I have a strange problem with the wifi speed on my prime and any wireless device for that matter. On my hard wired PC I can get over 100mbps but on my wireless laptop and prime I get a Max of 2.03mbps. Has anyone else expirienced this or knows how to fix it? Thanks
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Had the same problem. It is an issue with the WPA2 protocol. Try WAP only and you should be fine.
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Had the same problem. It is an issue with the WPA2 protocol. Try WAP only and you should be fine.
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Did that result in better speeds?
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Yes. I was seeing the same problem on my Droid Incredible and both of our TFP's. As soon as I switched away from WPA2, I was getting the same speeds as my laptop's. The odd thing was upload speed was unaffected but DL speed was kept around 2mbps
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I just switched and the speeds didn't change. Maybe its my ISP.
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What router are you using? Mine was a Netgear. Also try disabling encryption all together and cycling your router. I assume you used SpeedTest on your TPS as well as on your laptop/desktop to determine speeds?
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I'm using my brand new net gear N600 dual band router.
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You may want to check the netgear forums. I have heard lots of negative feedback on that router because of firmware.
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With the pure fact your Wifi is effected on your Laptop but not your PC that is hard-wired connected does point to either the router or wireless reception in general.
Do you notice any difference in speed if you place yourself directly next to the router but as you wander further away the signal decreases in strength?
If so you need to look at a lot of possible issues:-
1. The router itself ~ try using a different model.
2. Interference ~ this can really hamper and slow wireless reception somewhat. Check what other equipment you have in the vicinity that also uses the wirless protocol. You could have another piece of hardware interfering with your reception.
I had an issue where if I stood in one particular place in my home my wireless signal terminated. I found the problem was to do with my Microwave cooker when switched on was interfering with my wifi signal.
3. Walls ~ a wall will absorb wireless signals. The less walls the better. Also don't believe just because I only have one wall I should be okay. It matters how thick the wall is and if there is any electrical or other material placed inside the wall.
There are other things you could check but this is a good starting block to go with.
I've found that channel interference can cause these kinds of issues.
Check out the Market app "Wifi Analyzer", it displays all the AP's in your vicinity and if they're overlapping each other.
I switched a friend's router from auto to channel 11 and her speed tests quadrupled.
But radio communication is a complicated beast...
Found the issue. My ISP is only giving me 2.00mbps. Looks like I'll have yo upgrade that. The 100+mbps on wired connection was the "theoretical speed" I think its called. I ran a speed test on wired and yeilded the same slow speed
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Ever since I've had my Atrix, the wifi randomly switches off. My question is: should I exchange my Atrix, or is there a way to fix this?
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I am on the ATT network with no modifications done to my Atrix.
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Have you got any power saving stuff enabled?
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Unless it was enabled by default; no.
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I think the Atrix's WiFi radio is just weak. My mom's iPhone gets 3 bars of WiFi across the house from my router, but my Atrix drops to two bars if I just go into the next room. My Atrix struggles to hold one bar across the house. It sucks, but then again, I am using the crappy router that comes with U-Verse.
I exchanged some PMs with a moto dev about this a few weeks ago. I have a weak wifi signal at work and it will drop if I start using marketplace or facebook extensively. Part of his/her PM:
The "bars" shown by the UI have pretty big margin of error but RSSI reading less then -80 pretty much puts link at the lowest end of the budget. Also that does not account for interference really because Wifi is simple technology. So if you are at -80 at a workplace that has tons of 2.4 RF you will have disconnects and many retransmissions. This is why using of the market place probably triggers something in IC because you have lots of data and error counters go up a lot.
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If you're talking about a weak signal, there is nothing to do for that unless you increase your router's transmit power. If it drops, then go to wifi settings > menu capacitive button > wifi sleep policy > never.
I changed the wifi sleep policy and it still switches off randomly. The wifi will still switch off randomly even if I'm sitting right next to my wifi source.
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What battery settings are you using? Is it power saver? Set it to performance, if so.
Yeah the wifi still dies
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For the sake of testing, try disabling all security to see if the wifi connection is ok or not while sitting next to your wireless router. Also, could you let us know what kind of wireless router you are using (make and model#), and the type of securtiy you aare using, e.g. WEP/WPA/WPA2&TKIP, etc?
I have tried on 3 different modems, the current one I'm using is a wireless router WGR614 V9 with wpa security, I tried switching it off and I still had the same problem. The other 2 where in encrypted and still disconnected me. I also have the problem at ATT hotspots.
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that's not good. If you're up for it, reflash with stock and try wifi with nothing installed. If you still get the disconnects then get a replacement.
What does reflashing to stock entail? Is it as easy as ODIN?
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download from moto here. I haven't done it, but it looks more safe/less painful than an SBF flash.
I'm already at the latest version, through all the updates I've always had the same problem. I'm not seeing a stock firmware download.
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Has anyone used Bluetooth headphones while streaming on wifi? If so what are ur results because I tried speed test and wifi/bt on and connected to my bt headphones was 3mb up and 5 down then with wifi on bt off in the same place was 24 up 8 down I have no clue why?
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They share the same radio frequency, like most laptops do.
Is there any fix
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You use one at a time only? Since they transmit via the same radio channel. The same applies to laptops aswell.
I've read some people say that wifi is not that strong on the S3... is this true for you? don't have an s3 but this may be a dealbreaker for me..
I have noticed that my SGS3 does not have as good of a signal strength when using my home wifi. Especially the range.
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For me, I don't think range is a problem. I continue to have timeout errors. I did a speed test and had a good test. But I will start surfing again and I get delays and timeout errors.
For me work well with low signal
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No complaints here. Picks up fast and strong. And full speed too.
Actually better than my previous phone and iPod.
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would they be able to correct the wifi strenght with a firmware update in future?
Compared to an s2, it does seem to struggle getting WiFi connection when they are sitting right next to each other.
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I have not noticed any major issues with wireless yet. In my bedroom my wireless router is a floor up and on the other side of the house and I can still connect fine with 1 of the 4 bars. My laptop and iPad have stronger connections but the phone works fine. I'll try to find my SGS2 tomorrow to compare signal strengths.
my wifi locks VERY FAST, faster than any other device i have had, havent noticed any speed / range issues
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I have not noticed any major issues with wireless yet. In my bedroom my wireless router is a floor up and on the other side of the house and I can still connect fine with 1 of the 4 bars. My laptop and iPad have stronger connections but the phone works fine. I'll try to find my SGS2 tomorrow to compare signal strengths.
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did you get a chance to compare with your s2 yet?
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did you get a chance to compare with your s2 yet?
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I just did a test with my vibrant, s2, & s3. The s2 has the strongest reading on my AP @ about -65dBm. The s3 is about -78dBm. The vibrant is the weakest at -83dBm. My AP is down one floor and on the other side of the house through several walls.
I've had no troubles connecting with any of them.
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I just did a test with my vibrant, s2, & s3. The s2 has the strongest reading on my AP @ about -65dBm. The s3 is about -78dBm. The vibrant is the weakest at -83dBm. My AP is down one floor and on the other side of the house through several walls.
I've had no troubles connecting with any of them.
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Decided to do another test closer to the AP.
Vibrant -65dBm
S2 -45dBm
S3 -52dBm
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Decided to do another test closer to the AP.
Vibrant -65dBm
S2 -45dBm
S3 -52dBm
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thanks for the tests... do you think the wifi when browsing on the s3 is a lot slower than the s2? or is it not noticeable?
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thanks for the tests... do you think the wifi when browsing on the s3 is a lot slower than the s2? or is it not noticeable?
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I haven't noticed any slowness, but I'll try to check that tonight.
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Okay, so I have heard a lot about the wifi problems on the Prime, but I have had mine for about 8 months and had no problems, until today.
I have previously had no problems connecting to the wifi at work, but today, when I tried to connect, the hotspot couldn't be found. I thought it might be an Android problem, but I tested it with my phone, and there was no problem.
Then I decided to test the tablet by connecting to my phone. I had no problem connecting to my phone.
So is there any reason why only my work hotspot isn't recognized? Could the channels be the issue (my phone is on ch6 and my office wifi is on ch 13)?
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That seemed to be the problem. After posting this, I thought that the channels could be causing it.
I changed the office wifi to ch6, and now have no problems connecting.
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tuoggy said:
That seemed to be the problem. After posting this, I thought that the channels could be causing it.
I changed the office wifi to ch6, and now have no problems connecting.
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It sounds like you have a rom installed that is based on the US release or one of the other regions that doesn't include the higher channels.
So, last week my Note started dropping wifi on my home 802.11g wifi. It was really bad, constant dropping, and when I was connected browsing was futile. The note said it had high signal strength, though.
I opened it up, and disconnected and re-connected the long antenna on the power button side. Didn't help.
I replaced that antenna and the rear cover with a "new" one off ebay. Didn't help.
I did find that I can connect to the work Wifi on 802.11a fairly well. 12-18 Mbs connection.
I also connect to the home wifi just fine if I'm within 2 feet of the AP. So, I presume that the note just can't transmit very well.
What should I do? is there another board or antenna that I should replace? Should I get a new motherboard? if so, where can I find one?
No one, eh?
Does Wi-Fi work in other areas than your home?
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Does Wi-Fi work in other areas than your home?
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It works at my work. But only on 802.11a
I bought a dual band wireless router so I can run 802.11a at home, so now my frustration is only limited to stores and places that on run 802.11b/g
I still want to fix this. I may have to sell the phone and buy a new one.
Interesting... You didn't say whether you've tried a factory reset yet... But I would definitely try that. Also would try using Odin and going back to stock. Does it make a different whether Bluetooth is disabled (b/n and BT are very close in wireless spectrum)?
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Interesting... You didn't say whether you've tried a factory reset yet... But I would definitely try that. Also would try using Odin and going back to stock. Does it make a different whether Bluetooth is disabled (b/n and BT are very close in wireless spectrum)?
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I have done a factory reset. no help. Bluetooth setting doesn't change a thing.
And I'm already stock, well verizon stock.