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I encountered a lot of problems with WiFi and FolioMod 1.4
Signal lost al the time when browsing or while using the MarketPlace.
Tried tools like "WiFi always on" etc, but these tools made things even worse.
Then I decided to install the WiFi patch for FolioMod 1.3d
V1.3+ old wifi driver(1.0 release) works better for some ppl. (Requested by many) and now everything seems to work fine!
I made a clean install from 1.3. meaning i wiped everything and installed 1.4. IMHO, i think wifi is better in 1.4. connects much, much faster. no signal loss at all experienced till now.
I did the same.
First did a factory reset, then installed FolioMod 1.4, then another factory reset.
Hi,
Some of the problems with Wifi in 1.4 is caused by the fact that the driver is reporting a higher signal strengh than it should, resulting in several failled attempts to conncect at too higher speeds.
Regards
bastospn said:
Hi,
Some of the problems with Wifi in 1.4 is caused by the fact that the driver is reporting a higher signal strengh than it should, resulting in several failled attempts to conncect at too higher speeds.
Regards
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I totally agree. At home, there is a place far away from router.When there, it takes an ethernity to connect, and fails on DHCP IP request.
But when at least it get connected, I experience much more hangs/resets than when nearer. It's very annoying. After applying Wifi older patch, things are better, but still hangs when wifi is not clear.
Maybe this has been covered, but I googled and searched the best I could and I don't seem to see any others talking or affected by this. I just received my Gtab and followed everything from "Nflashing" to upgrading from Stock 1.1 to 1.2 then on to "Honeycomb", even with stock I noticed the wifi is extremely slow when connected to my router, strange thing is I also have an "Elocity A7" tablet that pulls 17-20mb when doing a speed test, the Gtab is lucky if it gets 2mb. For the life of me I can't figure this out and couldn't find anything when I googled it either. Do I have a defective unit maybe???
Dunno, but if anyone has any input, please share.
Sorry MODS, could u please post in the Q&A forums, my bad
Not sure why you are having slow speeds..
Here's my Gtablet running Speed Test at work today..
Test Date: May 24, 2011 10:20:19 am
Connection Type: Wifi
Server: Columbia, SC
Download: 16.44 Mbps
Upload: 18.87 Mbps
Ping: 7 ms
FIXED
Ok, so gotta give big props to my man "roebeet", I had pm'd him to get his opin about it and he told me to play around with my wireless, trying "g/n" settings, well when I looked it was set to "Mixed b/g/n mode" so I changed to "g/n only" and now I back to "flyin high" LOL.
So in closing, I guess always make sure to include your router in your troubleshooting.
P.S. Can't believe I didn't think of checking the router.
I'm sorry if this has already been discussed in the Thunderbolt forums but I did a search and could only find posts in other phone specific forums.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=940190
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=943171
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=937925&highlight=throttle
I have LTE turned on in my area and when I use my wireless tether for root users I get awesome speeds between 2-3MBps but after about 150-200MB downloaded those speeds immediately drop off to just 10-20k or so. Now I rarely go over the 5GB soft cap and even when I do it's only by a few hundred MBs. Is there some sort of throttling going on and any way to stop it?
It has been discussed actually (and with that application), but anyways, at least you tried
Assuming your speeds are bad due to one application isnt exactly a very good test (more so since you did not say what version of the application you are running since that could matter). If you want to be certain, try internet connection mode via usb and download a test file from a location around you, such as from one of these data centers http://www.linode.com/speedtest/ and watch the speed. Doing that, you can eliminate plenty of variables, like the wifi connection on either end acting up for whatever reason and the application.
If it stays constant, then it's the app. If it doesn't, well that's not a 100% indication either. LTE is unstable speeds will fluctuate. If you're only testing from one location, that's not a very good conclusion either.
Whenever you have a problem, try to go through the total process of elimination only focusing on one variable at a time and try to keep everything else the same. Most likely it's you or the current setup on your phone or the application, not verizon. How do I know this? Because many have downloaded way more than you have and haven't been throttled (just from people I know locally with an LTE enabled phone).
Exusting all possible outcomes is a much better conclusion than wildly guessing you are being throttled though.
Another way you can test directly on your phone:
1) open up the terminal
2) type the 3 lines below: (downloads a file, gets the time it took and then removes it after)
cd /mnt/sdcard
time wget http://207.192.68.6/100MB-newark.bin
rm 100MB-newark.bin
*if the above doesn't work, then you need busybox, but nearly every rom/kernel has it that's not stock, so you should by default, have it. If not, search in the market for busybox installer. The reason you see an ip there is wget doesnt play well with hostnames on the android due to the way it resolves domains and busybox generally being statically linked. If you want to try another url, you have to get the ip like above (you can do that by pinging the hostname on your phone).
3)Note "real" the time it took in seconds and divide 100 by that to get Megabytes per second (MBps not Mbps) or by 102400 to get Kilobytes per second (I suppose you could get Megabits, but that's a pretty pointless measurement other than making your connection look fast compared to saying bytes, since your files all appear in bytes and browser downloads show in bytes). If you really care about mbps, multiple what you did above already by 8.
4) when it finishes you have an answer totally on your phone alone.
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I'm sorry if this has already been discussed in the Thunderbolt forums but I did a search and could only find posts in other phone specific forums.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=940190
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=943171
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=937925&highlight=throttle
I have LTE turned on in my area and when I use my wireless tether for root users I get awesome speeds between 2-3MBps but after about 150-200MB downloaded those speeds immediately drop off to just 10-20k or so. Now I rarely go over the 5GB soft cap and even when I do it's only by a few hundred MBs. Is there some sort of throttling going on and any way to stop it?
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I believe there is a problem with the "Wireless Tether" app. I don't think it plays well with the 4G, this could be a reason for it. Have you tried used the "Mobile Hotspot" app, that comes with the phone? Do you get the same results?
I have also used the stock mobile hotspot app as well as tether via usb and get the same result. For clarification... I am downloading large files (500mb or larger) from a work server so I know that it's a problem on my phone end and not a problem on the server end. I can be on my home computer and download the files and never drop below 5MBps download the whole time... usually never drop below 10MBps to be honest.
Android police says that the way wireless tether works.. there is no way to tell if you're tethering or not without digging deep into packets.. deep enough that it would be invasion of privacy
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/04/27/psa-take-it-easy-att-isnt-targeting-unauthorized-android-tethering-and-may-never/
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Android police says that the way wireless tether works.. there is no way to tell if you're tethering or not without digging deep into packets.. deep enough that it would be invasion of privacy
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...unauthorized-android-tethering-and-may-never/
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That's all good and well but there is definitely something going on here. I've run the same test same file all 3 ways once every 4 hours since my first post and at about 150-200mb downloaded my speeds drop to almost non existent and the same goes for files downloaded from Microsoft and Google among others. Downloading the same file from my home internet does not see this slow down at all. I've even tried letting it run for over an hour like that to see if it was something temporary. It seems to stay throttled down till I've let the phone sit for a few hours without using any data then kicks back up to normal speeds until I restart another large download.
Is there any way to do a more controlled experiment to see if I'm crazy, unique or what?
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That's all good and well but there is definitely something going on here. I've run the same test same file all 3 ways once every 4 hours since my first post and at about 150-200mb downloaded my speeds drop to almost non existent and the same goes for files downloaded from Microsoft and Google among others. Downloading the same file from my home internet does not see this slow down at all. I've even tried letting it run for over an hour like that to see if it was something temporary. It seems to stay throttled down till I've let the phone sit for a few hours without using any data then kicks back up to normal speeds until I restart another large download.
Is there any way to do a more controlled experiment to see if I'm crazy, unique or what?
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yeah...backup your current rom, flash and restore your phone back to near stock (still rooted) and try without any meddling (custom stuff) http://www.multiupload.com/26WG1UZCXR http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1009423
you also never mentioned what android version and rom you are currently using. if it's anything other than froyo, that could be your problem since nothing else is anywhere as stable (by stable, i dont mean "oh it works" i mean as in tested throughly and was put out for non testing release).
Though the above suggestions stated above likely are the culprit, and will help you...there is also a chance that you are indeed being throttled occasionally. Infact, I'm sure we all have been. Verizon has several manned data centers throughout the state who monitor all the traffic happening, and can, and will, activately manupulate the speeds, thoroughput, etc depending on how conjestion things are. And yes, they can even pinpoint it on an individual level...though they rarely do that, tending to focus on what's happening on a more macro level.
I actually wasn't even aware of this until recently, but some guy who worked at Verizon who was also in school for that sort of thing let it slip when we started chatting for a second, to which he received a scathing look from the ***** manager, so that ended the conversation.
I was running DasBAMF 1.6.3 and I did return to stock without root this morning to try it out that way as well and I'm still seeing the same results.
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I was running DasBAMF 1.6.3 and I did return to stock without root this morning to try it out that way as well and I'm still seeing the same results.
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Find someone else with a 4g device and have them download next to you at the same time. Only other option I can think of doing.
I'll try that.
Update:
I got with a few friends and tried a few different things. 3 people with Thunderbolts and 2 with Droid Charge. 2 in Seattle and 3 in Spokane. The Thunderbolts rooted and running DasBAMF 1.6.3 and the Charges fully stock. We tried the download using 3 methods for the TBolt's (wireless tether for root, mobile hotspot and USB tether) and the Charges used the mobile hotspot.
We all downloaded the same files. A 512mb video file, 400mb zipped picture file and a 300mb document file.
My Seattle friends who have had the "official" 4G LTE launch had no issues downloading at all... 1 TBolt and 1 Charge. Download went smoothly and never throttled down at all.
All 3 of us here in Spokane saw the same throttling going on. Could this be more an effect of LTE not being "officially" deployed in Spokane yet? It's not supposed to be officially launched till June 19th but we've been able to access it for several weeks now.
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All 3 of us here in Spokane saw the same throttling going on. Could this be more an effect of LTE not being "officially" deployed in Spokane yet? It's not supposed to be officially launched till June 19th but we've been able to access it for several weeks now.
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I would say that's a possibility. I get around 130 kbit/sec down, and LTE was officially launched here in december but only at our airport. I've been checking for nearly two weeks now and it's stayed the same. the upload is normal, was 3.5mbit/sec today.
This is all good to know. I'll be in Seattle next week for work. Can't wait to have 4G for a week
Okay has anyone who followed the instructions of installing 2.0+ had any wifi issues. I was on eclipse 1.3 so I sbfed to 2.3.4 installed the 2.3.5 update (412) then zergrush rooted and bootstrap installed 2.0.2. Now my wifi times out randomly. I've tried changing the wifi timeout policy and restarting the router. I re sbfed and tried again redownloading each update. And still nothing. The problem seems to lie in 2.3.5 (412) update. I tried just using stock in between updates and it also had the issue. I also wiped data cache and dalvik inbetween each step.
P.s wifi reset 8 times while typing this
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Unfortunately, I've never had a problem with Wifi... and I use that about 75% of the time on my phone. I'm running Eclipse 2.0.2 and I did it exactly how you said you did it. SBF 2.3.4, update 2.3.5, root and BSR. Clear caches and flash. Maybe it's hardware or a bad connection, because the only time I time out with wifi is if I sometimes get low signal.
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Okay has anyone who followed the instructions of installing 2.0+ had any wifi issues. I was on eclipse 1.3 so I sbfed to 2.3.4 installed the 2.3.5 update (412) then zergrush rooted and bootstrap installed 2.0.2. Now my wifi times out randomly. I've tried changing the wifi timeout policy and restarting the router. I re sbfed and tried again redownloading each update. And still nothing. The problem seems to lie in 2.3.5 (412) update. I tried just using stock in between updates and it also had the issue. I also wiped data cache and dalvik inbetween each step.
P.s wifi reset 8 times while typing this
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I've been having this issue since 2.3.4 so after doing everything you described that didn't fix it for me either. I think mine is a hardware issue and not software related because it doesn't happen nearly as often as you describe it, and I know it doesn't have anything to do with the router since my other phone doesn't have this issue. Let me know if you figure it out.
I only see this issue when I use 2.3.5. It's not an eclipse issue, it's an issue with 2.3.5.
Some have stated that build 413 of 2.3.5 is the culprit. Well, I'm using build 412 and seeing the issue and I'm not the only one.
The problem with 2.3.5 is, they are not official updates from Verizon. Therefore, I'm going back to 2.3.4 and using the Liberty3 ROM where I had no issues at all.
I know it's the 2.3.5 because I've sbf'd back to 2.3.4 and then upgraded to 2.3.5 four times since last night and every time, when I tested with 2.3.4 first, no wifi issues. As soon as I upgraded to 2.3.5 and wiped everything, WiFi would cut out and restart itself every couple of minutes, even when I wasn't doing anything. I just sat there for 30 minutes and observed my WiFi cutting out and re-establishing itself. I even rebooted my cable modem and reset my router to no avail.
I cannot get the 413 build. I tried downloading the "fake" mp3 file in the cheesecake thread, but every time I try to unzip it after renaming it, it says there was an error attempt to read the compression method. So, either it's corrupted or else, they are using some other zip utility I don't know of. I tried using both WinZip and 7-zip. Neither works.
So, I'm going back to 2.3.4 and Liberty3 which worked darn well for me and it's a shame. I really liked the latest Eclipse, but since it's using a buggy build, I'm going back to 2.3.4 which seems stable.
I don't know why some people have the problems and others don't on the 2.3.5 build. But I sbfed to 2.3.4 and put eclipse 1.3 back on and no problems. I hope for an official 2.3.5 or higher soon and hope nitro will continue to dev on the x2.
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Wifi here also
I been running Eclipse 1.3 for awhile now and I only have wifi issues when screen goes to sleep regardless of the wifi sleep settings. If I set screen to not sleep it will stay connected for my large gameloft downloads. With 2.0.2 Like one of the other posts I lose connection after about 150mb no matter what. I think it is a 2.3.5 issue combined with the droid X2 having small wifi issues to begin with. on 2.2 AES encryption would lock up my router. They fixed that on 2.3.4 for the most part but ocasionally it still locks up router when screen sleeps.
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I been running Eclipse 1.3 for awhile now and I only have wifi issues when screen goes to sleep regardless of the wifi sleep settings. If I set screen to not sleep it will stay connected for my large gameloft downloads. With 2.0.2 Like one of the other posts I lose connection after about 150mb no matter what. I think it is a 2.3.5 issue combined with the droid X2 having small wifi issues to begin with. on 2.2 AES encryption would lock up my router. They fixed that on 2.3.4 for the most part but ocasionally it still locks up router when screen sleeps.
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This is definitely a 2.3.5 issue because I have the exact same problem whether it's in Eclipse or in stock.
2.3.4 is just fine...no WiFi issues. Once I apply the 2.3.5 update (regardless of whether it's build .409, .412 or .413), WiFi doesn't work.
It's also not dependent on the amount you've downloaded. It's a time issue. It appears to be cutting out every 2 to 3 minutes, regardless of whether or not you are downloading over the WiFi. I sat for 30 minutes and observed the WiFi cutting out. I didn't do anything (no surfing, no games, no getting email, turned of synching, etc) and I would see the WiFi restarting itself every 2 to 3 minutes.
But, this only affects some people, not all, which maybe points to a hardware issue possibly? This is probably also why 2.3.5 is not an official update from Verizon and hasn't been released.
2.3.4, as far as I know, is the latest official build for the X2.
Ibolski what router you running. Mine is dlink 615. Just winding if maybe a brand issue. Mine always says deauthentication in the log.
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Ibolski what router you running. Mine is dlink 615. Just winding if maybe a brand issue. Mine always says deauthentication in the log.
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Mine is a Belkin N600DB.
Well not a brand thing thanks.
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Well, after fighting with this all weekend, and probably activating my phone at least 15 times (awaiting the dreaded phone call from Verizon wanting to know why I did that), I've finally concluded that my phone just doesn't like 2.3.5 which prevents me from using Eclipse 2.0.
I tried every conceivable combination of Mash-up, Zeps V6 scripts, Cheesecake versions of 2.3.5 and nothing fixed the WiFi issue. Only running under 2.3.4 solves my problem, which means using Eclipse 1.3.
I really liked what Eclipse 2.0.2 offered, but until I can get 2.3.5 to work nice with my phone and WiFi, I just can't run it. Bummer! I love what Nitro has done with it and I really want to run it. Hopefully, either myself or someone else can figured out the issue. I'm really beginning to think it's hardware related, but I still don't see what the difference between 2.3.4 and 2.3.5 is that would cause such an issue and also only affect certain people.
UPDATE: Okay, I'm going to the next extreme. I'm going to SBF my phone back to 2.2.2, reactivate it, sbf to 2.3.3, activate it, sbf to 2.3.4 and then upgrade to 2.3.5 build 412 and see what happens. I don't know if this will work, but some have stated it's cleared up other problems they've had in the past, not necessarily the WiFi issue I and others are experiencing. Then, I'm going to go to Panera for lunch and test out WiFi there. If that works, then when I get home, I'll try it there. If it doesn't, then it's either my router or my cable provider, but it still doesn't make sense that 2.3.4 works fine, but not 2.3.5.
Okay, I hooked up my X2 2.3.5 droid to the WiFi at a local Burger King. MAN it was SLOW!!!!!
But, I left it hooked up for ten minutes downloading and it never failed.
So, I go home, hook up to my WiFi at home and it fails within 2 minutes.
So now I'm beginning to wonder if it IS my router?
Again, my router is a Belkin N600 DB wireless router. It has the following protocols:
EN, Fast EN, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
It's currently set up as follows:
2.4 Ghz:
Wireless Channel: Auto
Extension Channel: 4
Wireless Mode: 802.11b & 802.11g & 802.11n
Bandwidth: 20/40 MHz
Protected Mode: On
802.11e/WMM QoS: On
Security Mode: WPA/WPA2-Personal (PSK)
Authentication: WPA-PSK + WPA2-PSK
Encryption Technique: AES
5 Ghz:
Wireless Channel: Auto
Extension Channel: 40
Wireless Mode: 802.11a & 802.11n
Bandwidth: 20 MHz
Protected Mode: On
802.11e/WMM QoS: On
Security Mode: WPA/WPA2-Personal (PSK)
Authentication: WPA-PSK + WPA2-PSK
Encryption Technique: AES
I'm not sure if maybe it's something to do with one of the protocols? I'm connecting to the 2.4 GHz channel.
Any ideas out there?
Try TKIP instead of AES, that helped when I was on 2.3.3 Its not as secure but still good. Mine still messes up with all security off on 2.3.5, I have not tried another router yet though.
Try turning off QoS. Also, could try setting the router to just use wireless n and see if that makes a difference. If it does, downside is, if you have any wireless g or b devices, they won't work. Still, if things change, it would at least point to the source of your troubles.
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Try turning off QoS. Also, could try setting the router to just use wireless n and see if that makes a difference. If it does, downside is, if you have any wireless g or b devices, they won't work. Still, if things change, it would at least point to the source of your troubles.
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I think your tip has worked, although whatever is going on now, speed is awful. It used to be blazing fast, but now, it's slower than what it's been.
In any case, at least my WiFi isn't cutting out, but I'm wondering if it's either my router or my phone? The router is new and it's not causing issues with any other devices that connect, so now I'm beginning to wonder if it's my phone?
But thanks for the QoS tip. I THOUGHT I had tried that before, but maybe not.
Well, hopefully it will keep working for you. I'm not really sure what to tell you about which is causing the problem. Probably a combination of the two. Also, with QoS on, it could be related to another device you have connected to the router. Some device demanding too much bandwidth and QoS saying ok, here ya go. In the mean time, you lose your connection on the phone. Have a look in your router settings and see how QoS is set up. I'm not sure how much control you have over it in your specific router but perhaps you can set some rules for it as to what takes priority over what. Or, if you don't have any problems with any applications on any computers or whatever else you have connected to the router, just leave it turned off.
I don't know a whole lot about it. I've done some reading about it and messed with it now and then on other people's computers (I'm kind of the local go to guy for computer problems I guess ) but I just kind of bumble my way through it until I get it figured out. That's about the extent of what I can tell you about it.
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Well, hopefully it will keep working for you. I'm not really sure what to tell you about which is causing the problem. Probably a combination of the two.
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Well, I finally figured out the problem. It wasn't QoS, it wasn't 2.3.5, it was the darned router! It was going bad!
I was uploading files to my box.net account from my Droid and the WiFi connection kept dropping and reconnecting.
However, it wasn't just the WiFi connection to my droid. I was also watching a movie on my internet connected blu-ray player. Every time the WiFi dropped for the droid, I saw on my TV screen a network lost icon coming from the blu-ray player.
After about 3 or 4 drops, all of a sudden, I had NO internet connectivity with ANY device. When I checked the router, the normally blue-colored power light was a very faint purple. I rebooted, reset and tried everything, but the router never came back on.
So, apparently, my router was dying, but I didn't know it until it finally died tonight. Crap Belkin products! It only lasted a three months, if that.
So, I decided to go back to what I had before: a NetGear router. I got one that was on sale for $97 at HHGregg (normally $130), so hopefully, this should last longer.
Oh, and my speeds are blazing fast once again, so that should have been another sign that something was amiss.
Oh dear, I hope that's not what's happening to me. I have a Belkin N750 DB and I'm having these issues, keeps disconnecting every couple of minutes. I will try changing Qos but if that's not it then I'm gonna take it back to Target and tell them I want store credit so I can get another router haha
SBF'd (sent blazingly fast) from my Hulkified X2
I've had the same issue with mine but taking my phone off the network fixes all the other connection with other devices, I usually have to reboot the router but works fine till I hook up the phone again. My router hasn't had a update for a year our 2 so I think its a combination of router and phone incompatibility. I have no issues with any other devices till my phone locks it up. I think the phone is the problem myself but need to check with other router first to verify. I think some routers may handle the phone issue better than others but think there is still an issue.
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Well, it's been two days with the new router and so far, no issues. The new router appears to be working flawlessly and without any dropping of connections.
As for the old Belkin, I did try it again but no go. It's dead. Won't power up any more. And before it died, I did check to see if the latest firmware was applied and it was.
Well, from now on, I'll avoid Belkin because I had read a lot of reviews of the particular model I had where it died within one to three months. Mine was three months, almost on the dime.
So guys, I've been having some issues with WiFi on my S3 and I resort to posting here only after trying everything else that I can think of. I'm well aware of the rules regarding noobs on XDA and I hope that I haven't broken any of them.
The Problem: All networks are detected within normal range, but attempting to connect to them results in a "Saved, secured/open" result, while not connecting. Sometimes, by spamming the connect button, I can connect to a network for a few minutes, but will not get a working internet connection, just WLAN connection. Finally, when anything related to WiFi is left on, I experience extreme battery drain, surpassing even screen use in battery consumption.
What I've done:
Tried CM10.1 and CM10.2 AOSP ROMS, as well as Omni 4.4 ROMs.
Did some searching, tried various Stock based ROMs, same issue present.
Searched some more, tried flashing a stock ROM through Odin..same issue. (Although I did not leave it long enough to test battery drain.)
Tried that wifi patch for custom roms floating around, makes no difference.
Deleted files (on a fresh install) in the /data/ folders as suggested in several posts. No help.
Tried flashing a few modems, one did in fact seem to help my mobile data signal, but no luck for WiFi.
Tried the AOSP roms above with 1-2 different kernels.
Hit phone lightly against wall.
Remove MicroSD card.
I cannot remember exactly what happened when I noticed the issue because it was during the Christmas celebrations and I was staying at family. I chalked it up to their possibly shoddy router and made a mental note to reflash my rom when I got home, which is when I realised it wouldn't be such a simple fix.
I'm already preparing to buy a new phone (thinking Xperia Z), but I decided to post here as a last resort. I know this has been asked a lot, but I decided to post because I experience the same issue on the stock ROM, a symptom not listed in any of the reported cases posted.
Thank you guys for your help, I'd love to just be able to fix this issue and be done with it rather than shell out for a new phone. Hope everyone has a happy new year!
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So guys, I've been having some issues with WiFi on my S3 and I resort to posting here only after trying everything else that I can think of. I'm well aware of the rules regarding noobs on XDA and I hope that I haven't broken any of them.
The Problem: All networks are detected within normal range, but attempting to connect to them results in a "Saved, secured/open" result, while not connecting. Sometimes, by spamming the connect button, I can connect to a network for a few minutes, but will not get a working internet connection, just WLAN connection. Finally, when anything related to WiFi is left on, I experience extreme battery drain, surpassing even screen use in battery consumption.
What I've done:
Tried CM10.1 and CM10.2 AOSP ROMS, as well as Omni 4.4 ROMs.
Did some searching, tried various Stock based ROMs, same issue present.
Searched some more, tried flashing a stock ROM through Odin..same issue. (Although I did not leave it long enough to test battery drain.)
Tried that wifi patch for custom roms floating around, makes no difference.
Deleted files (on a fresh install) in the /data/ folders as suggested in several posts. No help.
Tried flashing a few modems, one did in fact seem to help my mobile data signal, but no luck for WiFi.
Tried the AOSP roms above with 1-2 different kernels.
Hit phone lightly against wall.
Remove MicroSD card.
I cannot remember exactly what happened when I noticed the issue because it was during the Christmas celebrations and I was staying at family. I chalked it up to their possibly shoddy router and made a mental note to reflash my rom when I got home, which is when I realised it wouldn't be such a simple fix.
I'm already preparing to buy a new phone (thinking Xperia Z), but I decided to post here as a last resort. I know this has been asked a lot, but I decided to post because I experience the same issue on the stock ROM, a symptom not listed in any of the reported cases posted.
Thank you guys for your help, I'd love to just be able to fix this issue and be done with it rather than shell out for a new phone. Hope everyone has a happy new year!
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Might be hardware issue.
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