[Q] Wifi not working - Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi, I've searched the forum but have not found a solution hence my post.
I've been using the Nexus S since december and the wifi has been working fine. Normally when you switch the wifi on and it connects to a network the "E" edge symbol goes off and the wifi symbol becomes green and all works well.
Recently this has stopped happening. When I switch the wifi on it connects to the network but the wifi symbol on the top status bar remains grey and the "E" remains and i'm not able to use the internet at all.
The only way to get the wifi to work is to manually switch data off.
I'd appreciate if someone could help with this.
thanks,
Sid

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