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I don't know if its just me but, my phone seems slow while on my home wifi. I haven't checked wifi anywhere else. And my signal on the phone seems to be weak at times even while sitting in the same room with my router. My cappy seems faster in this area. Also streaming some video seems to be slower on my sgs2 vs my cappy at times. Any tips/advice...?
BTW..my device is vanilla as of yet...
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Well, at present, I'm on Cognition. So, I can't give an exact parallel as far as circumstances and setups; however, my phone is extremely fast when running on my wifi connection at home. I haven't really focused much on the reception, but from what I remember it has been excellent as well. If I'm in the same room, it's completely full. If I'm elsewhere in the house I still tend to have decent reception(more than just the one bar).
I'm not sure what to suggest for better performance outside of possibly considering flashing an alternative ROM instead of just running it stock. The process, overall, is honestly quite simple. I do understand though that some people like to run the phone the way that it came out of the box. It's just a suggestion.
Outside of that I mean maybe an issue between your router and your phone, but honestly I doubt that.
I appreciate the response. I'm puzzled by this...as I am no expert I'm also not new to flashing roms. My cappy is on a modded rom. I'm just giving the devs time to work out the bugs! Thanx again!
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The BCM4330 used in a LOT of mobile devices just plain doesn't seem to like some routers.
At my home, the signal strength always looks low before connecting on my GS2, Tab 10.1, and Infuse (All BCM4330) - then it suddenly looks better when I connect.
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Entropy512 said:
The BCM4330 used in a LOT of mobile devices just plain doesn't seem to like some routers.
At my home, the signal strength always looks low before connecting on my GS2, Tab 10.1, and Infuse (All BCM4330) - then it suddenly looks better when I connect.
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Hates D-Link (battery drain, loss of range).
Loves Netgear (less battery drain than HSPA, excellent range).
At least that's the case with the international version.
Have a NetGear and my wifi flies. of the couple dozen or so routers I have set up for family and friends NetGear seem to always be the easiest to set up, connect the most consistently, and give the best all around speeds for both net surfing and console gaming.
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My phone was downloading normal speeds earlier. Then I rooted in and flashed Cognition X2 beta 4.
Now my speeds are REALLY slow. (takes forever to download something as small as 4 Mb...)
Idk if anyone else is having the same issue
check your router for firmware updates, if there are, appy them and then retest if your speeds are still slow
Interesting..as I am using a d-link gaming router. Will have to check into firmware update..had the router a few years never updated it.
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ive had a number of friends that get new phones and have complaints like:
whats wrong with my phone it wont connect to my router, or get sporadic connections, drop for no reason, slow x-fers...
first thing i do is update the firmware, you'd be suprised at how many issues can get 'fixed' when your router gets updated.
so, i'd start there first..
Yea, I'm going to give that a try..thanks for the heads up..!
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Whenever I open maps.it always shows me as being in rhode island somewhere...I happen to be in Pa. I have even set my location to my home address and when I reopen the app I'm back in RI. Wtf?!
Other then the speed the s2 has I liked my cappy better...atleast it connects to my wifi network a lot better and streaming videos ran smooth unlike my gs2..I gave my cappy to my two year old to play his birdie game..considering trading him!
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NYG said:
Whenever I open maps.it always shows me as being in rhode island somewhere...I happen to be in Pa. I have even set my location to my home address and when I reopen the app I'm back in RI. Wtf?!
Other then the speed the s2 has I liked my cappy better...atleast it connects to my wifi network a lot better and streaming videos ran smooth unlike my gs2..I gave my cappy to my two year old to play his birdie game..considering trading him!
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Probably one of your neighbors recently moved from RI and Google thinks their wifi AP is in Rhode Island still.
Turn off wifi and retest.
I have one neighbor to my left been there along time now...I'm on my own wifi network at home...I first noticed this when I was turned around while driving do to an accident needed a new route. I don't have wifi turned on when mobile.
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I've been having the problem of the wifi not coming back automatically and I was like D: so I went into the Play store (lol) and found this app. It's working well for me, so I was like I should tell people! Doesn't seen to effect (effect or affect I D my battery
Just search in the market for : blade wifi fix
Its a free app so you don't have much to lose, if it works for you great if it doesn't don't shoot the messenger!
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Please Call 1-800-IDGAF
No seriously you can post below if it worked well or if its a battery eater etc.
Yo guys
1-800 idgaf doesn't work don't try it lolol
Come over to the dark side...
More than likely its a router issue. That's how I fixed mine.
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I guess I'm one of the lucky ones, but I have yet to have any wifi issues on both of my DX2s running CM7rc1.
I'll give it a try and see what happens.
Did have one incident with wifi stalling so I installed the app and we will see if it happens again.
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Um 1800- I don't give a f***? That's an interesting number.
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So I have been using this extensively, I can say that it does slightly improve WiFi connectivity. It is quicker and usually connects with no problem, but sometimes it seems to not work at all for whatever reason.
Anyone else have the same experience?
I have a $300 D-link router, with excellent connection. Its used for gaming, and my Wifi, has no problem connecting even after sleep mode. Your routers are probally giving out weak signals. I've had no problems with wifi connectivity since using CM7.
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Hey guys,
tried to search if any other problems like this exist...
My WiFi seems to be disconnecting often... Meaning it still shows as connected, but it wont load internet pages or download anything / stop at some time downloading.
Now i tried to look at my WiFi with WiFi analyzer... at it seems that I am on the best channel for my area... but still... I also tried 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz same results it seems...
I am not happy with it... it seems so unstable, that even at home often i use 3G just because it doesn't crash that much... if the WiFi works i get great speeds though... but it seems like a hit and miss....
any idea?
You may ha e.faulty connectors as that is the problem w some of the one xs also go to WiFi settings switch it from auto to 2.5 GHz idk if 5ghz works well or not
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Did.... And it didn't change.... Any other thoughts??
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Suspect an issue on the router's end...
I have the same frikken problem. Drives me crazy. Ill be rolling thru XDA or whatever, and suddenly my phone disconnects wifi and switches back to 3G. Then maybe a second later reconnect to wifi. I have no explanation for it. I have an HTC rep calling me today. Ill let you know what he says, but I wouldn't hold your breath LOL. I know man it sucks.
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Make sure your routers firmware is up to date
I have theexact same problem. Let me know if you find a fix, I'm on the verge of returning it.
Actually it didn't seem to be so persistent, anymore.... And I did update the firmware of the router.... If that really helped.... I do t know....?
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I just updated the firmware on my router as well. Well check back after a couple days but so far so good
Wi-Fi not the greatest for me either. Running a WRT54GL which is one of the most rock solid routers ever with Tomato never have issues with it on my 3D or any other devices. Having similar issues you are having. Sometimes just not staying connected even though it shows connected. Other times no wi-fi on when I wake the phone. I'm guessing it's bugs other people have reported similar problems. Going to see how it performs after the next OTA update I'm hoping they fix some stuff. Also I hope they fix the very annoying set time zone message. Not sure what caues that but you are certainly not alone with the wi-fi issues.
I currently have mine set to 2.4Ghz only not auto since I don't use N for my phone there is no need for it and it sucks more battery at least it did on my 3D.
I would just hang tight and see what the next OTA brings.
This is disturbing. There seems to be a great deal of variation in build quality (i.e. Wifi issues, screen light bleed, data issues, etc.). I have had none of these issues with my phone. However, multitasking is a joke, and google wallet is broken after working previously. My phone is none stock at this point.
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answer is here, either last post on page one or two,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671744
Regarding to multitasking.. It is ridiculous.... Yesterday I used navigation and every time I check something in another windows and come back my navigation is GONE! that's bad!!
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I added a post to another thread - in my case, I found a definite correlation between wifi drop and phone temperature.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29220238&postcount=28
Posting it here as well in case someone remembers how hot their phone was when their wifi drops..
Just throwing in my experience for the record...
I'm a network administrator for a living so I know a few things about making wifi work. In a nutshell my Evo LTE will not maintain a stable conneciton to *any* wifi N network under any settings. I've tried mutiple routers and multiple ROMs for my phone and none would work properly. I'll spare you the details but channels, encryption, spectrum, root, preamble... nothing would work on N.
WiFi G = rock solid
WiFi N = sucks more than Paris Hilton
Since I concluded that G works perfectly I've just made sure to stick with G networks. Not worth fighting Sprint for a new phone that may very well do the same thing for me. :victory:
Not sure if you guys are having the same issue I've been experiencing, but my wifi issues have went away since using Mozilla firefox. I messed with my router settings, used 2.4 ghz, 5ghz, wifi n, wifi g, different security configurations, a bunch of different wifi apps, just about every browser on the market and as odd as it sounds, only Mozilla has solved my problem. If I use any other browser, I get hang-ups and phone gives me the impression that wifi isn't working. I don't know why or how mozilla works great while all other browsers' performance is inconsistent and frustrating but its a fact. I strongly recommend anyone with "wifi problems" give mozilla a try.
has anyone found a solution to this wifi issue?
i can connect to my home router with no problem, very stable. but outdoors, on cablewifi, or optimumwifi the connection is terrible. the signal shows connected, but there is no data being uploaded or downloaded. i think it might have something to do with channel congestion, but my friends iphone has no issues whatsoever.
so whats the deal with the evo's wifi radio???
I have done some searching but haven't found any answers yet and thought I would ask. I am rooted with s-on using HTC dev unlock method. I am running MeanRom 2.0 and have upgraded from 1.7, to 1.9, to this current rom. I see in the OP that the wifi issues were fixed but am having the following problems and would appreciate any and all guidance. Whenever I leave my wi-fi on overnight, connected with strong signal (only 15 or so feet away) the battery drains from 75% down to less than 50%. I remember leaving my wifi on with my OG Evo overnight and the battery maybe draining 5-8% during the same time frame. I always leave it on at home because I get poor coverage in my house and data is slow. I did switch the wifi options performance to high in the settings because if I don't, it will continually disconnect and reconnect. Anyone have some help?
Thanks!
If it is constantly disconnecting and reconnecting then you should exchange the phone. I had the same problem with my 1St EVO, it is a defect.I'm also running MeanROM 2.0 with no issues. Hope that helps.
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If it is constantly disconnecting and reconnecting then you should exchange the phone. I had the same problem with my 1St EVO, it is a defect.I'm also running MeanROM 2.0 with no issues. Hope that helps.
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Damn, that wasn't the answer I was looking for! Any other thoughts before I go back to stock and exchange it?!?!
Go into settings, WiFi, Advanced settings and make sure that WiFi is always on during sleep
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