Hello i just bought the galaxy s3 the last week.. i noticed that it gets connecting and disconnecting very often! Every 5-10 seconds does thatat.And the signal is weak compared to the iphone 4 same location ..i mean the router is 5-6 meters far away and im getting 2-3 signal bars but on iphone i have full signal!
Are there any ways to fix the disconnecting/connecting issues?
THANKS.
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Mine is the opposite the minute i switch the phone on it locks onto the WI-Fi straight away.
Try a factory reset and perhaps that could do the trick
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Any solution to weak WiFi signal gain ??
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I have experienced signal loss(no signal at all) on my samsung galaxy s ii, at random times. I am pretty sure that there is network coverage in that area.
When this happened, i normally got to wait for a few seconds and everything get back to normal...
Anyone experienced this or theres an issue w my sgsii?
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I've read some people say that wifi is not that strong on the S3... is this true for you? don't have an s3 but this may be a dealbreaker for me..
I have noticed that my SGS3 does not have as good of a signal strength when using my home wifi. Especially the range.
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For me, I don't think range is a problem. I continue to have timeout errors. I did a speed test and had a good test. But I will start surfing again and I get delays and timeout errors.
For me work well with low signal
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No complaints here. Picks up fast and strong. And full speed too.
Actually better than my previous phone and iPod.
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would they be able to correct the wifi strenght with a firmware update in future?
Compared to an s2, it does seem to struggle getting WiFi connection when they are sitting right next to each other.
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I have not noticed any major issues with wireless yet. In my bedroom my wireless router is a floor up and on the other side of the house and I can still connect fine with 1 of the 4 bars. My laptop and iPad have stronger connections but the phone works fine. I'll try to find my SGS2 tomorrow to compare signal strengths.
my wifi locks VERY FAST, faster than any other device i have had, havent noticed any speed / range issues
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I have not noticed any major issues with wireless yet. In my bedroom my wireless router is a floor up and on the other side of the house and I can still connect fine with 1 of the 4 bars. My laptop and iPad have stronger connections but the phone works fine. I'll try to find my SGS2 tomorrow to compare signal strengths.
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did you get a chance to compare with your s2 yet?
wyuan said:
did you get a chance to compare with your s2 yet?
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I just did a test with my vibrant, s2, & s3. The s2 has the strongest reading on my AP @ about -65dBm. The s3 is about -78dBm. The vibrant is the weakest at -83dBm. My AP is down one floor and on the other side of the house through several walls.
I've had no troubles connecting with any of them.
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I just did a test with my vibrant, s2, & s3. The s2 has the strongest reading on my AP @ about -65dBm. The s3 is about -78dBm. The vibrant is the weakest at -83dBm. My AP is down one floor and on the other side of the house through several walls.
I've had no troubles connecting with any of them.
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Decided to do another test closer to the AP.
Vibrant -65dBm
S2 -45dBm
S3 -52dBm
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1buprofen said:
Decided to do another test closer to the AP.
Vibrant -65dBm
S2 -45dBm
S3 -52dBm
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thanks for the tests... do you think the wifi when browsing on the s3 is a lot slower than the s2? or is it not noticeable?
wyuan said:
thanks for the tests... do you think the wifi when browsing on the s3 is a lot slower than the s2? or is it not noticeable?
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I haven't noticed any slowness, but I'll try to check that tonight.
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It Works ok if im less than 5 meters away from server. But anything over that and its unusable. I work about 10 meters from the server. And I get at least 2 - 3 bars of signal out of 4. And I can't even post a comment on here. The speed is very fast for about 30 seconds and then ridiculously slow. It also struggles to connect. Tries about 3 or 4 times before it connects. I'm running cm10 on s3 but have this problem on stock, omega and checkrom. I had simular problems with the s2 aswell but not s1. I don't want to use wifi kill as its my work and it might not solve the problem. Is this the s3 working on networks with multiple apns? Is there a code I can call to turn off power saving ?? Can't force to 5ghz either.
Some advice would be massively helpful. I am getting very frustrated.
Thanks in advanced
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Any ideas anyone?
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The s3 q&a is far more helpful than this whole community?
Thanks to d4seeker and jje
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Ive fixed mine!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1805572
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I believe the problem lies in network or in the wifi router. Maybe it's overloaded, try on-off cycling the router and see if it works then?
I kinda doubt that the issue is in the phone
I've fixed it now mate. Well chuffed. Don't know what it was really. But the method I used in above thread worked. It all started when I first rooted and flashed omega. Cm9 got rid of the authentication error (so it seems Sammy is at fault there) as for the WiFi range of about 3 meters and no connectivity after that distance. I'm not sure. Perhaps a problem deep in the settings I could not find. But completely wiping all settings worked. Not ideal. But confirmed working all day at work. So maybe a omega fault I don't know. Jus happy to have fixed it
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slking1989 said:
It Works ok if im less than 5 meters away from server. But anything over that and its unusable. I work about 10 meters from the server. And I get at least 2 - 3 bars of signal out of 4. And I can't even post a comment on here. The speed is very fast for about 30 seconds and then ridiculously slow. It also struggles to connect. Tries about 3 or 4 times before it connects. I'm running cm10 on s3 but have this problem on stock, omega and checkrom. I had simular problems with the s2 aswell but not s1. I don't want to use wifi kill as its my work and it might not solve the problem. Is this the s3 working on networks with multiple apns? Is there a code I can call to turn off power saving ?? Can't force to 5ghz either.
Some advice would be massively helpful. I am getting very frustrated.
Thanks in advanced
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It can be many problems! Maybe the ROM that you are runing has poor Wi-Fi support or maybe the phone is just "getting old" or maybe its the Wi-Fi set that sends you the signal!
I got a s3 which is not old but I've fixed it now. Thanks
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Is there any reason my phone says it has a strong wifi signal but it keeps dropping wifi and starts using verizon network instead?
background:
new JB basband rooted and unloxk with jailbreak method
that's it........
Thought there may be a JB vs L4 modem and rom issue (New at this...)
Thanks
Or it may be changing settings when one first gets the phone and doesn't read (not that there is a manual) about each setting first.
Is it dropping while the screen is on? There's a setting to turn off wifi when the screen is off
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Is it dropping while the screen is on? There's a setting to turn off wifi when the screen is off
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That's what I thought the problem was but I was wrong............
Turns out the phone jack in the kitchen died so the wife moved the phone into the office. Cut my wifi signal by half, so in those areas where it was iffy to begin with, it was switching to Verizon.
I think it is all solved........(but I thought that last time.
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Is it dropping while the screen is on? There's a setting to turn off wifi when the screen is off
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Well NOT fixed...and it is dropping when the screen is on. The always on is selected.
HELP ! ! ! !
And it's not a signal strength issue?
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And it's not a signal strength issue?
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Well.....my laptop is at 9.8 mps and the phone is getting 5 mps so there is some problem but signal strength says very strong.
When is the last time you rebooted your router?
As a pre-emptive strike, I am not interested in other devices work fine and there is no reason to because of that. They aren't using the same wifi card and they all behave differently with their own little quirks. Point in case, I have had my PC lose wifi, but my phone is fine and a router reboot clears it up.
Is it while MMS messaging? I've noticed my phone switches to 3g/4g while sending MMS, even if wifi is on.
Compared the wifes s3 side by side with my note and they dropped together so did a factory reset of the router and all is well.
Thanks for the efforts.....
Hi guys,
Ever since I've moved to a new place, my wifi disconnects every 10 minutes of use and connects again right away. Not only that my 4G and Internet constantly disconnects and connects because of the bad service in my neighborhood. Would this contribute a huge portion of my battery drain or is it minuscule?
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