It's clear that WIFI is causing quite some debate, some people having issues, some people saying it works fine for them...
But often nothing is mentioned about whether they are on G-only, mixed, N-only. How the tests have been done, where the router is and where they were while testing, etc.
At the moment I own a TF101, TF201 and SGS2 and 2 wireless routers so I am in the position to do some testing but am wondering what the best way is. I know of wifi analyzer and speedtest (the app) but get extremely mixed results with speedtest.
On one run it can tell me I have a 13mbps connection, but 2 measurements later it's 5 or something so not sure if that's the way to do it. But what is? I guess wifi analyzer is fine for general info (signal strength) and it seems the signal strength shown on the TF201 is almost as good as on the TF101/SGS2 (also when 10 meters away from the routers with for example 2 walls in between).
If this thread is unnecessary or something, please close it... Just wanted to get some direction and clear way of testing and measuring to finally get an answer how exactly the TF201 performs.
* General signal info: Wifi Analyzer
* Speed measurement: Speedtest app? How many measurements should one take, is it necessary to close the app after each measurements? Or should I transfer a file to/from my pc to the tablets over wifi or somethign, or use a webbased speedtest (and with or without flash interface?)
Any recommendations/remarks?
>WIFI is causing quite some debate, some people having issues, some people saying it works fine for them...
Wifi performance is highly variable, depending on many factors. People tend to think of wifi as "if it works good for Joe, it should work good for me." That's not how it works. It's not possible to have a standardized wifi test that applies to everyone.
>I know of wifi analyzer and speedtest (the app) but get extremely mixed results with speedtest.
Speedtest introduces the vagaries of the Internet, which increases variability. People use it because it's convenient, but it's better to use something that tests only your LAN. Suggest iPerf for Android. Another simple method is to do a large file copy to get throughput (size / xfer time). Do it 3 times and get avg.
Wifi Analyzer shows routers w/ recognized SSIDs, but it doesn't show other sources of 2.4GHz interference. It's better to just ignore it and run throughput tests for each channel.
There are various caveats for setting up wifi: don't use mixed mode, don't use auto 20/40 for 2.4GHz, don't use TKIP/WPA or WEP, do use WMM, et al. All these reduce wifi speed.
However, the complaint many have is (drastically) reduced speed with respect to increased range. That's usually a reception problem rather than a config problem. It may be fixable with a config change, but more likely, it can't. Testing won't solve this problem. Even if you get good results with testing (via changing some specs), it'd only apply to you and not anyone else.
Suggestions:
. Check for and apply any router firmware update.
. Optimize router config per tips found at various sites.
. Try throughput tests. Change channels and experiment with settings per test findings.
. Try a different (new) router. Many routers mentioned in other threads are old draft-N units that may have compatibility issue with certain devices/drivers, especially in mixed-mode operation.
The last is a quick and simple solution for non-techies. Routers are cheap to replace; not so tablets.
Their is no standard test as we all have different routers! My router is fine with the prime! works great super fast downloads faster than my Evo 4g and my brothers thrive
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I understand about the variances, I think it's more of a matter of being able to test with multiple devices you own. In that case you can actually compare your TF201 (in this case) and the effects of obstacles/distance on it (again compared to other devices you actually own).
If people say 'well, the TF201 works just as fine as my SGS2' I have no idea what exactly it means... When setting right next to the router? Perhaps the wifi connection is not the bottleneck? etc...
Was more hoping for a good way of simply testing the TF201 performance compared to other devices in my current home situation. But having some sort of set settings might make it possible to compare those results with other people doing the same thing with a number of devices in their home situation
About the different routers, sure... But they all have the same general settings.
The idea was not to find a solution, but merely get a proper measurement of the situation and perhaps draw conclusions based on that.
But I'll check the iPerf app and also the simply transferring an x-amount of data. Thanks for the replies so far!
>If people say 'well, the TF201 works just as fine as my SGS2' I have no idea what exactly it means...
Most people aren't technical. It's hard enough just to get folks to tell the name of their routers, let alone how it's configured, or any other test parameters. Like the 3rd post in this thread. That's the way it is.
It doesn't matter anyway. As said, how wifi performs on one doesn't relate to the next. The only thing that's relevant is how it performs for you. That means doing your own testing, configuration, etc.
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>Was more hoping for a good way of simply testing the TF201 performance compared to other devices in my current home situation.
iPerf will do that. Have one PC connected to router via wired cable to act as server, and do comparative testing.
>About the different routers, sure... But they all have the same general settings.
Different routers have different performance, even with same settings.
e.mote is 100% correct in what he writes. I'm not the network/wireless guy at work, but I have been following them around from time to time when people claimed that some of "my" systems didn't work over WiFI..
Wireless is a very imperfect medium. First and foremost 2.4Ghz is shared by too many devices. Most of which you will not pick up with WiFi Analyzer. For example, we had a situation where all wireless communication died in an area around lunchtime every day. After alot of work we found the culprit: one of three microwave ovens used by the staff would flood half the 2.4Ghz channels with noise, effectively jamming them.
Also, wireless is a shared medium. That is, every device connected to your router has to wait its turn to be able to talk. If some of these devices are too far away from each other to "see" the other devices, chances are they will try and send/transmit at the same time. This can also severely distrupt WiFi performance.
There are so many variables when it comes to WiFi that I'm usually amazed it actually works as well as it does. And when it doesn't, it's too easy to point at a single device as the culprit. There is usually many factors at play here. It's damn hard getting any mainstream user to understand this.
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Another simple method is to do a large file copy to get throughput (size / xfer time). Do it 3 times and get avg.
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I agree with e.mote too. There are a couple of YouTube videos floating around comparing a TF1 to the Prime side-by-side. The signal on the Prime seems erratic in comparison. Much like GPS, getting a signal and maintaining it are two different things. I think a lot of people are using the tests e.mote mentioned and calling it good. The throughput test is the only one that tests the sustainability of the signal. Things like web access don't really need a sustained signal to appear to be performing well. Streaming, online gaming, and downloads do. If you're always using your home network and get good results there then Wi-Fi performance probably isn't a big deal for you. It's when you're traveling and using sketchy APs in hotels, restaurants, and airports, that Wi-Fi's really tested. GoGo inlfight is a great test when 100 people are all competing for the same bandwidth in a confined place simultaneously. There can never be agreement on Wi-Fi performance because no two people use Wi-Fi the same way or under the same conditions.
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Hey guys,
it's me and my german Prime again. I want to share some of my impressions and findings with the ICS upgrade after some days of use.
First lets think again about the issues I had with HC:
Wifi range was worse than other devices (speed was way better btw)
HDMI screen mirroring was cut at the bottom
HDMI audio was only on the left channel
GPS not working at all (barely one single satellite)
Boottimes were horribly long (2 minutes or longer)
Bluetooth + Wifi lead to massive bandwidth drops
Touchpad was kinda crappy (two finger scrolling in mouse mode)
Okay, all these issues weren't really any kind of deal breaker for me, I really enjoyed my Prime since the .33 update (before the .33 the touchscreen really sucked)
I got (as I expected) my update somewhere around 8 PM PST on January 11.
The updated installed without any problems in about 10 minutes.
After ICS booted up I did a full wipe to ensure I have as less problems as possible.
Now lets talk again about the pre-ICS issues:
Wifi: Pre-ICS I was not able to connect to my home network due to the Prime not seeing it all. (Range issue)
This is now fixed with ICS. So in fact this means the Wifi range is better now (at least for me). The connection is also a bit more stable.
Both HDMI errors are gone now. Playing 720p and 1080p mkv files with DTS or AC3 sound works perfectly with Diceplayer.
Not a single issue anymore
Touchpad performance is way better now.
I can actually use the mouse mode now for scrolling etc. Nice!
Boottime almost halfed for me. It boots up way faster now.
Wasn't a big issue before, but nice to see they are making improvements here.
As several member here pointed out, the Bluetooth Wifi issue is not a Prime specific issue.
Every single other device I tested had exactly the same problem. No matter if a Desire, Desire HD, Lumia 800, even my Laptop to some extend...
So this "issue" is a non issue for me.
Now to the GPS part: (Please note that this issue is a non issue for me too, I don't care for my tablets GPS, it's only that I want everything to work).
It's actually too cold outside to test the GPS more than two minutes, but after this time I still can't see a single satellite...
So far I never had any kind of GPS lock with my Prime. I am not sure if it just needs more time...
I will test that later.
I tested the GPS for several hours now (actually I just put the thing outside under clear sky and let it rest there for some hours)
It searched constantly for GPS satellites using the "GPS Status" app and didn't find a single satellite. Not even one.
The only reason why I think I don't have a broken GPS chip/antenna is that I saw one satellite back in HC times...
Since then not a single satellite anymore. (Wifi on/off didn't make any difference btw)
As said above, I don't really care, so this totally faulty GPS (it really just doesn't show anything) is a really good point to return it some time later to get maybe a completely new one
I've found also several non-issue related things:
ICS just looks beautiful
Damn ICS is fast! Everything is just that important bit faster than HC. (not that HC was really slow, but ICS is just noticable faster)
The ASUS taskmanager widget just does not work at all.
It just shuts down as soon as you add it to your homescreen. That's a bit embarassing
Some other facts and information:
Do you know about the "Deactivate app" feature? (Settings->Apps->Click on single app) It's awesome!
You can deactivate (like freeze in titanium) almost every app on the prime. Even the system apps.
I deativated quite a bunch of them (about 20) and the system feels even faster now
I just tested my PS3 controller on the Prime. The native (via USB cable) support works quite well for GTA3 or Shadowgun.
Unfortunately the "Sixaxis" app is not completely compatible yet, touchprofiles won't work at all.
The dev already promised a fixed version for next week
The browser performance is really nice No lagging or skipping
After some fiddling around finally browser sync with chrome works too That's really cool! (I needed to delete chromes bookmark data first in google's dashboard, then resync my local chrome. After that the syncing to the Prime worked perfectly.)
So all in all I am super happy with the ICS update. There's still room for improvement, but ICS really made my Prime the device it should have been since the beginning.
My experience with my (DE SKU) Prime is almost the same. Though I had no WiFi issues prior to ICS.
I've only had mine since monday, so I only had 3 days to play with HC before ICS. But even I feel the difference. Everything is just smoother and more responsive. Especially the web browser. And it will actually sync your Chrome bookmarks now. Yay!
I'm exceptionally happy with my device. I bought it to keep me entertained with movies and games during my 2 hours of commuting every day. So far it's been too much fun to play with to get any gaming or movie watching done.
And I'm not sure if it's because my battery is being broken in, but I feel my battery life has gone up since ICS also.
But yes, Asus Taskmanager seems to be broken for me also. Chrashes as soon as it starts. That's the only negative thing I've seen since the ICS upgrade.
This thread almost convinced me back into getting one... Can you compare the wifi range to anything? GPS I dont care about at all. My biggest gripe is the wifi range. How is it compared to the TF101 after ICS? Or even a Galaxy S2 if you have one of those? Both of them have good enough wifi range for me, if the prime is equal, then I will get one.
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This thread almost convinced me back into getting one... Can you compare the wifi range to anything? GPS I dont care about at all. My biggest gripe is the wifi range. How is it compared to the TF101 after ICS? Or even a Galaxy S2 if you have one of those? Both of them have good enough wifi range for me, if the prime is equal, then I will get one.
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well, my prime actually picked up my university's wifi network and had a pretty good signal while my galaxy s2 struggled to even connect. at home, the prime is just a tad slower than my sgs2 when doing speedtests.
Hi Diamondback2010,
I got my Prime and at this moment debating if I'm going to stay with it. I'm on ICS and the issue for me is the skippy WiFi. I have a 50MB connection at home and all my other devices laptops, desktop have no issues whatsoever streaming media to tv however simply being 15ft from the router on the Prime I'm losing connection simply by browsing webpages and they take long to load. I don't have this problem even on my DHD.
For a WiFi only device WiFi is the most important aspect for me and the intended use is for traveling and connecting to different WiFi networks.
Perhaps the newer Prime would be more suitable for my needs that's coming in a few months time unless the current Prime can be made better or these issues I'm having resolved with a firmware update or something.
Also to mention I can replicate screen flickering on the Prime on ICS by using it for a while opening a dozen apps/webpages and tapping the recent items button makes the screen flicker on ICS.
This isn't very good plus the WiFi issue I might send it back, will further be testing today.
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Cernunnoz said:
This thread almost convinced me back into getting one... Can you compare the wifi range to anything? GPS I dont care about at all. My biggest gripe is the wifi range. How is it compared to the TF101 after ICS? Or even a Galaxy S2 if you have one of those? Both of them have good enough wifi range for me, if the prime is equal, then I will get one.
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As much as I also love my SGS2, I've never felt it had particularly good wifi. So my Prime beats it nicely. Especially when it comes to the data flow from some distance (20-30 feet through 2 walls) where my SGS2 will have data drops using speed test, my Prime will see no such issues. And the Prime will have more than 10db better signal strength than my SGS2.
I know you asked for the GS2 or the TF101 but since I have neither of those I compared it to my HTC Wildfire which it beat quite comfortably.
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As much as I also love my SGS2, I've never felt it had particularly good wifi. So my Prime beats it nicely. Especially when it comes to the data flow from some distance (20-30 feet through 2 walls) where my SGS2 will have data drops using speed test, my Prime will see no such issues. And the Prime will have more than 10db better signal strength than my SGS2.
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That sounds great! I know the SGS2 isn't known for the best wifi, but it is good enough to get a connection where I normaly would use the prime. My TF101 is a little bit better than the SGS2. If the Prime is anywhere between those two, I will buy one! You convinced me
It doesn't release here in Norway untill the 30th, but I will get one then. We are only getting the Champagne gold one, originally I wanted the Amethyst more. Any of you got any impressions on the colors? What do you think of the champagne one?
Cernunnoz said:
This thread almost convinced me back into getting one... Can you compare the wifi range to anything? GPS I dont care about at all. My biggest gripe is the wifi range. How is it compared to the TF101 after ICS? Or even a Galaxy S2 if you have one of those? Both of them have good enough wifi range for me, if the prime is equal, then I will get one.
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Hi Diamondback2010,
I got my Prime and at this moment debating if I'm going to stay with it. I'm on ICS and the issue for me is the skippy WiFi. I have a 50MB connection at home and all my other devices laptops, desktop have no issues whatsoever streaming media to tv however simply being 15ft from the router on the Prime I'm losing connection simply by browsing webpages and they take long to load. I don't have this problem even on my DHD.
For a WiFi only device WiFi is the most important aspect for me and the intended use is for traveling and connecting to different WiFi networks.
Perhaps the newer Prime would be more suitable for my needs that's coming in a few months time unless the current Prime can be made better or these issues I'm having resolved with a firmware update or something.
Also to mention I can replicate screen flickering on the Prime on ICS by using it for a while opening a dozen apps/webpages and tapping the recent items button makes the screen flicker on ICS.
This isn't very good plus the WiFi issue I might send it back, will further be testing today.
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Well I can compare it to my laptop and my Desire HD.
My laptop has a really good Wifi reception and it beats my Prime to death
But my Desire HD is a different story. The DHD does have a better range, but that is due to the fact that we (Virtuous Team, creator of the custom ROM I am running) tweaked the Wifi range way beyond stock levels, which leads to really crappy speeds at such ranges.
So in fact my Prime beats my DHD speed wise too. Only thing you really have to keep in mind, is that the Prime's connection is heavily orientation dependant. If the screen shows towards the router (or the general direction) it has quite a bit better recpetion as opposed to the backside towards the router.
I can't really replicate this with m DHD (at least not as much, DHD has Wifi antenna on the backside under a plastic RF window)
With HC I was a bit concerned about Wifi (only range, not the speed), after ICS this is gone.
One gripe is left, but this has something to do with ICS and not the Prime.
You are forced to have some kind of locking mechanism (pin, passwort, gesture) if you want to use an enterprise wifi with certificates (university network)...
That's a bit annyoing... :/
But it's the same on my Desire HD...
Diamondback said:
Well I can compare it to my laptop and my Desire HD.
My laptop has a really good Wifi reception and it beats my Prime to death
But my Desire HD is a different story. The DHD does have a better range, but that is due to the fact that we (Virtuous Team, creator of the custom ROM I am running) tweaked the Wifi range way beyond stock levels, which leads to really crappy speeds at such ranges.
So in fact my Prime beats my DHD speed wise too. Only thing you really have to keep in mind, is that the Prime's connection is heavily orientation dependant. If the screen shows towards the router (or the general direction) it has quite a bit better recpetion as opposed to the backside towards the router.
I can't really replicate this with m DHD (at least not as much, DHD has Wifi antenna on the backside under a plastic RF window)
With HC I was a bit concerned about Wifi (only range, not the speed), after ICS this is gone.
One gripe is left, but this has something to do with ICS and not the Prime.
You are forced to have some kind of locking mechanism (pin, passwort, gesture) if you want to use an enterprise wifi with certificates (university network)...
That's a bit annyoing... :/
But it's the same on my Desire HD...
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I have just been doing some WiFi tests with my HTC Desire HD (running Virtuous Affinity) and Asus Transformer Prime and this is what I'm not happy about
I have a 50MB connection and the desktop with a direct connection is getting 49Mbps so it is a true 50Mbps connection
Now for tests sitting right next to the router which is an N-series router
On my laptop I'm getting 34Mbps
On my HTC Desire HD I'm getting 18Mbps
On the Prime I'm getting 11Mbps
Now for outside in the garden going through 2 walls about 20ft away
On my laptop I'm getting 12Mbps
On my HTC Desire HD I'm getting 6Mbps
On my Prime I'm getting 1Mbps!
I have done this several times and the figures are consistent - this shows my Prime to be under performing compared to my other devices. I would expect the Prime to perform better than the Desire HD but it doesn't.
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I'm not experiencing that at all.. Within 10 feet (or right next to) my router I get over 40Mbps down/5Mbps up (I got a 50/5Mbit connection). This is with a Linksys E4200 v1 router.
20-30 feet away (around 7-10 meters) through 2 walls, I get around 10-14Mbps down/4Mbps up. This is almost the same as my old Netbook (Asus Eee first gen). And alot better than my SGS2.
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I'm not experiencing that at all.. Within 10 feet (or right next to) my router I get over 40Mbps down/5Mbps up (I got a 50/5Mbit connection). This is with a Linksys E4200 v1 router.
20-30 feet away (around 7-10 meters) through 2 walls, I get around 10-14Mbps down/4Mbps up. This is almost the same as my old Netbook (Asus Eee first gen). And alot better than my SGS2.
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I got one of them Asus Eee pad 1000HE's from years ago too and that performs better than my Prime does with WiFi.
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I got one of them Asus Eee pad 1000HE's from years ago too and that performs better than my Prime does with WiFi.
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It's better, but only by a tiny amount.. And nothing noticable for me when I do a speedtest (2-3Mbps difference and just as stable). I have to note, that my tests are through drywall, not brick.
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It's better, but only by a tiny amount.. And nothing noticable for me when I do a speedtest (2-3Mbps difference and just as stable). I have to note, that my tests are through drywall, not brick.
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My tests were through brick house walls. Thinking about it its quite amazing that the old Asus 1000HE netbook I have running Windows 7 which I upgraded it with has better WiFi than my Asus Transformer Prime...
I got the Prime for a similar use as the 1000HE for travelling abroad where I connect to loads of WiFi networks. With that low WiFi performance on the Prime I can see I'm going to have problems.
I'm debating to send it back and waiting for the newer Prime which maybe an improvement...
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Have you tried doing a factory reset? I've seen people say that their wifi was fixed after that. Please report back if you try.
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Have you tried doing a factory reset? I've seen people say that their wifi was fixed after that. Please report back if you try.
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I haven't tried a factory reset I will try it and see what happens.
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I'd deffinatly try a factory reset if I was you, as a last resort.. Brick/drywall aside. 11Mbps right next to the router is not right unless you got some serious interference going on.
Just trying a factory reset from settings. Would that be the only reset method to reset or is there some other method with a pin?
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I believe thats the way to do it yes.. The pin is only for force rebooting the device, not a data wipe.
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I believe thats the way to do it yes.. The pin is only for force rebooting the device, not a data wipe.
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I see just doing the data wipe from settings but I see after booting up ICS is showing 4.0.3 as current installed Android version so by the looks its only wiping user data and apps.
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By running the speed tests from the speedtest. net app the new update actually made my wifi speed slower . My connection is 40 / 5m . When I was on firmware. 11.1 I was getting about 5m down. Now I am getting about 1.5m down with the new .13 update. I thought the change log says that it increases wifi performance. Anyone else see slower speeds?
Also to put this in perspective I have my iPhone 4 running the same speedtest app and its getting almost 18m down in the same location as my prime.
Did you try a reboot then do tests again? Yeah the changelog does says it improves wifi on most devices. Still more updates coming though.
Yeah, it increases Wi-Fi performance but for some only and makes it worse for others.
I took mine back to the store earlier today and said I wanted a refund since they got none in stock. The salesman called someone to come over and he asked me to wait for this .13 update, claiming it will fix my Wi-Fi problem. Since I only wanted to exchange, I kept mine. Will report once I am able to update.
Yeah after playing with .13 for over 24 hours my wifi is worse for sure.
My net is 15k down and 2k up.
I live in a condo and can "see" 8-14 other wifi networks. (gads!)
I set mine up to be in the least busy channel
Did this test at 5am to have the least noise
next to router: (2 feet)
14,220 up 2142 down That is the same speed I get wired
Next room over, though 3 walls, bathroom and near a tv, access point, xbox, ps3, wii etc aka a ton of other wifi devices
near side of the room (10 -15 feet away)
13850 down 2113 up
Far side of room (8 feet more) so 15-20 feet away
3896 down 2132 up
4 feet outside my door (about 4-5 feet farther)
2370 down 2027 up
So the download speed is dropping like a rock, the upload speed is staying the same, but it's only 2k so hard to tell if it's being effected.
Thankfully I don't need to use it on my front doorstep a lot.
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Only other device i have to test same spots with is an iPod touch.
Next to router:
8418 down 2009up
near side next room:
8188 down 1995 up
Far side next room:
8150 down 2010 up
Outside:
5324 down 1986 up
So my old iPod touch has better wifi range.
hunter99507 said:
By running the speed tests from the speedtest. net app the new update actually made my wifi speed slower . My connection is 40 / 5m . When I was on firmware. 11.1 I was getting about 5m down. Now I am getting about 1.5m down with the new .13 update. I thought the change log says that it increases wifi performance. Anyone else see slower speeds?
Also to put this in perspective I have my iPhone 4 running the same speedtest app and its getting almost 18m down in the same location as my prime.
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I agree. My speeds were snappy quick (without bt) before this update. Now response times are slower. Asus is going in the wrong direction.
My speed is also down (per speedtest)but my range has been extended(per wifi anlr)and signal stronger. I dont get it I have the lowest Speedtest results since I got it in Dec.
Edit: Started uninstalling apps from the most recent DLs while doing Speedtests ..... and BINGO..... Got rid of Chrome and got all my speed back plus some... I dont get it but whatever Prime now working better than ever.
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Im running much better tested mine today after the update and I am getting 43.04 mb/s and 16.51 mb/s with a ping of 67 ms, pretty good for sure.
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Im running much better tested mine today after the update and I am getting 43.04 mb/s and 16.51 mb/s with a ping of 67 ms, pretty good for sure.
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Who's your provider?
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i was getting bad speeds after the update too, and random reboots, before the update everything was great. I did a factory reset and my wifi is great again and no more random reboots!
So how far is everyone away from there router? I only say that because the speeds are fine next to the router but from 10 to 15 feet they are horrible. I kinda wish I could downgrade to .11.1....
I give up. I've tried everything to get my TFP to get better wifi speeds from a distance and I haven't found anything that helps. I completely reconfigured my router, factory reset my device, uninstalled every single app I've downloaded and still whenever I get over 20 feet away from my router, my wifi speed drops below 2 mbps.
I'm starting to think the people without this issue have some crazy long range routers or something. I really love this tablet but I'm losing hope fast. ICS + tegra 3 is amazing, so I hope if I do return this there will be another similarly specced Tablet out soon. I can't go to ios.
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Im running much better tested mine today after the update and I am getting 43.04 mb/s and 16.51 mb/s with a ping of 67 ms, pretty good for sure.
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Is that a stock prime? no mods? Wow, that is the best speeds I have seen. How close are you to the router?
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I give up. I've tried everything to get my TFP to get better wifi speeds from a distance and I haven't found anything that helps. I completely reconfigured my router, factory reset my device, uninstalled every single app I've downloaded and still whenever I get over 20 feet away from my router, my wifi speed drops below 2 mbps.
I'm starting to think the people without this issue have some crazy long range routers or something. I really love this tablet but I'm losing hope fast. ICS + tegra 3 is amazing, so I hope if I do return this there will be another similarly specced Tablet out soon. I can't go to ios.
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I have a Bcokos model. What is your serial batch? I also I went outside and was only able to pick up 2 satellites.
maretus said:
I give up. I've tried everything to get my TFP to get better wifi speeds from a distance and I haven't found anything that helps. I completely reconfigured my router, factory reset my device, uninstalled every single app I've downloaded and still whenever I get over 20 feet away from my router, my wifi speed drops below 2 mbps.
I'm starting to think the people without this issue have some crazy long range routers or something. I really love this tablet but I'm losing hope fast. ICS + tegra 3 is amazing, so I hope if I do return this there will be another similarly specced Tablet out soon. I can't go to ios.
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find yourself a good ol fashioned Linksys bg router and your prime will work great with it
jdbaker82 said:
find yourself a good ol fashioned Linksys bg router and your prime will work great with it
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How's that? Why not N routers set to B/G? No, there's more to it than routers; Prime's the odd man out on being able to reach my street. Channels 1-11, Mixed, B, G, N, etc... It's always out of signal before the rest.
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How's that? Why not N routers set to B/G? No, there's more to it than routers; Prime's the odd man out on being able to reach my street. Channels 1-11, Mixed, B, G, N, etc... It's always out of signal before the rest.
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maybe your prime does have a serious issue then however I know for a fact my parents newer bgn netgear router wouldn't range past 10ft with the prime so I hooked up their old router and it works throughout the house
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maybe your prime does have a serious issue then however I know for a fact my parents newer bgn netgear router wouldn't range past 10ft with the prime so I hooked up their old router and it works throughout the house
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Throughout house. What kind of distance from router. I get a good thirty or so feet with the Prime while maintaining decent quality connection in regards to through-put; my phone get's about fourty-five, laptops about the same.
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How's that? Why not N routers set to B/G? No, there's more to it than routers; Prime's the odd man out on being able to reach my street. Channels 1-11, Mixed, B, G, N, etc... It's always out of signal before the rest.
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Try setting your router to G band only and a low frequency like channel1,2 or 3 and check range with wifi analyser.... if its not better its not gonna get better
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Throughout house. What kind of distance from router. I get a good thirty or so feet with the Prime while maintaining decent quality connection in regards to through-put; my phone get's about fourty-five, laptops about the same.
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No Primes get same range as other Wi-Fi devices I've tested 3 Primes now on several different routers dead spot comes about 10 ft before other Wi-Fi devices.... it's the aluminum backplate that's the culprit.
hi everyone
just tried to download some torrents and i am experiencing very slow download speeds (currently at 49kb/s). wi fi signal is currently full as im next to the router so i cant think what it can be. i have tried atorrent and ttorrent both giving the same download speeds
has anyone got and ideas where im going wrong.
thanks
WAREZ. Loljk but come on, its android, do you expect it to be fast. Max I get is 250 kB/s which fluctuates down to zero sometimes.
250 would be a dream, im struggling to get over 50. is it because its on android then. i would have thought it would still be good as i have good internet speed
Probably due to low amount of seeders, try to download items with 150-200+ seeders for good DL speeds.
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WAREZ. Loljk but come on, its android, do you expect it to be fast. Max I get is 250 kB/s which fluctuates down to zero sometimes.
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The first time I downloaded a torrent on mine (shortly after .11 came out) I got over 1MB/s sustained. I don't know what to suggest, nor what I did differently than you, but I certainly had higher speeds. I do believe that some of the free versions of the torrent clients for Android limit your D/L speeds though. I have tTorrent Pro fyi.
I've gotten up to 1mb/s with atorrent when there are many seeders. This was from my basement where I only have a few bars.
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The fastest way to download torrent as of right now, is to use chrooted ubuntu and transmission-daemon
The prime gets unusale during the download, but u get top speed.
I use aDownloader https://market.android.com/details?id=com.DroiDownloader and I easilly get above 2 megabytes per second. When you reach such a download speed the tablet is not usable for anything else, therefore it is good to limit it at 1 megabytes per second.
Lower the concurrent connections if possible.
Android's network stack generally suck with many open connections.
You see the same when downloading from the market. More than often all downloads happen sequentially instead of parallel that one would expect.
markshaw200 said:
i am experiencing very slow download speeds (currently at 49kb/s)
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Have you tried the same file from a computer? Chances are, it's the torrent and not the device.
My device downloads as fast as my connection allows. It also streams HD media to and from my network without any issues. It actually performs a lot better than a dedicated media pc client that I have set up in my kitchen, so I tend to hook this into the TV instead nowadays.
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WAREZ. Loljk but come on, its android, do you expect it to be fast. Max I get is 250 kB/s which fluctuates down to zero sometimes.
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Oh, cut the crap. There are many valid/legal uses for torrents. No need to allow a search engine to associate that with the Prime.
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Oh, cut the crap. There are many valid/legal uses for torrents. No need to allow a search engine to associate that with the Prime.
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I was just joking jeez. But I'd say you do download illegal stuff from your extremely defensive response. Don't worry, nobody admits to it but secretly we all know everyone does it.
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I had the same issue with kitkat, previous device on 3.2 OS run fine. PC too.
I disabled uTP in flud (network), and I limited connections to 30 (bandwidth).
(finally less sth like 21)
Probably it will resolve problem.
If not, forward ports on router, and set it in BT client
i.e. 6881~6889 or 18006 UTP&UDP.
Eventually also disable upnp, or also change storage to SD, or internal memory.
I have also enabled encryption out and in, and both level. I'm not sure, maybe if it will helps here I write.
At the end you can check ttorent with utp disabled/or prevented from limit ~sth like this, that's the other solution.
In Android options you can test turning off optimizing Wifi option.
I also met with serious troubles with achieving proper speeds during attempts of streaming torrents. Unfortunately, now there is no any torrent stream app which has extended options of p2p protocol, for applying given instructions above, excluding mTorrent, (port setting and encryption) which is still not enough, and flud still rules among all android p2p clients, which allows to get some more decent speeds, maybe not as at PC, but decent.
And flud still surprises, having option of sequential downloading, which means transforming way of downloading, just for watching in fly, during downloading, to not spread pieces around during downloading. We can see the 'pieces' in a diagram, and just start watching after some time when enough data is collected. Mostly when ETA corresponds with duration of movie. And then, just find your file, and open by your usual player. That's it. I recommend MX Player. Finds different subs in many languages, allows switching.
So, with my instructions for flud given above, or just with flud as solution for problem with slow torrent downloads on Android, especially streams, now you can finally achieve decent speeds to stream i . e. 2GB FHD file with 4 mb network bandwidth on devices with troubles with low speed of downloading torrents on Android.
So, enjoy.
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The fastest way to download torrent as of right now, is to use chrooted ubuntu and transmission-daemon
The prime gets unusale during the download, but u get top speed.
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What is chrooted ubuntu
Is it in android??
I've done a few tests with the speedtest app and compared it to my droid x and my macbook. Overall it is slightly better than my droid in dl speeds, but isn't even close to my macbook. Is this normal or should my prime get closer speeds to the laptop? Thanks for any help.
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I've done a few tests with the speedtest app and compared it to my droid x and my macbook. Overall it is slightly better than my droid in dl speeds, but isn't even close to my macbook. Is this normal or should my prime get closer speeds to the laptop? Thanks for any help.
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Without exception, all serial numbers have the exact same problems. You don't have to worry about having the problem, because, if you have a TFP, you have the problem.
JohnnyTA said:
I've done a few tests with the speedtest app and compared it to my droid x and my macbook. Overall it is slightly better than my droid in dl speeds, but isn't even close to my macbook. Is this normal or should my prime get closer speeds to the laptop? Thanks for any help.
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Usually laptops/desktops have much better wireless hardware and bigger antennas, so comparing it to a laptop doesn't make much sense.
To see whether you have a broken one just test your Wifi, if you are happy with it, you got a good one, if you don't like it it's broken
I'm slightly confused on this wifi issue that plagues this device, is it that the wifi can't be picked up from distances? (Short range) or is it that wifi is slow?
My wifi picks up fine, but I get less than 5 mbps average, when on my mytouch slide 4g I get over 12 easily..
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Without exception, all serial numbers have the exact same problems. You don't have to worry about having the problem, because, if you have a TFP, you have the problem.
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This isn't true at all. It is pretty well documented that some Prime's are more affected by WiFi problems than others.
In general if your WiFi is as fast as your Android phone (give its a fairly recent phone) and you can step away from your WiFi source by a fair distance then your WiFi is fine.
In general PCs will process data from a WiFi signal faster than a mobile device, so it isn't unusual for WiFi to appear faster on your laptop than on your tablet.
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This isn't true at all. It is pretty well documented that some Prime's are more affected by WiFi problems than others.
In general if your WiFi is as fast as your Android phone (give its a fairly recent phone) and you can step away from your WiFi source by a fair distance then your WiFi is fine.
In general PCs will process data from a WiFi signal faster than a mobile device, so it isn't unusual for WiFi to appear faster on your laptop than on your tablet.
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Agreed. My Prime performs just as well as my Samsung phone and I still haven't had a single place out and about in was unable to connect when I should be able to. My Prime can max out my throughput from my router from across the house through walls/doors just as much macbook pro can though the signal is weaker, strength is same on phone and Prime. This is with a unit I got in December too.
Good evenig guys i have the following question. I started studying now and i want to have a tablet for it . Now i have seen the transformer Prime and i like it very much but i also ready the GPS and Wifi issues. To be honest, i'll will never use my Prime for Navigation, i have my Samsung Galaxy S2 for this so i dont give a f*uck for GPS. The only Problem for me is Wifi. Are the newer ones now without Wifi problems because a Tablet without working Wifi would sucks realy hard.
I can chose between the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 N and the Prime and i realy would like to chose the Prime
braxas said:
I can chose between the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 N and the Prime and i realy would like to chose the Prime
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Sorry, and i don't mean this in a bad way, but like you said you really would like to choose the Prime...then what's really the point of this thread?
There are so many comparison threads out there...just look.
My only suggestion, is to just wait for the Infinity.
The thing is that i don't want to have an tablet with Wifi problems, i want a tablet that works fine without hours of troubleshooting. Why shall i wait for the infinity ? Is it so much better ?
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The thing is that i don't want to have an tablet with Wifi problems, i want a tablet that works fine without hours of troubleshooting. Why shall i wait for the infinity ? Is it so much better ?
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As of newer primes i dont think there is much problem with wifi...then again it is all luck as i can gather from reading in the forums...even if you dont care for gps there is a gps dongle provided by asus with the prime...
As far as Infinity goes...it is still not out so who knows what the device would be like...and i guess it ll be a bit expensive than prime owing to improved screen pixel density and other stuff...there is always a chance that devices so complex would not be at par with high expectations we hold...(tf201 and ipad3 for example)
and apart from that i can feel your itch to buy this beauty...
yeah its is realy a beauty. Like i said if Wifi works fully then i would buy it in an instant. But now i have to read like 10000000 to see what i do
WiFi works...its just not as strong as it should be. If you didn't know, it is due to the metal framing.
and if you say not as strong as it should be you mean like what ?....
70 % from 100 ?
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and if you say not as strong as it should be you mean like what ?....
70 % from 100 ?
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Can't really give you an exact number...but here's an example: my ps3 shows 80% connection strength, my laptop shows maybe about the same, but my Prime would only show about 30%. And my router is located downstairs.
Hi there,
Let me tell you something... this is the best android tablet, period.
the new ipad is also a good choice but take this example: right now I'm playing Super mario 64 in my prime using a xbox 360 controller. Yesterday I was watching a movie using the tablet and my 1 tb WD passport. This tablet lets you do stuff you can't with other devices... so is your decision.
good luck!
just read the positive transformer thread in my signature and then buy a prime..lmfao
My prime's Wifi works okay, it always has a weaker connection than other devices such as my iPod Touch and Laptop, but its not very noticeable.
From experience using it at my university which is known for having a terrible wireless network that gets really slow and can be very hard to connect to, I've had no more trouble connecting to the wireless network with my Prime than my other devices. Before the semester started I was really worried (after reading all the posts about wifi) about not being able to connect to the wireless network but its been working fine all semester.
Not on a single occasion have I ever seen my TFP not have a connection when my Galaxy Nexus did, so I sometimes wonder how often the wifi issues actually manifest in normal settings--and I work all over my Uni's campus and never had any problems.
That said though, make sure you know what you're getting into if you're going to use the TFP as a laptop replacement. It can't do many of the things that students in technical/scientific fields will need to do, and of the things it can do, it does a pretty bad job at many (web browsing is painfully slow if you need to do any sort of research--almost always slower than my Galaxy Nexus, and spreadsheets/presentations are gimped out to the point where they're useless in many applications). It doesn't play particularly well with eLearning either.
There are really no problems with wifi performance...it is a subjective matter...if anyway you want to use wifi in places with awfully bleak signal...i suggest you get this modem with loads of feature one useful thing being able to act as universal repeater to boost wifi signal...if you are unsatisfied with performance which i dont think you will be...
http://www.amazon.com/MB-1112-Recha...kberry/dp/B004LYRPOK/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
http://www.sapido.in/productmb1112k.htm
The prime can do a lot... You probably won't be making power points and multitasking could be annoying if you constantly have to switch between two things. For the same price you could build a fairly decent linux box.
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Frankly, most campuses have wifi coverage over the entire campus. I know Notre Dame has wifi coverage even on all of their lawns that students lay on. I have never experienced poor enough wifi reception where it became an issue, and the issue you'll run in to far more often (whenever you're on campus) is that the bandwidth that's being sucked up by everyone will slow the internet down more than a poor wifi connection ever will.
That being said, I use my Prime to read all but one of my textbooks on. If you plan to take this much cheaper route, then I would wait for the Infinity. It is completely inarguable that a higher resolution screen wouldn't be better for reading, especially if you're going to be doing extended session of reading like you would for school.