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How do I disable WiFi hardware?

I work in a phone and tablet repair shop, and a guy wants all of the Wi-Fi capabilities disabled on the hardware level on his iPhone 6S plus, I have unplugged and removed every antenna except for the cellular antenna connected to the charging port. But for some reason it’s still picks up 5 GHz networks, it doesn’t pick up to 2.4 GHz, only the 5 GHz, not sure how it’s picking up the connection… can anyone point me in the right direction?

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Disabling the antenna’s won’t do it. Keep in mind the higher the frequency the shorter the wave form which then translates to the needed antenna size here’s a good reference The Fundamentals of Wi-Fi Antennas. Here we are using 1/2, 1/4 or 1/8th of the wavelength for the antenna. So the exposed end of the antenna line will still be able to transmit or receive a signal (granted not very far).

So the basics question is is it possible to physically disable the WiFi? Not without altering the modem circuits them selves which is not really possible without damaging the iPhone.

Instead use How to use parental controls on your iPhone or iPad. I think that will work and you won’t harm your iPhone. Do keep in mind you’ll need to make an effort to connect to a WiFin network to download any updates.

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