Wifi specs for N10 is listed as "WiFi 802.11 b/g/n (MIMO+HT40)". Can anyone confirm that this is indeed dual-band (2.4 & 5GHz), because HT40 mode is well nigh useless in 2.4GHz--the reason being that 40MHz mode would eat up about 2/3 of the entire usable allotted 2.4GHz spectrum, and would be extremely unfriendly to neighboring devices. Most routers don't allow 40MHz mode in 2.4GHz band.
Now that 4.2 supports Miracast, 5GHz support for high throughput is pretty much a necessity. Kindle Fire HD has dual-band, and it's kinda the baseline for tablets. Thus I'm assuming the same for N10, but would like confirmation.
Check this link: https://sites.google.com/site/androidpresssite/home/tech-specs
It says "Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n (MIMO+HT40)"
I would think this is 2.4 & 5GHz. Samsung has been using dual band in most of their products. So, don't think this would be any different.
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I would think this is 2.4 & 5GHz. Samsung has been using dual band in most of their products. So, don't think this would be any different.
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But wouldn't you expect a listing of 802.11a then as well?
>But wouldn't you expect a listing of 802.11a then as well?
That was the erstwhile practice, posting abgn spec as an indicator of dual-band capability, hence my question. But .11a has been out of fashion for years now, so phasing it out of the specs list is a good thing. I did check into a few recent wifi adapters with dual-band support, and the 'a' is not present in their specs.
I doubt normal users would notice whether a tablet is dual-band--at least for now. But Miracast capability should push dual-band awareness to the fore, and I expect the next gen of tablets will have dual-band alongside Miracast. The trend is already set for the latest entrants--Surface RT, KFHD, and N4/N10 all have dual-band and MIMO ants. N10 in particular has HT40, which would be useful since it will be outputting 1080p, whereas the others only need to output ~720p.
i think dual-band is a definite necessity in any of today's tablets, I couldn't believe the nexus 7 didn't have one when I originally bought one, then was astonished Asus would drop the ball even on the infinity! A mid-2012 device that retails for $500, without dual-band! Crazy talk I say!
I'm looking forward for the next tablets to get 802.11AC!
speed up your hardware development tablet manufacturers! I know it ain't easy, but they've got a better chance at pushing newer wireless standards than I do!
Not just dual band. New tablets need to have more than one antenna too. The Kindle Fire HD is a good start.
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Not just dual band. New tablets need to have more than one antenna too. The Kindle Fire HD is a good start.
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They do, MIMO = multiple input, multiple output, antenna diversity
BTW N10 doesn't have miracast, probably because of memory bandwith, too many pixels to duplicate.
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They do, MIMO = multiple input, multiple output, antenna diversity
BTW N10 doesn't have miracast, probably because of memory bandwith, too many pixels to duplicate.
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The N10 has amazing memory bandwidth -- 12.8GB/s. Also, the wifi bandwidth is easily enough to transmit 1080p video unless the signal is very poor.
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>But wouldn't you expect a listing of 802.11a then as well?
That was the erstwhile practice, posting abgn spec as an indicator of dual-band capability, hence my question. But .11a has been out of fashion for years now, so phasing it out of the specs list is a good thing. I did check into a few recent wifi adapters with dual-band support, and the 'a' is not present in their specs.
I doubt normal users would notice whether a tablet is dual-band--at least for now. But Miracast capability should push dual-band awareness to the fore, and I expect the next gen of tablets will have dual-band alongside Miracast. The trend is already set for the latest entrants--Surface RT, KFHD, and N4/N10 all have dual-band and MIMO ants. N10 in particular has HT40, which would be useful since it will be outputting 1080p, whereas the others only need to output ~720p.
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This is outside my range of knowledge, but I ran a few Google searches.
"The Nexus 10 does have enterprise-class wireless networking hardware, with dual-band 802.11n supported alongside MIMO internal antennas (oddly, 5GHz 802 11a has dropped off the specifications — probably because nobody has ever cared very much)."
The Nexus 10 features the latest 5GHz, MIMO Wi-Fi 802.11n. Its wireless performance was considerably faster than the Google Nexus 7, but not as fast as the fourth-generation iPad. On a 5GHz, high-speed corporate network using the Ookla Speedtest.net app, the Nexus 10 averaged an admirable 22.3Mbps down, while the iPad 4 hit 37Mbps down.
Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n (MIMO+HT40), Bluetooth, Dual-side NFC (Android Beam)
I assume "dual-band" is what you're looking for. One article I read mentioned that it had 5GHz 802.11n. Anyway, the pcmag review -- where they ran the Ookla Speedtest.net app -- sounds like an intelligent, reliable source. I hope that's the info you're looking for.
Josh
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They do, MIMO = multiple input, multiple output, antenna diversity
BTW N10 doesn't have miracast, probably because of memory bandwith, too many pixels to duplicate.
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WHAT!? I thought it had miracast?! Or is it just that Android 4.2 supports it? I'm totally confused now..
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The N10 has amazing memory bandwidth -- 12.8GB/s. Also, the wifi bandwidth is easily enough to transmit 1080p video unless the signal is very poor.
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I believe the specs were a 64-bit dual channel memory interface w
Yes it does have high memory bandwidth for a tablet or phone, but that memory bandwidth is actually just the theoretical max and furthermore is completely used up by the devices screen resolution. It may be high compared to what past devices have had, but it is still not enough for what the device should have. I believe the specs were a 64-bit dual channel memory interface with low power DDR3-800 speed memory chips. Samsung really should have gone with their incredibly cheap and high density 1333 chips since it probably wouldnt have even cost anything more.
This lack of memory bandwidth was my reason for making a thread a couple days ago on the possibility of adding RAM overclocking to kernel tunables, and possibly even RAM timing adjustments. The largest thing holding back gaming and benchmark performance will be the memory bandwidth, second worst thing will be the GPU speed
As for wifi, Ill know for sure when my device gets here in a day or two but I would suspect it will have both 2.4 and 5GHz bands. No sense having MIMO and HT40 if it doesnt even support 5GHz
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I believe the specs were a 64-bit dual channel memory interface w
Yes it does have high memory bandwidth for a tablet or phone, but that memory bandwidth is actually just the theoretical max and furthermore is completely used up by the devices screen resolution. It may be high compared to what past devices have had, but it is still not enough for what the device should have. I believe the specs were a 64-bit dual channel memory interface with low power DDR3-800 speed memory chips. Samsung really should have gone with their incredibly cheap and high density 1333 chips since it probably wouldnt have even cost anything more.
This lack of memory bandwidth was my reason for making a thread a couple days ago on the possibility of adding RAM overclocking to kernel tunables, and possibly even RAM timing adjustments. The largest thing holding back gaming and benchmark performance will be the memory bandwidth, second worst thing will be the GPU speed
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That's twice the bandwidth of the fastest Tegra 3 devices. I was just looking at the GL offscreen benches, too, and the GPU seems quite capable. The hardware is there; if there are performance problems, they must be firmware or software issues -- and correctable.
Nexus 10 & 802.11ac
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i think dual-band is a definite necessity in any of today's tablets, I couldn't believe the nexus 7 didn't have one when I originally bought one, then was astonished Asus would drop the ball even on the infinity! A mid-2012 device that retails for $500, without dual-band! Crazy talk I say!
I'm looking forward for the next tablets to get 802.11AC!
speed up your hardware development tablet manufacturers! I know it ain't easy, but they've got a better chance at pushing newer wireless standards than I do!
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Does anyone know if the Nexus 10 will benefit from a 802.11AC router, like for example the Linksys AC1750 or NetGear R6300? Is getting a 802.11 AC router worthwhile?
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Does anyone know if the Nexus 10 will benefit from a 802.11AC router, like for example the Linksys AC1750 or NetGear R6300? Is getting a 802.11 AC router worthwhile?
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Not yet they are not worth it. If you do some research on AC it will double in speed and bandwidth in the next gen of AC devices. Besides it will take some time for devices to gain native AC support. Think back to when N (draft) came out and only the last year or so has really maxed the potential of N capabillities. Id wait. Just my 2 cents.
>Does anyone know if the Nexus 10 will benefit from a 802.11AC router, like for example the Linksys AC1750 or NetGear R6300? Is getting a 802.11 AC router worthwhile?
802.11ac requires hardware on both ends to potentially realize the higher speed. And even when the equipment has the label, it doesn't mean that it has the additional hardware (radios & antennas) needed to attain higher bandwidth. Nexus 10 doesn't have, nor can it be upgraded to .11ac.
Moreover, 802.11ac is not finalized, and all AC equipment are draft-based. That means brand-interoperability is low, and it's best to buy both router & adapter from the same vendor.
These said, a new 802.11ac router may confer benefits if its N portion performs better than your present router.
Suggest reading reviews of current draft-AC routers for better grasp of the pros and cons. Here's a typical review from a respected site:
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wire...-band-wireless-ac1750-gigabit-router-reviewed
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Not yet they are not worth it. If you do some research on AC it will double in speed and bandwidth in the next gen of AC devices. Besides it will take some time for devices to gain native AC support. Think back to when N (draft) came out and only the last year or so has really maxed the potential of N capabillities. Id wait. Just my 2 cents.
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Thank you very much for that reply. Just to be clear so I understand this properly; the Nexus 10 does not have a 802.11AC chipset? I'm better off getting a 802.11N router that is able to do 450x450?
I don't know about speeds, but my N10 connects to my 5ghz network and performs better there (i.e. no YouTube buffering problem) whilst performing worse on the 2.4ghz (a few disconnects here and there)
If you have a decent proximity to your router you will almost be better served using the 5ghz instead of 2.4ghz because of saturation. In my neighborhood I've had to turn my router power up considerably just get a foothold on my living area with my 2.4ghz devices. I use 5ghz instead with my n10 and the performance is awesome. If it only had less screen issues! Mechanically it is amazing.
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My N10 has a 5ghz 40mhz band all to itself at the office, which leads to some rather nice transfer rates when I'm grabbing 720p tv show rips from the NAS.
It's the fastest device on wifi in general I've owned. Very pleased with it.
one more question:
my router does not support 5ghz, but it does support 2.4ghz and 40Mhz mode.
Will the N10 support that, too?
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one more question:
my router does not support 5ghz, but it does support 2.4ghz and 40Mhz mode.
Will the N10 support that, too?
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Good question: or better, what is the max connection rate on each band?
Does it have 2 or three antennas and support 40MHz mode on both?
Wil check tonight with my ASUS N66U (2*450) and let you know.
Cheers
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Perhaps I was being complacent, but I just assumed the prime would hop on the 5ghz network in my house....but in fact I can only see the 2ghz network. Anyone have input on this?
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Hmmm.... problem ?
I can connect to my 2.4 gHz wap at work. Can't connect to the 5 gHz.
Ohh crap! Please no! **** me!
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The TP has a Broadcom BCM4329 chip which does support 5GHz mode of operation. However, Asus did not include the support for running the device at that mode, either in software or due to the type of antennas used. Could be for saving power..
Perhaps we might see a custom ROM which enables this mode of operation.
This sucks! I just got my prime and I can't use the 5ghz speeds in my house to stream HD video.
I've tried the 2.4ghz N speeds but the max speed is about 65mbps...nothing close to the 130mbps that my laptop gets. And, this is next to the router.
When I tried to stream HD video from my home server, it is a bit choppy and has lots of dropped frames.
Any suggestions???
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Sorry, I should add that I was accessing the network videos through ES File Explorer and playing them on MX Video Player.
Well ****. This is pretty surprising to me.
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i noticed the same.. fail. my xoom did it
tdrussell said:
Well ****. This is pretty surprising to me.
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Though I would agree with you that it's a major bummer, I don't know why it's surprising,. This limitation has been mentioned before, research is your friend...especially when you're giving them $500 of your hard-earned money.
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This limitation has been mentioned before
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^^^^^
This.
It was on the front page for a while in the same thread discussing the single speaker. It is wierd that the chip supports it but they disabled it.
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The TP has a Broadcom BCM4329 chip which does support 5GHz mode of operation. However, Asus did not include the support for running the device at that mode, either in software or due to the type of antennas used. Could be for saving power..
Perhaps we might see a custom ROM which enables this mode of operation.
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Don't know why it was disable and I don't think the hardware is there it can't be for power savings the iPad 2 has it
I don't think its fair to say the consumers in general are going to be able to spot the fact that this doesn't have 5ghz. You'd have to be somewhat technical and do a lot of digging. As long as the wireless N standard has been around, it is very odd to me that they disabled this.
5ghz is great for streaming video and I'm having a lot of trouble with 2.4ghz streaming clean HD video.
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5ghz is great for streaming video.
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It's also good for router wars when you're fighting interference from your neighbors.
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I don't think its fair to say the consumers in general are going to be able to spot the fact that this doesn't have 5ghz. You'd have to be somewhat technical and do a lot of digging. As long as the wireless N standard has been around, it is very odd to me that they disabled this.
5ghz is great for streaming video and I'm having a lot of trouble with 2.4ghz streaming clean HD video.
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I would say consumers in general are using 2.4ghz and the somewhat technical are using 5ghz. Personally I tried using 5ghz in my house but the range limitation put me back on 2.4ghz since I didn't want access points set up all over the place.
I dunno i think they should have still made it available. If it sucks the power up then people can switch. I am forced to use 2.4ghz at home because my phone doesnt support it but being that i will be using the tablet instead it be nice to switch back to 5ghz.
The hardware supports it so thats good atleast, which means asus or a dev can enable it in the future.
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While the 2.GHz band is narrower and frequently more crowded, it isn't inherently slower -- at least not so much that it would cause the video streaming problems cited here. Using WiFi Analyser I am able to see the channels in use in my area by WiFi and changed the channels used by my router. My initial change failed - maybe I chose a channel with a lot of non-WiFi traffic on it. But my 2nd choice worked brilliantly. I can stream HD from my Twonky over WiFi with no problems.
In light of all the recent wifi issues with the Asus Transformer Prime. I got thinking.. Would it be possible for the prime to theoretically use a USB wifi dongle as the receiver through the keyboard dock?
Obviously android since gingerbread has had USB hosting and the ability to use mice, keyboards, game controllers and other devices, but how about a USB wireless networking adapter?
Thoughts?
Interesting thought and I have no idea... For average use wifi suffices but might be a nice option when going to a place where wifi is crap (like vacation house or something).
Iwas thinking the samething. The question is would there be driver issues with the USB device?
Not quite yet
If you are simply talking about a Wireless N Wifi dongle, there would be little gain, While not the best, a properly functioning Prime gets reasonable WiFi performance. Witness mine, which I regularly see 15-20 Mbit downloads speeds, so not great, but certainly acceptable.
If insetad you want a 3G wireless stick, at the present this is not an option. Honeycomb and even ICS do not provide support for these natively, though a rooted device I believe can be made to work with 1 or 2 3G sticks. When talking 3G, the best move is just root your phone and tether to that, but watch to 300 Mb game downloads folks. AT&T will make your head spin with the $ if you go over the measly 2 Gb plan (I was grandfathered in on an "Unlimited' data plan, and lost it... no biggie, they still bust you if you repeatedly use high bandwidth.
Good evening
I was wondering if there is any other thoughts on using a USB WiFi dongle with the prime. The reason I ask is that I note several retailers are starting to get stock in the UK and I am on the verge of purchasing.
The only issue I have is the WiFi range issue as I work on an offshore oil rig which has a WiFi network and I can currently use this within my cabin on a night with my net book to surf the net. However as there are a fair few partitions and a good distance etc between the WiFi router and the cabins, I don't think the Primes WiFi range would be sufficient (based on others posting issues when they are trying to pass through a few walls).
If a USB WiFi dongle could be made to work i would buy a prime tomorrow, otherwise I think I am going to stick with the net book for a while longer and wait for another model / manufacturer with Tegra 3 (I really don't want to follow the crowd and get an Apple!)
Many thanks!
Chris
Should knlw what that could be a good idea. THERES a guy in developement thread named Saturnde. He has made a thread called new or added drivers or something. He compiled a list of new drivers into a zip file for support of new USB devices that aren't normally supported by prime. He said if you want drivers for a particular device tl let him know. He will need name of device n model number or something. Won't hurt to run it past him and see if its feasible or possible. Let us know how it goes.
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If you are simply talking about a Wireless N Wifi dongle, there would be little gain, While not the best, a properly functioning Prime gets reasonable WiFi performance. Witness mine, which I regularly see 15-20 Mbit downloads speeds, so not great, but certainly acceptable.
If insetad you want a 3G wireless stick, at the present this is not an option. Honeycomb and even ICS do not provide support for these natively, though a rooted device I believe can be made to work with 1 or 2 3G sticks. When talking 3G, the best move is just root your phone and tether to that, but watch to 300 Mb game downloads folks. AT&T will make your head spin with the $ if you go over the measly 2 Gb plan (I was grandfathered in on an "Unlimited' data plan, and lost it... no biggie, they still bust you if you repeatedly use high bandwidth.
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Can you syggest a wifi dongle that i can use in an android tablet (my tablet's wifi is "broken")
No way I can connect to my wireless "N" network at home using the prime.
I can only connect to the 2.5 Ghz frequency.
I know the 5Ghz works because my laptop can access it. I want to take advantage of the troughput the wireless "N" gives you.
It's listed in the specs that the TF201 only supports 2.4 ghz wifi. *shrug* What else is there to say?
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It's listed in the specs that the TF201 only supports 2.4 ghz wifi. *shrug* What else is there to say?
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Thanks....
Just found a thread about the same issue.
The real issue seems to be the Prime not able to connect to a 2.4 wireless "N" like mine too.
thanks again _Gir_
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No way I can connect to my wireless "N" network at home using the prime.
I can only connect to the 2.5 Ghz frequency.
I know the 5Ghz works because my laptop can access it. I want to take advantage of the troughput the wireless "N" gives you.
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The 5ghz N range is way overated. Not as good as people think as your range is more limited than 2.5Ghz.
Read this article n you will get the real scoop on it and tips. 5Ghz N range is marketing b.s. and not as good as people may think.
WWW.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-basics/30664-5-ways-to-fix-slow-80211n-speed
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The 5ghz N range is way overated. Not as good as people think as your range is more limited than 2.5Ghz.
Read this article n you will get the real scoop on it and tips. 5Ghz N range is marketing b.s. and not as good as people may think.
WWW.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-basics/30664-5-ways-to-fix-slow-80211n-speed
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Wow!!
What an eye opener. Great read.
Thank you for the link.
2.4 Ghz it is for me then.
No where in the article they mention about crowded frequencies. You know how your troughput degrades when your home is bombarded with all the WiFi access points advertising in the same frequency (dif. channel). Is this also true?
Different channels use different frequencies inside the 2.4Ghz spectrum. Use Wifi Analyzer to find an unused channel in your vicinity.
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Different channels use different frequencies inside the 2.4Ghz spectrum. Use Wifi Analyzer to find an unused channel in your vicinity.
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Will do.
Once I find a clear or not so crowded channel, how do I go about having the Prime use that channel?
The router end is easy to change.
Will that involve ADB come into the picture?
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Will do.
Once I find a clear or not so crowded channel, how do I go about having the Prime use that channel?
The router end is easy to change.
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Once you change the channel on the router, all client devices, including your tablet, will find the network on the new channel and connect to it.
that was a dumm question from my part.
I will downlaod WiFi analyzer from the market and run it once I get home.
Thank you.
Yeah,wifi analyzer is a great free app. It will let you see what channels are crowded n what's the best one to switch your router to. Plus will let you see a real time signal strength meter also for whatever channel you on. Glad the article helped.
+1 recommendation of using wifi analyzer app.. very good and useful app
Do keep in mind that the app only shows wifi AP's and what channel they are on. It doesn't show how busy they are. Only way to see that is to use an PC with linux running something like Kismet. Kismet will let you see how many packets are being sent on a given channel so you can dodge busy wifi channels that are being used for bittorrent, netflix, etc.,.
Second, notice the parabolic arcs in wifi analyzer and remember that 2.4Ghz frequency channels have some overlap. Many people don't understand that moving their AP a signal channel up/down does nearly nothing to avoid the busy channel's traffic. Due to overlap, an AP on channel 2 will still see interference/traffic from an AP on channel 1.
Which is why I wish the TF201 was 5Ghz capable. 2.4 Ghz airspace is very crowded where I live. But 5Ghz is nearly empty except for my AP and one other. I can copy over 30mb per second via 5Ghz on my laptop but, as the other poster mentioned, range is better on 2.4Ghz.
Developers are looking into enabling the 5ghz frequency as the info or instruction set for it is inside the prime already. So it seems as if Asus just disabled it or something similar. There is a thread somewhere around here on it..lol
Right.
In my case all I needed to find out was how many APs were using the same channel as I. WiFi analyzer did its job. There were 4 APs using the same channel as I was. Changed the broadcast channel in my router and it's smooth sailing for me now.
I'm streaming Blue ray quality movies to the prime from a share drive with no lag unlike before.
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Developers are looking into enabling the 5ghz frequency as the info or instruction set for it is inside the prime already. So it seems as if Asus just disabled it or something similar. There is a thread somewhere around here on it..lol
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Wow!!!
But as a previous poster said.... only 2.4 Ghz frequency is supported by the device according to the tech specs.
Makes me wonder if there is really a tegra 3 inside LOL!!!!
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Wow!!!
But as a previous poster said.... only 2.4 Ghz frequency is supported by the device according to the tech specs.
Makes me wonder if there is really a tegra 3 inside LOL!!!!
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Wireless connectivity is not managed by the Tegra 3 SOC but the Broadcom BCM4329 radio chip.
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Wireless connectivity is not managed by the Tegra 3 SOC but the Broadcom BCM4329 radio chip.
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right.
I was just making a sarcastic comment.
Hi, IMHO this is one of the most intersting topics regarding current Google devices which is why I keep coming back to the following question for all recent Nexus devices as well:
Does anyone know whether the new Chromecast supports DFS frequencies on the 5GHz band? I know that the Nexus Player with it's current firmware doesn't. Nor does the Nexus 9, Nexus 7 or the Nexus 6. I know that for the Nexus 6 there is a custom ROM/kernel which must be flashed in order to enable this.
As a lot of people who don't even care about 5GHz are now getting routers/modems from their ISPs with 5GHz activated per default, I'm seeing increased usage of the four non-DFS 5GHz channels. For people who actually care about wi-fi performance and who would therefore like to avoid interference, DFS-support is vital.
I might consider getting the 2015 model, but only if it supports DFS. I already got a Nexus Player (and the old Chromecast) anyway, so I need a good reason to upgrade and DFS support would be reason enough for me.
I did a quick test, and it doesn't seem that it supports DFS channels
But maybe it will come in time, my Nexus 6 that just upgraded to Android 6.0 now finally has support for DFS channels.
that's great to know, wow!! hoping that it'll be the case for the nexus player as well then! after performing some research I found that it's hardware definitely supports it, so here's hoping!
The product brief of the WiFi solution used in CC2, the Avastar 88W8887, says it supports DFS.
http://www.marvell.com/wireless/assets/Marvell_Avastar_88W8887_SoC-01_product_brief.pdf
Perhaps they implement it later.
Okay, i've restested with my AP on CH 120 and chromecast 2015 connects to it, so it supports DFS!
I recently purchased a M8S PRO as my android tv box. I upgrade [purchased it] specifically because it supports 5ghz and i thought the wifi would perform better.
However whether Im streaming with the browser or even playing movies off my nas i have latency issues
I believe this is due to the internal wifi chip because i also have a nvidia shield tablet which has none of these issues even if i put it in the same location as the M8S PRO
Should I buy a range extender or a new wifi dongle for it (like this one)?
Does Android support more then one wifi adapter? Will i be able to disable the internal one?
Or should i try a custom rom (i dont see how this will help but maybe im wrong about it being a hardware issue)?
Try various configuration in your router, you can try 20 or 40 mhz bandwidth, maybe disable legacy modes and use AC only, I had issues before with 5Ghz when legacy modes were enabled like A B or G. let me know, as I just purchased this box and im still waiting for it. , also you can check the 2.4GHz band.
regards.
screw these dam things
as far as i can tell the wifi chip in this thing sucks
i put the dam thing right next to the router and its still horrible
topping out at 400-500 kb/s on lan transfers over a minimum presence 5ghz wifi
sorry for late reponse, i was loading lede onto my router and trying other things to fix the issues i have with this device playing items across the lan (via samba)