Archer A7 Connection Times Out for Mobile Phones
Hey all—
I've been having a really strange issue with my router since I got it. For most devices, there are no issues. This includes laptops, a Google Home Mini, and a TV. But for mobile phones (iPhone and Android), after using an app on wifi for a few minutes, the connection will drop. This can be fixed by disconnecting and reconnecting to the wifi, but it's definitely not ideal. It's also not a consistent time period from what I can tell, but I haven't extensively tested it. This occurs mostly on social media (worst on Reddit, also occurs on others, and occasionally with Netflix). If one app times out, it works fine on another one for some amount of time. We also have a range extender, and the issue occurs when connected to that as well.
I've power cycled and rebooted my router multiple times, and the current firmware flashed is an old version. I see the issue both on this version and the newest, and no settings are changed from defaults besides SSID and password. I've also changed bands multiple times, same issue. It occurs on both 5GHz and 2.4GHz.
This is super confusing, so I'd appreciate any help. Thanks!