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Got a 32GB version.
All my other devices, windows laptops, android tablet connect up to my wifi fine. I am using WPA with AES (static IP). The HP Touchpad connects, but there is huge packet loss and it barely can keep a connection. It doesn't drop out per se, just cant get any data. Tried changing router settings, being 30cm from it etc. Still same problem. Any apps/tweaks i can try on the Touchpad?
Maybe it has something to do with Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n with WPA, WPA2, WEP, 802.1X authentication;
maybe your router doesnt support it.
Just curious, are you running any of the Preware patches?
I am having a similar problem with my 16gb wifi model. Wifi works for a short while, then drops the signal. If I go in and turn off wifi on the device and turn it back on again - then it will work fine for another few minutes until it eventually drops the connection again.
I had this problem before I loaded any preware tweaks - and after as well. I am running the Govnah app to overclock to 1.5ghz and a few other logging tweaks.
I did some digging and it seems the most likely issue is a problem with the firmware of my router (D-link DIR-655), specifically the wireless n protocol. I am going to try updating my router firmware and see if that helps out.
By the way - no issues with my two laptops, dell streak 7, or my wii - so its definately isolated to be an issue specific to my touchpad/router combination...
I too am having problem. I don't drop the wireless connection, just a internet connection. All of a sudden nothing on my touchpad can connect to the internet, until I turn the wireless off and then back on again. Very weird. Everything else working off of my Dlink DGL-4500 works fine, except the touchpad.
I notice a few of you have Drinks, maybe thats the cause?
I'm running on FIOS and using Verizon's provided router. Works flawlessly. I've had one issue w/ WiFi, but a reboot solved that and has never come back.
I had problems with my dlink 615. TP would lose connection after 20 minutes or so. My wife's would do the same. My evo 4g had the same problem. I changed the router to the G only setting. I haven't had any problems with either TP since that change. The 615 uses draft N and was one of the early routers with this. I think it causes problems with some devices. I haven't really lost any speed either as the 615 will only connect at the speed of the "slowest" wireless card on the network, and I have some devices at g speed that are always on. I do plan to get a new router at some point.
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I had problems with my dlink 615. TP would lose connection after 20 minutes or so. My wife's would do the same. My evo 4g had the same problem. I changed the router to the G only setting. I haven't had any problems with either TP since that change. The 615 uses draft N and was one of the early routers with this. I think it causes problems with some devices. I haven't really lost any speed either as the 615 will only connect at the speed of the "slowest" wireless card on the network, and I have some devices at g speed that are always on. I do plan to get a new router at some point.
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See my Touchpad is the ONLY device having problems, that's the part I don't get. All of my devices are wireless N as well.
TouchPad WiFi issues
Okay, I've tried every custom kernel available with almost the same results. I'm beginning to think my unit is defective, but I am hoping it is the custom kernels and not my unit. I haven't tried restoring the stock kernel but I suppose I should have before writing this. Anyway..onto the issue!
Does anyone have this problem where WiFi will randomly stop transmitting data? It happens most when I am browsing the web with the stock browser and almost all the time it is after the unit awakes from sleep. Sometimes it happens while browsing but the majority of the time it happens when coming out of sleep. WiFi is still on and connected to my network, but network activity is not there. The only way to fix it is by doing one of the following:
-Turn off and on WiFi
-Launch the HP software catalog.
The second method one seems to give the network a jump start and WiFi will begin working again and data will transmit.
Freeza I think that's a common slug, I read some other posts about it. Heck mine was doing it a lot, but not so much lately. I don't think you have defective device.
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I have this issue too, on two Touchpads on the same wifi network (mine and my wife's). The issue vanishes on my portable wifi 4G hotspot and my much better office wifi network, so it's probably my router. I've ordered a MUCH better router, and if that kills the problem, I'll know for sure within a week.
I hear this is a common, but situation-specific issue.
phew.... Was getting worried for a bit there. Thanks guys. Hopefully the next webOS update can fix it
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Got a 32GB version.
All my other devices, windows laptops, android tablet connect up to my wifi fine. I am using WPA with AES (static IP). The HP Touchpad connects, but there is huge packet loss and it barely can keep a connection. It doesn't drop out per se, just cant get any data. Tried changing router settings, being 30cm from it etc. Still same problem. Any apps/tweaks i can try on the Touchpad?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257357
I also have this problem. The wireless on the TP will stop working, even though it says it is connected. Disabling and re-enabling the wireless fixes it temporarily.
I also have an 802.11N wireless router. It is a Trendnet TEW-633GR. No other wireless device has ever had an issue with it, so I think the touchpad doesn't handle something properly...
I have just received my transformer prime and I am having trouble tethering my GSM galaxy nexus. The firmware has been upgraded to the latest build of ICS for both devices. I get a notification telling me that the connection via bluetooth tethering has been successful but I am unable to use it. I have also tried pdanet tablet with no luck. Is it possible to tether the phone with the tablet via bluetooth at all? Should I just bite the bullet and use wifi instead?
i know your talking about bluetooth, but if you mean ad-hoc... its been removed from ICS ... sorry
What do you mean by ad-hoc tethering? I have seen this term around the forums but not sure what it refers to.
I am able to do do wifi tethering just fine on my prime. The reason I would like to try it over bluetooth is to save battery on my phone.
You're in for some trouble. I have a Gnex and a Android Tablet. There's an issue with the Gnex dating back to last year where the BT connection will drop after a few minutes. Its a gigantic pain in the ass and to date I haven't found a fix.
Running 4.1.1 / BBand I9250XXLF1
Hello to all, I'm wondering if other is anyway to connect my phone to my home router then broadcast that signal to my prime. So instead of using my data from my 3g I would just be rebroadcasting my home wifi signal. I think this would be a type of band aid until the prime gets some kind of fix for wifi farther than 20ft. I thought of this when I went outside and my prime had no signal but my phone did. I thought it would be nice to piggy back that wifi signal my phone is picking up on. I have a tethering plan on my phone that works fine but when I'm right outside my house I hate to use data when my wifi is simi-free.
Thanks to all for any response.
I've been reading about mifi cards as alternative but then thought " is their anyway to buy a unlocked (I'm assuming their locked to carriers) mifi card and instead of it picking up 3g or 4g date can it be modded to pick up the closest or strongest wifi signal and then use its hotspot ability to transmit it." I'm not sure but I would assume that it would have a pretty good receiver in it, at least better than the prime in its current state.
If these are crazy ideas... I can take it I'm a big boy
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Hello to all, I'm wondering if other is anyway to connect my phone to my home router then broadcast that signal to my prime. So instead of using my data from my 3g I would just be rebroadcasting my home wifi signal. I think this would be a type of band aid until the prime gets some kind of fix for wifi farther than 20ft. I thought of this when I went outside and my prime had no signal but my phone did. I thought it would be nice to piggy back that wifi signal my phone is picking up on. I have a tethering plan on my phone that works fine but when I'm right outside my house I hate to use data when my wifi is simi-free.
Thanks to all for any response.
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What about a bog standard wireless access point or repeater, as that way you do not have to worry about connecting to yer phone?
Not sure if this I correct but is a bog standard router just a better router? Also I think a repeater would probably work I just can't seem to be able to find a battery operated small one (pocket sized). The problem I'm running into is that as a firefighter most of our firehouses are brick and concrete with steel mixed in, not the bet setup for wifi. My phone is able to pick up the wifi from pretty far away even though the signal is poor to fair but my prime is not. So I need something that I can slip into my pocket that will pick up the weak signal and boost or simply give the prime a closer access point. We rove to different stations almost everyday so it needs to be something portable. Hopefully this clears up my situation.
Thank you for your reply.
I think you cant connect and broadcast the wifi signal at the same time with your phone. You either use the antenna and hardware to receive a signal or you use it to broadcast but not both at the same time.
Correct me if i'm wrong though
Well that might kill my cell phone idea.... their has to be something that can be done. Besides just fixing the prime.
I have done what you have said but it does depend on what cellphone you currently own. I have a Samsung Galaxy Captivate with an ICS rom and so my phone is able to transfers a Wifi connection right to my prime using Bluetooth.
Also, seems that when my phone loses WiFi connection and switches to 3g my prime auto disconnects so I don't use up my 3g bandwidth.
That sounds about what I need. You don't know if its only that phone? I have a inspire 4g running ICS from the dhd board. Is it app your using or built into your phone or ICS?
I am using the method that is built into the OS.
On your Phone:
Settings -> More... (under Wireless and Networks) -> Tethering and Portable Hotspot ->Bluetooth tethering.
Connect your prime and phone using Bluetooth.
On your Prime:
Settings -> Bluetooth -> Settings button beside your phone's name -> Internet Access
Then if it works the text "Use for internet Access" will switch to "Connected to devices for Internet"
Bluetooth tethering is super slow, there are some apps were you can tether your wifi connection while connected to another wifi network.
Can't think of the name of the top of my head, maybe someone else knows..
Bluetooth tethering worked with my phone so thank you. It does seem to be a lot slower but this was a bandaid for my prime so at least it works. Slow speed is better than nothing. Cost cutter It would be nice if I could find that app your talking about. Was it on the market?
Is it possible to have multiple bluetooth connections without fracturing thoroughput? I.e. run Tablet Talk at the same time.
You might also try a USB wifi stick if you have the dock or adapter.
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It looks like the Droid DNA has some tethering/hotspot connectivity issues when connected to some Apple devices such as the iPad. The 4g connection would just drop on a random basis when tethering using the official options in settings. Hotspot issues have somewhat been confirmed in the Slashgear review of the phone. Anyone have any solutions?
I'm glad somebody posted this. I was at the airport, all excited to try out my fancy new hotspot, but got disappointing results. It initialized fine and my computer was able to connect to both the phone and the internet. But the 4G constantly dropped to the point where it was basically unusable. I'd get ~30 seconds of blazing fast speed, followed back a DNS lookup error that would persist for seconds to minutes. Hoping it's a software issue.
I have not had any problems with my hot spot. I was able to play a few hours of CoD black ops 2 with no lag or disconnections.
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It looks like the Droid DNA has some tethering/hotspot connectivity issues when connected to some Apple devices such as the iPad. The 4g connection would just drop on a random basis when tethering using the official options in settings. Hotspot issues have somewhat been confirmed in the Slashgear review of the phone. Anyone have any solutions?
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I've also not had any hotspot problems. I'm rooted though and using wifi tether from the market and it has been working flawlessly. It has an option to ping servers and download a few packets at set intervals in order to prevent DNS issues and connection drops, works like a charm.
I think issues with the stock wifi app is common on Verizon. Before my DNA I had a droid Incredible that had connection issues. If only doing light web browsing the app seemed to work ok, but if you went to a site with a large number of images, or tried to watch a video, or download a file it often would lose the network. I looked into the problem and it seems like the app had issues with most phones. My solution was to root and install Wifi Tether. Not only do I like the functionality of Wifi Tether better but i never had anymore issues after installing it.
With my DNA the stock app seems to be much better. I've been getting download speeds around 15-30 Mb/s all day. I'm still considering rooting for Wifi Tether though for the functionality and stability.
I have to return the DNA because I need to be able to tether to my iPad and Macbook. The phone does tether properly to my Windows 7 notebook though. I really don't feel like using a third party solution for tethering/hotspot functionality.
I have problems when I use my iPad. Very annoying.
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ComputerGeek said:
It looks like the Droid DNA has some tethering/hotspot connectivity issues when connected to some Apple devices such as the iPad. The 4g connection would just drop on a random basis when tethering using the official options in settings. Hotspot issues have somewhat been confirmed in the Slashgear review of the phone. Anyone have any solutions?
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I picked one up on launch day and used it for about a week, everything was fine except the data dropped repeatedly with the Mobile Hotspot app. I went back to the store I bought it from and there wasn't any more! They found a store at Stonestown that had 2, so I zipped over there and they swapped it out. We tested it by swapping out the Sim card on the original unit, after I also did a factory reset, but it was still bad. So got a fresh one and it seems to be better but when I first turn Mobile Hotspot on, it drops a couple times but then its good and stable. Not ideal, but usable whereas the first one was not. Hopefully they'll give an update for this, it'll be super badass when this is solid.
I'm still having issues with my DNA hotspot. It works for a few minutes, then the connection drops.
Internet works fine on the device itself, but tethered devices have problems.
I've tried in multiple locations. I've tried with the following devices: iPad, Android tablet, MacBook Pro, Dell Windows laptop. The result is always the same. My devices are able to connect to the hotspot on the DNA, Internet works briefly, then stops working.
Made a few calls to Verizon tech support, and I've done all the troubleshooting with both tier 1 and tier 2 reps. Next step will be swapping out the device at the store...
Glad to see I'm not the only one having these issues... Tethering to either my iPad or Macbook pro over wifi is horrible. My workaround has been to use USB or bluetooth tethering instead. I haven't tried any of the 3rd party tether apps yet, though since I'm rooted I'll probably get them going at some point.
I just swapped out my DNA at my local Verizon store. So far, the results have been mixed.
My connection pauses briefly, then kicks back in after 20-30 seconds. This is slightly better than before--my connection just plain stopped.
Laptop and Android tablet are faring better than my iPad. The connection with my iPad 4th gen. freezes and doesn't come back.
Verizon reps said there were no known issues. But clearly I am not the only person having problems with hotspot.
Tempted to root, cyanogen mod, and wifi tether the old fashioned way...
Either that or take my DNA back and just get the iPhone. By the way, my wife's iPhone 5 is attached to my account and works flawlessly with all devices and in all locations. Her smug smile is starting to grate on my nerves!
Never used the stock tether app but i use the rooted wifi tether app with the following settings as my main source of internet on my laptop without any issues
Profile - HTC rezound
Method - Netd-Ndc (master)
Wifi-Driver reload - (check)
MSS clamping - (check)
Routing fix - (check)
I don't have any issues when tethering with my Windows 8 installation, but tethering with my Linux installation has been iffy.
teebiss said:
I just swapped out my DNA at my local Verizon store. So far, the results have been mixed.
My connection pauses briefly, then kicks back in after 20-30 seconds. This is slightly better than before--my connection just plain stopped.
Laptop and Android tablet are faring better than my iPad. The connection with my iPad 4th gen. freezes and doesn't come back.
Verizon reps said there were no known issues. But clearly I am not the only person having problems with hotspot.
Tempted to root, cyanogen mod, and wifi tether the old fashioned way...
Either that or take my DNA back and just get the iPhone. By the way, my wife's iPhone 5 is attached to my account and works flawlessly with all devices and in all locations. Her smug smile is starting to grate on my nerves!
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My 17" MBP kept timing out trying to connect to the stock Hotspot.
I had this same exact problem with the I first got my Rezound, and then it got fixed in an update later on. Can't believe they're having the same exact problem again!
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My 17" MBP kept timing out trying to connect to the stock Hotspot.
I had this same exact problem with the I first got my Rezound, and then it got fixed in an update later on. Can't believe they're having the same exact problem again!
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I was afraid of that. I've heard of other people having problems with other HTC phones and the Apple devices that try to tether. Guess I'll just have to wait for the fix.
Well, I called VZW today, they had told me that it IS a known issue and HTC has not responded yet... so they forwarded me to HTC and HTC had told me I needed to send my phone in. I called VZW back and they are sending me a new device! will follow up once I get it.
For me its my Android Tablet and Windows 8 PC that is connecting to my phone. So its not just apple products.
On my third DNA already. Still having the same problems with hotspot. At this point there is no sense in swapping devices. Guess i will just have to wait for them to fix it with a patch.
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weasel0x00 said:
Glad to see I'm not the only one having these issues... Tethering to either my iPad or Macbook pro over wifi is horrible. My workaround has been to use USB or bluetooth tethering instead. I haven't tried any of the 3rd party tether apps yet, though since I'm rooted I'll probably get them going at some point.
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Just installed the Wifi Tether App from the app store, and used the settings that Cdoan34 posted above, it it works reliably for me. I think there's something messed up with the way the stock tether app interfaces with the radios or something. Using the stock thether app you can see the 4G/3G icon flap on and off like the phone can't keep the data connection up.
Here is why I bought my watch (primarily):
I'd like to be able to leave my Note 4 on my desk while I am working elsewhere in the building.....and I often find myself out of bluetooth range. I have searched around a lot and I cannot see if the wifi connection works the same as a Bluetooth connection, only with greater range. I do not currently have a sim card in the watch, and even if I decide to get one later, I dont really want it used if im only a few feet away from the edge of bluetooth range lol. I have read a lot about turning wifi off because it can interfere with remote (3g) connection but that isn't my issue (no sim card to interfere with). I just want to see if the wifi connection will work the same as bluetooth, only with greater range (same building, same network, just further away from my desk). Thanks.
Otherwise, LOVING the phone! Cant wait to try it out when Im back to work in January!
k.babymamma said:
Here is why I bought my watch (primarily):
I'd like to be able to leave my Note 4 on my desk while I am working elsewhere in the building.....and I often find myself out of bluetooth range. I have searched around a lot and I cannot see if the wifi connection works the same as a Bluetooth connection, only with greater range. I do not currently have a sim card in the watch, and even if I decide to get one later, I dont really want it used if im only a few feet away from the edge of bluetooth range lol. I have read a lot about turning wifi off because it can interfere with remote (3g) connection but that isn't my issue (no sim card to interfere with). I just want to see if the wifi connection will work the same as bluetooth, only with greater range (same building, same network, just further away from my desk). Thanks.
Otherwise, LOVING the phone! Cant wait to try it out when Im back to work in January!
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Go for it wifi and call forwarding work very well. Remote connect. And your good to go January will be here shortly
Awesome thanks. So I'll get the same notifications Ala wifi as I will with BT?
k.babymamma said:
Awesome thanks. So I'll get the same notifications Ala wifi as I will with BT?
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Yes your calls(Call forwarding and messages should work) your app updates will have to wait until your connected to bluetooth again
Thanks again!
Works for me too. I can be across town at the gym and it finds my phone at home as long as the watch is connected to wifi. Or data.