I've had my S3 for two days and not noticed any issues. Tonight, I was downloading the CoPilot map files (200mb) and my WiFi dropped out twice. I've never noticed this before with my S2. Could it be a faulty handset or just an odd glitch? How could I test further?
Same problem here. Vety bad wifi signal
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Was same for me, but after changing to the 5Ghz band it works flawlessy. If you dont can change band try to switch to a less used channel in your area.
Thanks for that. It works
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This problem fixed?
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RogerP said:
Was same for me, but after changing to the 5Ghz band it works flawlessy. If you dont can change band try to switch to a less used channel in your area.
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people are going to ask you how you did that.
they're going to think some settings or codes to input on the phone.
i just have to say you people meant the settings on your router.
Go to WI-FI settings>>>Advanced>>>Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep>>>always ON.
Don't worry about your battery. It will be not that bad you thinking.
Well, tried the phone on 5Ghz and I got no wireless routers showing up so I assume mine only supports 2.5Ghz (same at work also)?
Edit: is there a way to capture all the WiFi connection/disconnection toast messages? I'm testing it today on my works wifi but I obviously can't sit looking at phone all day
I am getting the same issues, and it's really annoying.
I posted about it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1697322
avetny said:
Go to WI-FI settings>>>Advanced>>>Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep>>>always ON.
Don't worry about your battery. It will be not that bad you thinking.
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I tried this numerous times but it keeps going back to "Never" - am I alone with that problem?
I am having similar issues with my wifi disconnecting during calls when using my bluetooth headset.
Nobody got real solution to definitivly fix this issue?
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RogerP said:
Was same for me, but after changing to the 5Ghz band it works flawlessy. If you dont can change band try to switch to a less used channel in your area.
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I had issues at work. But not at home.
Today I told it to forget my B/G radio and to connect to the N radio. No disconnects, none..
No changes made to the phone at all..
This option to change frequency has dissappeared from my wifi settings since I flashed the latest uk firmware.
As far as the bluetooth goes its because it and wifi are using 2.4 band and the bluetooth polling the phone interrupts the wifi signal.
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I'm having issues with connection to wifi, anyone else??
wifi connects & then disconnects before Google.com even loads....then it reconnects again...and then goes around in a circle. Sometimes it last a little longer, but only long enough to keep my hopes up.
as soon as i got my RAZR i rooted it asap ....so now, I am unsure if its the handset, root, MotoBlur or something else?
ive checked and can't find any threads about this. anyone else have any issues or suggestions ....I will be very greatful for any response .. thanks
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You're not alone. I also noticed an issue with WiFi when using it for the first time. My RAZR is not rooted, so it looks like that isn't the issue. It contantly drops its WiFi connection, and can sometimes go several minutes before reconnecting. As far as I can tell at this point, signal strength does not seem to be a factor. I hope this will be corrected in the next patch.
I have also noticed that it randomly drop its LTE connection and reverts to 3G, even though it had great LTE signal... but this happened a lot with my Thunderbolt too, so I doubt its a device issue...
I'm running wpa-personal at home with no issues. What wireless security have you had issues with?
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I guess to be more specific, i'm running wpa2 with aes cipher.
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I have WPA2-Personal in place also
You could kill your encryption for a bit to rule it out as an issue.
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Not a bad idea, I will try that later today. Something must be up though, as my Thunderbolt worked just fine on that AP on 11/10. Thanks.
check bluetooth
I noticed wifi issues as well connections would drop or jump from AP to AP, but wouldn't connect. It seemed to be when I had bluetooth enabled at the same time. My connection speeds would drop (if it worked) to ~2Mbps, instead of the usual 13-14 I was getting. Once I turned BT off, no problems, no disconnects. Bluetooth did not effect my 4G/LTE, which is very strong where I live.
AP's:
Buffalo WHR-54GS
Cisco/Linksys E1000 v1
both running DD-WRT, WPA2
hmm... So far so good with Bluetooth off. Looks like we're on to something, thanks for the suggestion.
I started experiencing the wifi dropouts after installing Skype. I downloaded the non Verizon version of Skype and what I noticed is that when I open the app, it kills the wifi connection. It doesn't turn it off, it just appears to disable the wifi connection. It appears that I have to log off Skype and reboot and the wifi works fine.
Do you guys have Skype installed also?
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the RAZR wifi signal is too weak
when i put my hand on a side of the phone ,the signal reduc a level .
Is a hardware problom?
XT910 version of Singapore
vias1 said:
when i put my hand on a side of the phone ,the signal reduc a level .
Is a hardware problom?
XT910 version of Singapore
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same here. guess we are going to have to find a better place for our hands
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same here. guess we are going to have to find a better place for our hands
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same issue bad wifi connection ,,,, where is MOTO ??? please wake up and correct this fault, i remember the same issue was with SGS2 but it was solved after patch by samsung....
this issue is really teasing me alot,,
I found (on another forum) potential cause:
Turns out the milestone doesn't play well with newer models of wireless routers that use AEP authentication. Apparantly the milestone will sometimes send some inappropriate data to the router, which AEP authentication feels is a nono and so boots the device off the network until you manually reconnect. That's my understanding anyway.
The fix for me was to change my router encryption from WPA2-PSK to WPA-PSK (I have a siemens router supplied by Orcon). Since I've made the changes a few days ago I haven't had a single drop out. Hope it works for you too.
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I can confirm that I'm experiencing wifi drops only with WPA2 encryption on AP.
My Razr (XT910) works well at 5 GHz. When I tried to switch to 2.4 GHz frequency I had constant drop. Could be interference i guess! Once i switched back to 5 GHz haven't had a problem. Don't think Droid Razr (XT912) supports 5 GHz frequency though!
I have major WiFi problems. It can only detect my home router if it is in the same room or the room above it!
My three year old HTC Hero can see 7 networks up and down the street.
It's so bad that I could not recommend this phone to anyone who (like me) needs to be able to connect to WiFi on the move.
I have no idea who such a major fault in this otherwise fantastic phone could have been allowed.
I still have a few days left to return it but am not sure what the alternative would be. I had a Sensation XE that was great but like a brick compared to the Razr!
I hope there is a fix on the way.
Anyone else?
My wifi problem is that it can pick up router signal from too far. Even downstairs. My router is 4 floors up ...
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Anyone else?
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njoismartguys said:
My Razr (XT910) works well at 5 GHz. When I tried to switch to 2.4 GHz frequency I had constant drop. Could be interference i guess! Once i switched back to 5 GHz haven't had a problem. Don't think Droid Razr (XT912) supports 5 GHz frequency though!
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I don't think our XT912 does 5 GHz either. I wish we could turn it on.
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My wifi problem is that it can pick up router signal from too far. Even downstairs. My router is 4 floors up ...
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I wish I had your problem!
My wifi connection is dropping within seconds of connection. The phone switches to 3g, wifi turns back on and connects again for a few seconds, drops then kicks back onto 3g.
Ive had this issue on multiple roms, so I am relating it to something similar to RezRom and CleanRom or to the leak itself.
Anybody have ANY ideas?
Update: seems that after the firmware update, my router and phone did not like each other. I was able to tweak my router quite a bit and it appears that the dropping connection issue is resolved.
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My wifi connection is dropping within seconds of connection. The phone switches to 3g, wifi turns back on and connects again for a few seconds, drops then kicks back onto 3g.
Ive had this issue on multiple roms, so I am relating it to something similar to RezRom and CleanRom or to the leak itself.
Anybody have ANY ideas?
Update: seems that after the firmware update, my router and phone did not like each other. I was able to tweak my router quite a bit and it appears that the dropping connection issue is resolved.
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It is a wireless N router? I do believe I read that our phones are having issues when on the 5Ghz band.
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It is a wireless N router? I do believe I read that our phones are having issues when on the 5Ghz band.
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The phone does not have 5GHz abilities, but regular 2.4Ghz N is supported.
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EDIT: Take that back, however it doesn't see any of my 5Ghz access points here at all.
I have a wireless N router at home with no problems. It is on the 2.4ghz band though. I think.
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Update: seems that after the firmware update, my router and phone did not like each other. I was able to tweak my router quite a bit and it appears that the dropping connection issue is resolved.
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What settings did you wind up changing? I have a similar issue with my phone and one of my routers.
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What settings did you wind up changing? I have a similar issue with my phone and one of my routers.
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Ditto. My wi-fi is dropping intermittently. If I toggle it off and back on, it starts working again.
What router tweaks did you do or phone tweaks?
My rezound picks up N 5ghz just fine.
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I'm having the same problem. However, mine doesn't drop out within seconds, it'll probably be good for a couple hours then I'll notice it's trying to sync with my Exchange server for a while, and will eventually time out and then I lose all internet connectivity until I turn wifi off and back on again. This happens on multiple wifi networks, including wireless-N and non wireless-N.
I do also see that the 3g icon will come and go every few seconds when connected to wifi. Anyone know if this is just a bug with the new ICS leak or is there some kind of fix floating around?
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I'm having the same problem. However, mine doesn't drop out within seconds, it'll probably be good for a couple hours then I'll notice it's trying to sync with my Exchange server for a while, and will eventually time out and then I lose all internet connectivity until I turn wifi off and back on again. This happens on multiple wifi networks, including wireless-N and non wireless-N.
I do also see that the 3g icon will come and go every few seconds when connected to wifi. Anyone know if this is just a bug with the new ICS leak or is there some kind of fix floating around?
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I am unlocked and rooted but I am running the stock ROM and mine does exactly what yours is doing. I don't actually know if this happens outside of my house since I'm generally using 3/4G then.
I have a thread on this in the question section but no answers yet.
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My rezound picks up N 5ghz just fine.
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This is true. The rezound does seem to have 5ghz capability. However my POS netgear doesnt get the same distance on 5ghz as 2.4ghz.
As far as what I did was actually reset my router and update firmware. This seems to have fixed the issue for now. I only started having this issue with the updated leak and it was happening on all roms and even stock. Reinstalling a ROM would fix it for about 2 to 3 minutes then it was back to switching between both data and wifi.
My phone burned up the battery in a matter of an hour and half as it was constantly going from wifi to 3g.
My phone does the same thing!! I think it happpened when I flashed the new leak zip without re locking vootkoader. In hoping that official ics will fix it
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Just curious if anyone found a solid solution to the Wifi problem that we seem to be experiencing with the new leak? I tried the suggestion of disabling auto wifi in the dock mode but that didn't seem to fix it for me. I guess I'm just trying to see if this is widespread, or if it's only affecting certain people in different scenarios. It doesn't seem to be getting as much attention as the overheating/battery life issues that others are reporting.
So far I've tried connecting to multiple networks with different security types (open, wpa, wpa2, wep) all seem to the have the same result of showing that wifi is connected, works for a couple of hours, then will lose wifi connectivity, even though the wifi indicator is showing that it's connected. I've done everything i can think of other than re-flashing the ICS leak. I've also never unlocked my phone, just installed the update per the original instructions on Android Police.
Hi,
got my SGS3 today and started playing with it. I started downloading my apps and during this the wifi dropped connection 3 times. It connected again within seconds, but this is not good.
The distance from my router was around 3 meter. My SGS1 never dropped connection.......
Any idea's?
I also have problems with wifi:
It connects normally but after tens of seconds the connection is dead. Android says still it's connected, but it simply doesn't work.. I have no sim installed atm because I have only an oldskool sim and not a micro sim. Tomorrow I will get a microsim at the vf shop and test again..
I had issues like those aswell today using my Adam but only with wireless. Weird ?
Probably your router problem? I'm sure reviewers would have identified that issue as well. Can't wait to get mine though, hopefully mine don't have the same problem
Htc hero, sgs 2 and three notebooks are working fine. Tried different router configs.. Nothing helped. Today i receive a 2nd sgs 3, so I will put it on the test..
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I had issues like those aswell today using my Adam but only with wireless. Weird ?
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Haha wtf! !! Your name man lmao. Do you watch supernaturals?
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I have a similar issue, the status bar shows wifi is fine (the arrows are blinking) but no actual data on the phone. Checked on my tf201 on the same network and its working fine.
This has happened twice now and only restarting the phone fixes the issue.
I have downloaded over 2 Gb with my SG S3 over Wifi at home and at work. No issues, and it´s super fast, even beating my XOOM.
I have a Dlink 625 at home and at work we have a Cisco something.
However had a different problem where the phone just restarts when dialing a number, and then it boot looped on the logo for about 5 times before starting up. scary .
varun124 said:
I have a similar issue, the status bar shows wifi is fine (the arrows are blinking) but no actual data on the phone. Checked on my tf201 on the same network and its working fine.
This has happened twice now and only restarting the phone fixes the issue.
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This is the same problem I was talking about, but rebooting does not work for me..
Mine seemed to behave a little like this to start with also - I changed the Wifi Frequency Band (Settings-WiFi-Advanced) to 2.4ghz only and its been rock solid since.
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Mine seemed to behave a little like this to start with also - I changed the Wifi Frequency Band (Settings-WiFi-Advanced) to 2.4ghz only and its been rock solid since.
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Tried that also, it did work for maybe half a minute..
is the setting on the router set to 2.4ghz
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is the setting on the router set to 2.4ghz
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Yes, it is in b+g+n mixed mode and is saying 2.4ghz. As a matter of fact I'm not able to chose another frequency (maybe because of the b and g). I can try to put it in b/g or g only mode.
I also read about that NFC's RF signals can interrupt the Wifi signal, so I will try also to disable the NFC option.
I tried another galaxy s 3 with the same settings.. that one works well on my wifi network.. I think the wifi module is not working properly..
Do you have by coincidence a draytek router. I have the SGS3, and my sister has the SGS2. We both experience problems with wifi also here. I have several draytek routers, all giving problems.
It seems to become a bit more stable if you set the Channel width to just 20 MHz, in stead of 20/40MHz. And use WPA2 only, not a mix of WPA and WPA2.
These two changes made the connection a bit more stable for me, but i'm not 100% convinced yet.
mine doesnt hv any issue with wifi, but for my cell signal, it changes between 3g <> h <> h+ alll the time, anyone too?
Darkjamzi said:
Hi,
got my SGS3 today and started playing with it. I started downloading my apps and during this the wifi dropped connection 3 times. It connected again within seconds, but this is not good.
The distance from my router was around 3 meter. My SGS1 never dropped connection.......
Any idea's?
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I posted a solution for this in the known issues thread but I thought I'd repost here in case you missed it.
I was having similar problems but found that if I disabled the Wifi Power Save Mode I was back to blazingly fast speeds and no dropped connections.
I had to go into Service Mode (dialling *#0011#) and hitting Menu => Wifi and turning off the option for power save mode.
Give it a try. It fixed a couple of other guys problems as well.
Am giving this a go will report back.
That worked but battery drainer . Have put it back on and set wifi to off when screen off. That has helped loads.
Worked for me too, and trip really is unnecessarily complicated and hidden to get something that should be working out the box.
So I have full WiFi bars, but the two arrows next to it, I'm assuming to actually show traffic don't always work all the time and it's starting to really annoy me! YouTube sometimes works, I have to force close the app, re open to watch a video.
I've turned it on and off, rebooted, reconnected the network, any ideas?!
When I was on .69 5ghz didn't work well but 2.4ghz was fine. Now that I'm on .402 it's the opposite.
What's even weirder is both firmwares show 5ghz having better range.
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lovemyram4x4 said:
When I was on .69 5ghz didn't work well but 2.4ghz was fine. Now that I'm on .402 it's the opposite.
What's even weirder is both firmwares show 5ghz having better range.
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Are you talking about the router setting or on the phone, how do I change on the phone?
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Are you talking about the router setting or on the phone, how do I change on the phone?
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I have dual band router(one at 5ghz the other at 2.4ghz), so I have to setup phone to long onto each band.
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I have dual band router(one at 5ghz the other at 2.4ghz), so I have to setup phone to long onto each band.
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How do you do that on the phone?!
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How do you do that on the phone?!
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I just choose to connect to which band I want to use, I have different names for each band.
Get the feeling since the last ota the battery drain increased much + loseing the LTE signal and when it switch back i dont get a connection. Have to activate air modus and reconnect.
Others?
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LTE/3G trouble here, too
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Get the feeling since the last ota the battery drain increased much + loseing the LTE signal and when it switch back i dont get a connection. Have to activate air modus and reconnect.
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Almost the same problem here: while a good LTE or 3G signal is present, data is getting disconnected randomly, usually after only about a minute of proper operation. Flight mode or rebooting will not always return the device into a usable condition.
After swallowing the broken finger print sensor and the poor audio of the loudspeaker, this is completely inacceptable.
While I rarely return products, I am done with Elephone and will get rid of it, while I still can.