connect to the web and get online.
Other users on the other hand reported that they started experiencing issues with their Nokia Lumia 900 4G handsets AFTER they applied the latest update rolled out a couple of weeks ago. They mentioned however that the issues were intermittent and do not happen all the time but it still is very annoying to have these data issues with the handset.
Although not as widespread as expected, this Wi-Fi issue with the Nokia Lumia 900 4G is still an irritating problem to have on a handset that is considered by many as the best Windows Phone device as of the moment. Hopefully, Microsoft and Nokia can take a closer look at this and work together in getting this Wi-Fi issue with the Nokia Lumia 900 4G sorted out completely.
As for the Nokia Lumia 900 4G, the handset is still very impressive despite the bugs plaguing It. The circuitry of the handset is built around its QualComm APQ8055 SnapDragon chipset and its smooth and snappy performance is brought about by its 1.4 GHz Scoprion processor and 512 MB of RAM. The storage space of the handset comes up to 16GB while its ClearBlack Display-powered 4.3-inch AMOLED panel has a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. the camera department of the Nokia Lumia 900 4G is just as impressive with its main 8MP shooter at its back panel and a front-facing 1.3MP video chat camera.
The Nokia Lumia 900 4G is being offered starting at $19 at select online retailers.
June 16, 2012 at 6:37 pm
This is a lie, a canard.
I have been used the Nokia Lumia 900 on Wi-Fi for over 3 months and have not faced a problem even once.
If I were Nokia, I would sue you for defamation and win.
June 16, 2012 at 9:16 pm
That is a lie. I have been using the lumia 900 since day one and never have any WiFi issue. Either you lie or just too dumb to own a smart phone
June 17, 2012 at 1:06 am
I also believe this is a lie, or at least unfair. I have seen laptops failed to connect to WiFi, I have seen iPhone, iPad failed to connect wifi, and I have seen it happened far more often on Android. However, I have never seen it happen to my windows phone.
June 17, 2012 at 5:39 am
Its verry good
June 17, 2012 at 8:20 am
May I point out that just because some users have a different experience than you do doesn’t really make them liars. There is no where in the article that says it happens to every single phone. Feel free to disagree, but there is no reason to accuse anyone of lying.
June 17, 2012 at 6:05 pm
Hi Sarah, don’t you think the subject line of “Nokia Lumia 900 4G still plagued with Wi-Fi issues?” is a lie or intentional defamation???
June 17, 2012 at 8:19 pm
No, it is not a lie. There have been reports of people experiencing this issue. If it said “Every Single Nokia Lumia 900 is plagued with Wi-Fi issues” – then that would be an absurd claim and lie. We actually think the Nokia Lumia is a great phone – I have considered it on my next upgrade – that doesn’t mean its immune to bugs that need to be fixed as many other premiere smartphones have faced. We have sang the praises for the Nokia Lumia for the many strengths present – and pointing out bugs that are being reported does not mean we are slandering the brand or the phone. Your disagreement with the claim that there are wi-fi issues doesn’t make it a lie. I respectfully disagree with you, but I’m very glad that you gave your feedback. You clearly feel strongly about it and I love when people stand up for what they believe and care about.
June 17, 2012 at 11:06 pm
My family has three Lumia 900s one of each color. The black and cyan units were among the first available. They both experience this data connectivity issue and I will be taking them into ATT tomorrow to see what they;’ll do. It does seem that the updates have had no impact on the units or made them worse. I manually take care of this issue by using a tool to turn OFF the ATT data when Im at home and using WIFI, this solves the problem for me (black model) As for the cyan model, my wife has problems with data connectivity in the car. We have them running side by side and she can’t connect but I can. So the problem exists, but its intermittent and could be hardware/firmware. The white one doesn’t have troubles & isn’t updated to the purple hue fix, the other two are. Let’s hope ATT/Nokia fix me up. Otherwise the phones have been awesome and I love them.
June 18, 2012 at 1:15 pm
Are we really going to trash a product based on ONE user’s experience? Maybe that user is an idiot, or maybe the WIFI has issues. This article is very demaging to Nokia and irresponsible to be posted by author without specific issues, which are verified. I had Lumia since beginning and all the issues were fixed in software update released days after item came to market
June 18, 2012 at 3:31 pm
I have never had a wi-fi issue with my Lumia 900. I’ve had it since launch and I use it on Wi-Fi every day. It never disconnects.
I do have wi-fi issues with my first generation iPod Touch though. My iPod Touch disconnects from wi-fi every single day.
June 18, 2012 at 10:40 pm
It is time for Sarah to upgrade her AP or move it away from her home’s cordless phone.
July 14, 2012 at 10:26 pm
I have updated my Lumia and i do have WIFI issues. I have never been able to connect to WIFI on my phone. Just because you dont have issues doesnt mean that the writer is lieing. I do know how to use my phone, so dont say that i am stupid.
July 23, 2012 at 1:10 am
I have this exact problem, and I’m not the only one.
It seems to show up only after I use Internet Sharing at least once after hard resetting my phone.
Perhaps those who have not experienced it here either don’t use IS or are blessed with phones without this flaw. But, take it from me, the problem is very real and very, very frustrating.