Connecting mobile phone causes router to stop

Tomd90

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Bit of a strange problem here, I just got a new phone (Xperia Z1 Compact) and when I connect to my router (Sagem F@ST 2504) it works fine for a minute or so and then the connection dies and my router stops sending out any signal.

I've never had any problem like this before with any other device and if I don't connect the phone to the WiFi the router functions perfectly, even when there's been three computers and my old phone connecting to it.
 

Tomd90

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Well I managed to fix it with quite a simple change. Seems like Sony phones and Sky routers of certain types don't get on well I actually managed to find tons of similar complaints once I knew what to search for. All I did was switch from WEP to WPA and now everything's connected just fine so anyone with a similar problem give it a try.