Has anyone else had the same problem wig their flyer where it keeps dropping the wi fi connection.
I have a legend number of other devices connected to my network including android phones and an iPad and no others have the same problem.
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I have same issue. I tested device on different WiFi routers. I think the problem only with old WiFi routers. With routers that support WiFi n standard I don't have this problem.
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I don't think that is the issue as I have a fairly new draytec router with b, g and n mixed mode and all other devices connected to it are fine
I have the same problem with my router. Happens everywhere - on my wireless G router at home and on Wireless-N at work. I have both power saver and sleep mode disabled. (though I don't think either setting was causing the problem.)
I flashed my flyer with honeycomb and the problem went away. It only happened with the gingerbread build
If your signal is good then there is an issue with Android's handling of DHCP (not specific to Flyer or HTC) that you might run into on certain setups. One way of fixing this is to establish a static IP for your device on your network. Of course if you do not control the router, you can't do that but at home you can. read this for information on the issue. http://www.net.princeton.edu/android/android-stops-renewing-lease-keeps-using-IP-address-11236.html
This issue keeps popping up across the board on android tablets because they are often on wifi, more than phones.
I don't know why, but if I switchoff 3G network when use WiFi connection, WiFi works fine. Try this.
Solution
I feel foolish. I had been looking under power settings, but the setting that fixed this issue for me was under Wireless & Networks -> Wi-Fi settings -> Menu Button -> Advanced -> Wi-Fi sleep policy. By default on my Best Buy Wi-Fi only Flyer this is set to "After 15 min".
This was a real pain, because email doesn't push in the background and when you wake the device, it has to reconnect, then sync every time. Switching this setting to "Never" has really improved my day to day use of this device.
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This seems to be a problem with android itself. Wifi never automatically connects to saved networks when in range.
I have to use an app called wifi fixer to monitor my wifi connection- it connects to a wifi network that I have saved when it is in range.
Below were my original questions I posted in the general section by mistake. After a lot of searching I found the folder organizer app can create short cuts to folder or categories for apps. So I can have a short cut in the launcher that goes to all my games, or utilities.
I haven't figured out how to make the cell radio being turned of be persistent. So I just have my device set to airplane mode- but when I reboot it I have to turn the wifi back on.
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1. I'm on StreakDroid 1.6.0 and everything is gravy cept for WIFI not connecting automatically. That seems to be a problem with Android itself. For me it is a problem because I'm not using a dataplan because I get free wifi through my cable co. I'm using csipsimple with my old gizmo5 account that I bought with my n810.
2. Does any launcher do app draws? I'm using Launcher pro and it would be nice if I could put a folder in the dock to store all my games.
3. Anyone know if I can use 2 bluetooth controllers with this on emulators? I'm still waiting on my Datel classic wiimote but it would be awesome if I could use two controllers.
4. How do I remove the No Sim card message? I use this as a wifi device and I had it set to airplane mode for a while but then I found the app "any cut" and made a short cut to turn off the cell radio. Apparently if I have it set to airplane mode it turns off wifi by default- and I thought that was the reason why wifi doesn't connect automatically but I still have to manually initialize wifi. I have wifi set to never sleep btw*
5. Turning off the cell radio isn't a persistent setting it seems. Does the cell radio still use battery power if there's no sim card in the device?
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Streak WIFI Issues
I am having the same problem. Running 2.2 with 318 baseband. Phone can find wifi but will not stay connected. Phone goes into an endless cycle of connecting and immediately disconnecting. I am able to get WIFI to work by putting the phone into airplane mode. Anyone have a fix??
Are you using the stock rom or dj_steve's? I've heard of people getting disconnected from wifi if the signal is weak. There's a way to turn of data on 3g under wireless settings. I believe that would prevent it from switching between 3g and wifi connections.
I don't really have this problem though. Once it connects to one of my saved networks it stays connected. It's just that android doesn't do this automatically when a saved network is in range.
WIFI Issues
I'm on stock rom. WIFI signal doesnt seem to be in the issue as I have been within 5 feet of the router and had the issue happen. I'm reluctant to turn 3G off as I need it on to make and receive calls in my house via Microcell.
You probably have to change that setting under wifi that puts the wifi radio to sleep when the screen turns off. I have mine set to never.
You may also want to run wifi fixer- which will automatically reconnect you when you get disconnected.
I'm going to try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=907772
The 2 programs that I use have helped me with my WIfi issues. Its not 100% but it does work 95+% for me.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/[email protected]/com.aebeinroth.wifihome
http://www.appbrain.com/app/blade-wifi-fix/com.bladewififix
Try rebooting your wireless router. I have 2 netgear wgr614's. One at home, the other at work. After several connect/disconnects, it goes in the connecting/disconnecting loop until I reboot the router. Go figure...
What I did that seems to have worked is to set up a static IP address instead of having the router assign it for me (DNS). Since then my Wifi connects every time. I could be wrong but it seems to have worked for me.
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I'm a dumba... You're correct. DHCP
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What I did that seems to have worked is to set up a static IP address instead of having the router assign it for me (DNS). Since then my Wifi connects every time. I could be wrong but it seems to have worked for me.
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You mean DHCP not DNS. Mine always connects when tuurning wifi on but if left on and my streaks sleeps for an extended amount of time it will not connect till I turn wiring off then back on. I also have wifi sleep policy set to never. Had that issue with nexus one as well.
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Following on from my investigations on why the SGS2 takes *so" long to re-establish a WiFi connection, it now seems part of the problem is a major delay in obtaining an IP address.
In another thread (I forget which one) it was suggested that slow WiFi could be caused by a router not being able to cope with 802.11b, g & n traffic at the same time, which got me thinking - what if I disable the n part of the WiFi on the phone to revert it to 802.11g - would this make acquisition time on an older router faster?
So - does anyone know which file / script etc. could be altered to keep WiFi enabled, but ONLY at 802.11g; not utilising 802.11n?
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Following on from my investigations on why the SGS2 takes *so" long to re-establish a WiFi connection, it now seems part of the problem is a major delay in obtaining an IP address.
In another thread (I forget which one) it was suggested that slow WiFi could be caused by a router not being able to cope with 802.11b, g & n traffic at the same time, which got me thinking - what if I disable the n part of the WiFi on the phone to revert it to 802.11g - would this make acquisition time on an older router faster?
So - does anyone know which file / script etc. could be altered to keep WiFi enabled, but ONLY at 802.11g; not utilising 802.11n?
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Just a guess, but is likely a build.prop tweak
Is this a frequent problem ? Has never happend here
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As I've said in my post on the general forum, I get a horrible delay every time I ask the phone to connect WiFi.
I've got the WiFi sleep policy set to "when screen turns off" to save battery power; and using the same router as on my SGS (hell, i can sit the phones next to each other to try this) I get the following:
Waking the SGS up from a sleep results in a delay of 1 or 2 seconds before WiFi connects.
Doing the same with the SGS2 results in a delay of up to 1 minute before WiFi will connect. (sometimes it can be seen to give up trying to acquire an IP address, then try again)
...so yes, may be a router issue, but clearly there's something different between the 2.3.3. on the SGS versus the 2.3.3 on the SGS2 as well.
You could just disable n mode on your router if you think mixed mode is slowing it down. Most new routers will let you choose which wifi modes to broadcast via their web interface. The best option would be to only use n if all your devices support n.
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Router only supports g. I'm suspecting the phone looks to n first, hence my interest in disabling it.
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As I've said in my post on the general forum, I get a horrible delay every time I ask the phone to connect WiFi.
I've got the WiFi sleep policy set to "when screen turns off" to save battery power; and using the same router as on my SGS (hell, i can sit the phones next to each other to try this) I get the following:
Waking the SGS up from a sleep results in a delay of 1 or 2 seconds before WiFi connects.
Doing the same with the SGS2 results in a delay of up to 1 minute before WiFi will connect. (sometimes it can be seen to give up trying to acquire an IP address, then try again)
...so yes, may be a router issue, but clearly there's something different between the 2.3.3. on the SGS versus the 2.3.3 on the SGS2 as well.
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quick side note, wifi sleep policy set to NEVER saves you much more battery power because when it switches over to 3g, 3g uses way more power than just leaving it on wifi. counter intuitive but true.
Have you tried hard coding an IP address on the S2?
And by Hard coding, he means manually setting a Static IP address and now allowing the DHCP to provide you an IP address each time. Although the IP will most likely be the same while using DHCP, it has to request and authenticate each time. Setting a Static IP address eliminates the process of "Asking" for a IP address each time.
when the phone scans and finds the ssid, as part of that scan it checks if the router supports b/g/n then will try to connect at the highest speed. If the router isnt n compatible it wont even try.
I don't want to give the phone a static IP as I regularly visit three or four different wireless networks and they don't all use the same IP range.
I do know how DHCP works, this isn't a newbie question.
It seems definite now, watching the phone, that it tries to connect once (presumably on n), fails, then re-connects (quickly) on g.
Of course, I'll be changing the router eventually; I'm just interested in what's going on first
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I don't want to give the phone a static IP as I regularly visit three or four different wireless networks and they don't all use the same IP range.
I do know how DHCP works, this isn't a newbie question.
It seems definite now, watching the phone, that it tries to connect once (presumably on n), fails, then re-connects (quickly) on g.
Of course, I'll be changing the router eventually; I'm just interested in what's going on first
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Understand about leaving it set for DHCP. Trying a fixed IP as a test may tell you if DHCP is part of the delay. If the b/g/n search is that slow it would be useful if it could be configured more precisely.
Have you tried it using another router using only g? If n is available it connects quickly? Seems like others would have mentioned this if it is something with the phone as g-only networks are still common.
I too am interested in disabling 802.11n. wpa_supplicant keeps hanging on some wifi networks and I suspect it may be because of n.
After my tablet has been asleep for a while I'm having major problems with Wi-Fi. It appears that I am connected but no data is being transmitted.
Sometimes, if another wifi network is available I can switch to this new network and back to my preferred and then the Wi-Fi works OK again (for a while.)
Other times when there is no other network available or I am unable to connect to the other network I turn of Wi-Fi or switch to Airplane mode momentarily and then try to re-enable my Wi-Fi - then my Wi-Fi on/off button refuses to switch back to On and keeps switching itself back to Off.
The only solution at this point is to reboot the tablet.
I have tried "Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep - Always" and "Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep - Never"
I have tried "Disable powersave" in advance Wi-Fi options.
This is extremely frustrating as Archos upgraded me from a 101G9 because I had four devices each with different faults and now this!
Otherwise I'm happy with the tablet overall, it's far more responsive than the 101G9 and the coverboard is useful.
Does anyone have any idea why this could happen? Anyone else with similar problems? Anyone know a solution?
Try going into settings and selecting wifi never sleep. Worked on my 80g9.
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Re: 101XS losing Wi-Fi after sleeping
Tried that Steve, make no difference unfortunately.
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I fixed it by electing to turn Wi-Fi off when the tablet sleeps, which is annoying as I no longer get email alerts etc.
Hope for a fix in a later firmware...
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I am having serious wifi issues on my T-Mobile P769 20f Jellybean which makes wifi pretty much unusable.
I have the following advanced wifi settings:
Keep wifi on during sleep = always
avoid poor connections = disabled
wifi frequency band = auto
When I am connected to wifi it will be for no longer than a few minutes before the connection drops. Sometimes it restarts on its own. Sometimes I need to kick it by toggling wifi on and off.
When I am connected I have piss poor link speed, only 5 mpbs. The connection is very slow. It took me on the order of 5 minutes today to download "wifi analyzer", an app which is less than a megabyte.
When I set wifi frequency band to 5ghz, I don't even see the 5ghz network which my dual band router (Asus rt n66u) has created on a separate SSID altogether. I only see my 2.4ghz network but trying to connect to it by clicking on the name does nothing.
When I am connected to my 2.4ghz network I have changed the ip settings from DHCP to static and that doesn't seem to help as other threads I have read suggest. My connection still frequently drops.
Finally I wish to try changing the wifi power saving setting by dialing *#0011# but that just yields "invalid MMI code".
Does anyone have any ideas? I am at my wits end with this wifi that is unusable and I am currently roaming so cannot turn on my data. It seems to me that this is the infamous Jellybean wifi issue but maybe not.
Any help is appreciated.
Yeah jellybean has a lot of problems, ice has the best Wi-Fi driver. I think wind 21b has good wifi, it's been awhile since I've been on that Rom, so I might be wrong. Maybe we can port the wifi driver from ice to the jellybean, not sure if we can though.
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It may sound stupid but have you checked that your router firmware is up to date? Other than that I would try a backup if the problem wasn't pre existing. Last resort reflash it.
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I had this problem whenever I have any "battery saving" app running (Battery Saver, Juice Defender, etc.). Turn them off and have my wifi on all day (or maybe using Llama / Tasker to turn wifi off at night) solves my problem.
I have just bought a Q88 Tablet which for the money is proving to be excellent but I have a niggly problem with wifi dropouts which has highlighted another issue as described below.
I don't have BT Broadband but my Android tablet shows BT_Wifi and BT_Wifi_with_FON during scans presumably from a neighbours house. Unlike other wifi access points there appears to be no way to tell Android to FORGET or IGNORE these blessed things as no option is given to do so when you click on them within wifi settings and they can cause delays sometimes when my tablet is trying to reconnect to my home router.
Anyone know of a way to tell Android to ignore these BT pain in the a**s access point broadcasts?
The options in my Q88 Advanced Wifi screen are as follows :-
Network notification
Keep wi-fi on during sleep
Avoid poor connections - I've switched this on to try and filter out neighbours broadcasts
Wifi optimisation
I'm using the 'wifi fixer' app to try and help resolve my dropout issues but as yet it doesn't have a way of telling Android to ignore BT requests.