Hello all,
I've been using the wifi-hotspot lately on my SGT GT-P300. I only just noticed that when doing so, the divice is sharing the 3G connection.
My question is if it's possible to share my own wifi connection instead of 3G? So the SGT acts like some sort of router?
Must be easier to just connect direcly to the router instead of sharing the wifi thru the pad?
As far as I know wifi-hotspot is only for sharing the 3g connection.
If you already have a wifi network it must be better to connect directly to that with another device.
Very true, but my wifi signal in my room is weak and keeps disconnecting atleast once every 2 minutes. For my Nexus S and Galaxy S II that is, SGT signal is as strong as it can get.
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Hey so I bought a DROID3 off ebay, Unlocked ofcourse.
Its a great phone except for a few things such as no good roms and mainly that I can't get my mobile data to get working, i can call and text people Ok I think, also when I connect to my home wifi it has no connection. I think that might be a setting on the router but im not sure.
Does anyone have any ideas?
I bought a G2 before I got this phone and everything worked fine.
thanks!
I have the same issue, i can text and phone no problem. Wifi connections work great but my phone doesn't even see data over the network.
Im on mts in manitoba Canada.
Any ideas?
Hello.
I've actually had this problem for a while now, since I bought my first Samsung Galaxy Note, but I ignored it since I'm on a grandfathered unlimited data plan.
Anyhow.
Now I've also bought a Samsung Galaxy Note II for my mom, who doesn't have an unlimited plan, which makes this a bigger problem.
I'm on the AT&T network btw.
Network Info:
For my home internet connection, I run a Linksys WRT54G with the Tomato firmware (version 1.28), with security set to accept both WPA or WPA2, and both TKIP or AES (This was for compatibility reasons for some older devices, otherwise I'd be WPA2-AES).
I run Static DHCP, meaning each device with specific MAC addresses gets assigned a specific IP address.
I run a Wireless Filter, set to permit only devices whose MAC address is on the list get to connect wirelessly.
Problem Description:
When I bought my first Samsung Galaxy Note, I tried to connect it up to the wifi. I went ahead, registered the MAC address with the router, assigned it a specific IP address, all the settings correct.
It connected. Great!... Then later it wouldn't. After much investigation, I found that if the Laptop was connected to the wifi, then the phone couldn't connect. If the phone was connected to the wifi, then the Laptop couldn't connect. I tested this both before and after using a cooked firmware on the phone, same result. The Laptop and the Phone both have different IP addresses and MAC addresses.
So, I went ahead and got my mom a Samsung Galaxy Note II. It connects, without problems... or so I thought. Same problem, except the problem isn't the laptop, it's the wireless printer. If the printer is connected to the wifi, then the Note II cannot connect to it. If the Note II is connected to the wifi, then the printer cannot connect to it. Firmware for the phone is stock. The Printer and the Phone both have different IP Addresses and MAC addresses.
I read somewhere else in past searches being a problem inherent with the android OS in rare circumstances, but I can't find that now.
Anyone have any ideas what's going on?
BeAuMaN said:
Hello.
I've actually had this problem for a while now, since I bought my first Samsung Galaxy Note, but I ignored it since I'm on a grandfathered unlimited data plan.
Anyhow.
Now I've also bought a Samsung Galaxy Note II for my mom, who doesn't have an unlimited plan, which makes this a bigger problem.
I'm on the AT&T network btw.
Network Info:
For my home internet connection, I run a Linksys WRT54G with the Tomato firmware (version 1.28), with security set to accept both WPA or WPA2, and both TKIP or AES (This was for compatibility reasons for some older devices, otherwise I'd be WPA2-AES).
I run Static DHCP, meaning each device with specific MAC addresses gets assigned a specific IP address.
I run a Wireless Filter, set to permit only devices whose MAC address is on the list get to connect wirelessly.
Problem Description:
When I bought my first Samsung Galaxy Note, I tried to connect it up to the wifi. I went ahead, registered the MAC address with the router, assigned it a specific IP address, all the settings correct.
It connected. Great!... Then later it wouldn't. After much investigation, I found that if the Laptop was connected to the wifi, then the phone couldn't connect. If the phone was connected to the wifi, then the Laptop couldn't connect. I tested this both before and after using a cooked firmware on the phone, same result. The Laptop and the Phone both have different IP addresses and MAC addresses.
So, I went ahead and got my mom a Samsung Galaxy Note II. It connects, without problems... or so I thought. Same problem, except the problem isn't the laptop, it's the wireless printer. If the printer is connected to the wifi, then the Note II cannot connect to it. If the Note II is connected to the wifi, then the printer cannot connect to it. Firmware for the phone is stock. The Printer and the Phone both have different IP Addresses and MAC addresses.
I read somewhere else in past searches being a problem inherent with the android OS in rare circumstances, but I can't find that now.
Anyone have any ideas what's going on?
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Now, I could be mistaken, but the WRT54G was built in 2006-2008 range, right? Is your router this old/has it seen continuous use? I know my parents had their WRT54G die in about 2010-2011. It began rebooting incessantly and doing the same thing, but to our Windows-based laptops connected to it, so it might be age. Just a thought.
dibblebill said:
Now, I could be mistaken, but the WRT54G was built in 2006-2008 range, right? Is your router this old/has it seen continuous use? I know my parents had their WRT54G die in about 2010-2011. It began rebooting incessantly and doing the same thing, but to our Windows-based laptops connected to it, so it might be age. Just a thought.
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It is old, but hasn't seen continuous usage. My original one died a few years ago, and so I replaced it with another one that had been sitting in a closet, unused at a friend's house. Both WRT54Gs.
It's possible that its age may be a contributing factor, but no other device has exhibited the problems that I have described here. Only the Note and Note II have done this. Even my old windows 6.5 phone didn't have this problem.
BeAuMaN said:
It is old, but hasn't seen continuous usage. My original one died a few years ago, and so I replaced it with another one that had been sitting in a closet, unused at a friend's house. Both WRT54Gs.
It's possible that its age may be a contributing factor, but no other device has exhibited the problems that I have described here. Only the Note and Note II have done this. Even my old windows 6.5 phone didn't have this problem.
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I'll admit, I'm no networking expert. The only time i've seen something similar was with two Windows PC's running Windows 7 and Team Fortress 2. THe issue then turned out to be an HTC passthrough driver, but I don't know why. I'll let an expert answer further. :S
Well, I appreciate the help anyway dibblebill!
I had a similar problem when I bought two Galaxy Gio's for my kids. The one that connected first had no problem. The other could not connect. The phone connected and the lost connection repeatedly. The problem wasn't solved until I updated the firmware.
Dmwitz said:
I had a similar problem when I bought two Galaxy Gio's for my kids. The one that connected first had no problem. The other could not connect. The phone connected and the lost connection repeatedly. The problem wasn't solved until I updated the firmware.
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Hi Dmwitz, I have the Samsung Galaxy S 1. I have the same issue, WiFi connects, disconnects, connects, disconnects, ...and so on. Android 2.3.3 here (Gingerbread XWJVI). Worked like a charm for months until yesterday. I changed nothing, or at least I am unaware of any changes I may have made.
So, please, which exact firmware did you install that solved the problem, was it an official Samsung fw or a custom one ?
And, which fw was the one that was on the device when the problem existed ?
Xatthew
I HAVE A POTENTIAL FIX FOR YOU
I've been searching forums where people are having the same issue, and pasting my directions below. I had the same damn disgusting issue!!
ATTENTION! Jelly bean 4.2.1 and other certain patches break WIFI !
If you already installed it, and your wifi is broke. Install these two very popular programs below. They fix the wifi. Don't ask me why, but it worked for us. I found it on another forum.
And don't listen to people who are telling you to disable your security on the router!!
Just install these from the play store and try connecting again. it instantly fixed my issue with connecting to wifi at home.
1. Wifi Analyser
2. Wifi Connecter Library
3. try connecting to wifi again
amallica said:
I HAVE A POTENTIAL FIX FOR YOU
I've been searching forums where people are having the same issue, and pasting my directions below. I had the same damn disgusting issue!!
ATTENTION! Jelly bean 4.2.1 and other certain patches break WIFI !
If you already installed it, and your wifi is broke. Install these two very popular programs below. They fix the wifi. Don't ask me why, but it worked for us. I found it on another forum.
And don't listen to people who are telling you to disable your security on the router!!
Just install these from the play store and try connecting again. it instantly fixed my issue with connecting to wifi at home.
1. Wifi Analyser
2. Wifi Connecter Library
3. try connecting to wifi again
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Thanks for the post, and I appreciate the effort. However, this does not fix my particular problem, as my phone was had the OS before Jelly Bean, and it was already bundled with those programs by the cooker. Thanks again though, I appreciate the effort.
BeAuMaN said:
Thanks for the post, and I appreciate the effort. However, this does not fix my particular problem, as my phone was had the OS before Jelly Bean, and it was already bundled with those programs by the cooker. Thanks again though, I appreciate the effort.
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Have you tried disabling static IPs and only keeping the wireless filter? A friend of mine had a D-Link router, one Galaxy S Duos, two laptops, two iPads and every time I got there with my Galaxy S3, and turn wi-fi on, one thing was kicked off the network. Case was solved doing this. I don't know if it will help but I think it's worth a try.
This is a US Cellular version of the S4, but I couldn't find a US Cellular thread.
The S4 connects to wifi just fine, and operates perfectly; however the 2 other computers on the same network all but completely lock up, slowing them to a crawl.
No problems with the Nexus7 and S3 connected to the same network, but the S4 destroys them. It's connected to a constant 3G network, so I know it's not updating constantly. I can't find any settings that pertain to this on the S4.
Any ideas what could be causing the problem. It's not just the one network. It's any Wifi network I connect to with the S4.
I've tried using my LG G2 and my friends Galaxy S5 but when the Nexus 9 connects it has an exclamation mark next to the WiFi and there's no internet access... Anyone else having this problem?
I occasionally lose connection to my wifi network, maybe once or twice a day. I seldom had that problem with other tablets.
GalaxyWhy said:
I've tried using my LG G2 and my friends Galaxy S5 but when the Nexus 9 connects it has an exclamation mark next to the WiFi and there's no internet access... Anyone else having this problem?
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I tethered the update on mine in Best Buy parking lot with S3.
So WiFi is working guys, just WiFi hotspotting is not