Lumia 950XL 5ghz Wifi issue

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So I have found when using my 5Ghz N network the phone will lose all WiFi networking. On first use, it will connect up OK. But let it sit and come back to it, it will have lost the WiFi network and the ability to see any other WiFi network with "no networks found". Only a phone reboot will fix it until it happens again.

So far I've experienced it on my Linksys E8350 (supposed AC2400 and MIMO which the 950XL claims to support). My Wifi router is set for Wireless A or N on 5Ghz, while it can do N, B, or G on 2.4

My workaround is to only connect to the 2.4Ghz WiFi at this point.

Anyone else experiencing complete WiFi radio failure like this?

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2016-01-16T23:00:40+00:00

Having a similar issue with my 950XL (using the latest firmware and W10 build 10586.29). When I connect to the 5 Ghz band on my Xfinity modem/router, the signal will be fine for a short while but quickly begins to slow down. Eventually my phone loses the connection, and the 5 Ghz band disappears from the list of available networks. Rebooting the phone causes the 5 Ghz band to reappear, but connecting to it again has the same results.

Do not have any of these problems using the 2.4 Ghz network.

I suspect this is indicative of a firmware or driver problem because I do not have the same issues when connecting to the 5 Ghz network with my old Lumia 920 which is running the latest Windows 10 Insider build.
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