Hi,
I am running NT 16gb CM10 with 0.06 build from chrmhoffman. I am consistently having my wifi dropped in couple routers, but my home router (older) seems to stay connected all the time. The signal was strong before connection in all cases, but in the dropped wifi cases, the signal drops to less then a bar after connected, and it would only connect for couple minutes at a time and drop off. Any suggestions? I have installed wifi fixer, but no help.
From his post:
0.06 (starts to incorporate Android 4.1.2 changes)
Changelog:
- wifi (potential compatibility fixes as described here: https://github.com/loosethisskin/and...b6ff1ceb6eca8b. Thx to meghd00t.)
- upstream sync with cyanogenmod (4.1.2 as of 10-10-2012)
Is the above potential compatibility fixes apply here? If so, which file should i amend?
Thanks so much!
rvr350 said:
Hi,
I am running NT 16gb CM10 with 0.06 build from chrmhoffman. I am consistently having my wifi dropped in couple routers, but my home router (older) seems to stay connected all the time. The signal was strong before connection in all cases, but in the dropped wifi cases, the signal drops to less then a bar after connected, and it would only connect for couple minutes at a time and drop off. Any suggestions? I have installed wifi fixer, but no help.
From his post:
0.06 (starts to incorporate Android 4.1.2 changes)
Changelog:
- wifi (potential compatibility fixes as described here: https://github.com/loosethisskin/and...b6ff1ceb6eca8b. Thx to meghd00t.)
- upstream sync with cyanogenmod (4.1.2 as of 10-10-2012)
Is the above potential compatibility fixes apply here? If so, which file should i amend?
Thanks so much!
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you should try upgrading to the newer builds of cm10 first and see if that fixes your problem.
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you should try upgrading to the newer builds of cm10 first and see if that fixes your problem.
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I had trouble with the wifi, too.
When you upgrade to the later images, be sure to format /storage first. That fixed my problem.
CM10 wifi drop offs consistently
I have the same problem with every CM10 ROM I've tried, even the newest SGT7+CM10+Cherry Picks,By meghd00t released 11/24. (only drops about every 5 min or so, which is better than any other cm10 ROM I've tried) I've managed to trace the problem back to the router, for some reason CM10 causes it to randomly reboot. I'm assuming this is either because of the European region code that can't be changed or a driver issue causing a loop-back fault in the older routers. I'm using a NT8gb with a D-Link DIR-655 rev.A router.
Only suggestion I can offer is to buy a new router that plays nice with CM10.
P.S. I've read in other forums that a lot of people are having the same issue with android devices running JB
rojasc said:
I have the same problem with every CM10 ROM I've tried, even the newest SGT7+CM10+Cherry Picks,By meghd00t released 11/24. (only drops about every 5 min or so, which is better than any other cm10 ROM I've tried) I've managed to trace the problem back to the router, for some reason CM10 causes it to randomly reboot. I'm assuming this is either because of the European region code that can't be changed or a driver issue causing a loop-back fault in the older routers. I'm using a NT8gb with a D-Link DIR-655 rev.A router.
Only suggestion I can offer is to buy a new router that plays nice with CM10.
P.S. I've read in other forums that a lot of people are having the same issue with android devices running JB
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Instead of buying a new router you could try loading DD-WRT or Tomato firmwares. That is if your router supports it.
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I read somewhere about a user setting to keep Wi-Fi alive somewhere in advanced options. Might be worth looking into.
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I read somewhere about a user setting to keep Wi-Fi alive somewhere in advanced options. Might be worth looking into.
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It's a router issue not a device issue. Setting WiFi to "keep alive" won't fix the router cycling.
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Workaround
After a few days of research I've found a few workarounds. Apparently my router was made with insufficient RAM and the chipset doesn't support DD-WRT.
Option 1:
Partition the wifi in advanced wireless settings. Router still cycles but it only cycles the partition that the nook is on.
Option 2:
Enable the guest zone and have the nook connect using the guest wifi. Same effect as partitioning the wifi, but only reduces internet speeds by 50%.
Option 3 (Best option):
Downgrade to the lowest possible firmware you can get your hands on. (in my case 1.11) Wifi still drops on nook, but not as frequently and it doesn't seem to cycle every connection on the router every time the nook drops. (You'll want to use a firmware with Draft N protocols instead of N protocols)
This works on DIR-655 rev. A routers, not sure if it'll help anyone else who's router doesn't support wireless N 5Ghz.
Got my hands on firmware 1.02 shortly after I wrote the above, network stability is a million times better now.
I hoped this issue was resolved but its not. Its a device issue not a router problem for me at least. Anyone have any ideas
themow said:
I hoped this issue was resolved but its not. Its a device issue not a router problem for me at least. Anyone have any ideas
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Found an answer in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952141&page=25
Wireless N 2.4GHz has issues with the current CM10 builds, switch to 5GHz if your router supports it or turn off wireless N
Upgraded my router back to latest firmware to test this out, disabled wireless N (switched to G only mode), worked like a charm
I have the same problem, it seems to be a CM10 issue. I've chaged several times of rom and even changed my router but didn't help. Maybe rojasc is right, I will try that!
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Hoping someone has a solution. My wifi keeps disconnecting/reconnecting. I'm running TNT 3.1.1. Also the signal is really low even though I'm next to the router. I've searched around, but can't seem to find an answer.
Thanks.
Right there with you on this one. I can't get more then 10 feet from my router before I lose my connection. Very annoying to say the least. I wonder if this is software or hardware.
I have the same and I am using vegan b3. I don't recall having this issue while using tnt 2.2. Or the stock. Anyways, I have noticed that it only happens when I am on a page more than a few mins such as reading an article, etc. If I am watching movie(flash) or playing online game, it is fine. I am suspecting it has something to do with the battery management.
I'm running stock 3389 with GApps.
I get full signal when I'm by my router and around my apt. I have a Linksys WRT610N with DDWRT firmware. It's running on a 2.4Ghz full N radio. I used a wifi app called Wifi Analyzer on my phone to find the best channel to set the router to, as in apts. you know many people are using the same channel and this can lead to signal loss on your devices.
Anyway, it sounds like you just need to find a less crowded channel maybe, I don't THINK it's the device. Are you using G or N or both? When I was using the router's 2.4Ghz in G/N mode I saw a slight signal drop throughout the place which is essentially why I switched to pure N and then just set up a legacy network on another router for wifi G stuff.
I had this problem not with my non-existant G tablet, but my latop, cell and other wifi connecting devices.
I changed the chane l# my wifi was broadcasting on and it fixed it. Maybe you guys can try that.
In my case, it is not a signal issue since I always have full bar and there is not many wifi hotspots around my house. I am used to it now and when I see the wifi icon is gone, I just click the location of the wifi icon, and within a sec or two, the wifi icon will appear. I will flash to tnt. 3.1 soon, hopefully the problem will,disappear.
tyy10002 said:
I have the same and I am using vegan b3. I don't recall having this issue while using tnt 2.2. Or the stock. Anyways, I have noticed that it only happens when I am on a page more than a few mins such as reading an article, etc. If I am watching movie(flash) or playing online game, it is fine. I am suspecting it has something to do with the battery management.
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I havent used VegaN - is there any setting that could possibly be turning off wifi when the system is idling? In phones there's a wifi setting that turns it off after a certain time idle. I know it's unlikely but just checking all the bases.
Yea +1 on this problem
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I havent used VegaN - is there any setting that could possibly be turning off wifi when the system is idling? In phones there's a wifi setting that turns it off after a certain time idle. I know it's unlikely but just checking all the bases.
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This appears to be the case. If so, it completely ignores my WiFi Sleep Policy, which I have set at "Never".
I have the problem whether stock ROM or not. Love the tablet, but this is frustrating.
My experience is that the device is finicky with some routers. I actually have two to test with, and early on one would work fine and the other would fail constantly.
Some suggestions, for testing:
- Change the channel (already suggested)
- Turn off all security to see if that works better (again, just for testing)
- If it's an N Router, change it to G only.
if one of these changes "fixes" it, at least you know what direction to look in.
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My experience is that the device is finicky with some routers. I actually have two to test with, and early on one would work fine and the other would fail constantly.
Some suggestions, for testing:
- Change the channel (already suggested)
- Turn off all security to see if that works better (again, just for testing)
- If it's an N Router, change it to G only.
if one of these changes "fixes" it, at least you know what direction to look in.
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It's also very sensitive to interference I think. My neighbors have dozens of APs on every Inglewood channel available, and the tablet gets thoroughly confused. It seems to like G a lot better than N in this situation (makes sense, N in general is more interference prone than b/g). In another place with only a single high power B/G/N router visible at all (nice thick concrete walled building), it's only done the disconnect/reconnect loop to me once in several days.
Time to do some disassembling and see if there's room for a better antenna, but I'm not prepared to rule out a broken driver just yet. Especially with all the other sleep/suspend problems we have. Or break out the buckets of RF blocking paint...
Thanks Roebeet. I tried a couple things. Assigned a static IP to the tablet which seems to have stabilized the signal, it doesn't drop out as much, but reception was still only 1-2 bars.
Just for the sake of it, I also reset the router back to factory default to see what would happen. Funny enough, the signal reception on the tablet improved from 1-2 bars to 3-4 bars, but once I re-entered my settings it fell back.
I still can't connect if SSID is hidden. I'm using a Dlink DGL 4300.
What routers are you guys using? Especially if you can get it to connect to a hidden SSID.
I had this problem too, signal was always fine though. After coming out of idle i would notice the WiFi is off. checking it in settings could watch it turn on start searching and then in three seconds the WiFi would turn off and then on and searching again, and continue the cycle. Not sure what is causing that, but in the WiFi setting i set the WiFi to never turn off, even if the device is sleeping and Ive never had the problem yet.
This just started with mine too (running 3389 and Enhancement Pack). I went to my router and switched channels and switched to 802.11 G Only, and it's up and running again. Strange that it worked really well for the first 12 hours or so with no changes to my router. Let's hope it doesn't happen again.
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I have the problem whether stock ROM or not. Love the tablet, but this is frustrating.
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I have the same problems. The only way I worked around it was by turning airplane mode off then either turning off my router or moving away from any wifi signal. Might try changing the channel... when my internet comes back on(adhoc tethering atm)
Looks like its my router. I took tablet to a friends house and it gets a strong reception.
I know it sounds weired but try to clean Market application's cache.
It works in my case. Or (if it is some kind of memory issue) cache for all other apps.
I have noticed that it is not that bad of a problem and have heard that it is a "feature" of the gtab, if anyone can elaborate on this? There has got to be a driver/kernal that can override and keep the wifi on. Any older gtab users every remember this as a problem? If so, what did you do about it?
In my case, have had gtab for about a week. Using factory settings initially, everything seemed to work fine. Then it started randomly dropping wifi.
couldn't figure if it was hardware or software. Talked to customer service.
Restored tablet to factory specs--worked fine. Started loading on some extras, checking wifi after each load. Bingo--when I loaded Adobe flash player, wifi started kicking off.
Have tried it with several versions (10.2, 10.4)--same results. Not sure what to try next.
Hi Folks,
Had my TFP201 for about 4 weeks now (C3 preloaded with ICS 4.0.3.15)
Updated to .21 standard...
My WIFI has been VERY unstable compared to iPad/iPhone/PC's on the network...
Yesterday night i decided to have a go and changed my encryption settings on the AP from WPA/TKIP to WPA2 and "BOOM" !
My WIFI Signal and stability suddenly became strong like hell.... ( i could have up to 35/30 Mbit on the other side of the house..)
Have not had the time to see if this also have any impact on the WIFI/BT issue, but i will try to test this weekend...
So, to those with unstable WIFI : Try to play with WPA/WPA2 or even turn off
to see if this could be a part of the challenge....
This could very well be a router/AP related issue (I'm running on AVM 7390)
Interesting, ill try tonight when I get home....but ill proly have a few maker's marks sooooooo I'm sure someone will beat me to it
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TFP201-32 said:
Hi Folks,
Had my TFP201 for about 4 weeks now (C3 preloaded with ICS 4.0.3.15)
Updated to .21 standard...
My WIFI has been VERY unstable compared to iPad/iPhone/PC's on the network...
Yesterday night i decided to have a go and changed my encryption settings on the AP from WPA/TKIP to WPA2 and "BOOM" !
My WIFI Signal and stability suddenly became strong like hell.... ( i could have up to 35/30 Mbit on the other side of the house..)
Have not had the time to see if this also have any impact on the WIFI/BT issue, but i will try to test this weekend...
So, to those with unstable WIFI : Try to play with WPA/WPA2 or even turn off
to see if this could be a part of the challenge....
This could very well be a router/AP related issue (I'm running on AVM 7390)
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"This could very well be a router/AP related issue (I'm running on AVM 7390)"
I've noticed this and I think I've read it around here on XDA. I have a Cisco AP and when I'm connected with the my Prime it works flawlessly. I also have a Amped Wireless extender all my other wireless devices work great with it except my Prime. As soon as I start transferring files or stream anything it will run for a couple seconds / minutes then drop the wifi and reconnect. Perform the same process using the same files connected to the Cisco AP - flawless. While at work we only have Cisco AP's and NEVER have an issue with my Prime.
I believe the AP can / does make a difference.
Just so you guys are all aware, the only encryption you should use for wireless n is WPA2 with AES.
Anything else and it generally falls back to g speeds.
Also, if your router had a setting for WMM, and "no acknowledgment" having the no ack setting on can cause wifi issues for some devices (my i9000 and wife's iPhone, and my prime drop wifi, for example)
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I also have an amped wireless extender. Using it as an extender posed no problems for me besides cutting bandwidth in half which is normal. Using it as an access point negates that issue easily. I have my regular access point and just changed it to suggested setting so I'll see if it does anything.
WPA2/AES is faster and also more secure than WPA2/TKIP. TKIP generally had broader support on older equipment, but it's hard to find new devices that won't support AES. I've seen TKIP used in combination with various certificate and authentication protocols for large networks, but for home use, stick to AES.
Hey guys, lately my wi-fi connection has been very slippery, as if it drops and then reconnects often, although it remains physically connected to my router. I don't know if it could be my router since every other device in my home is connecting to it fine. My phone is able to connect well to networks outside of my home, though, so I am unsure. Do you guys think it's the routers fault or maybe a kernel issue of some sort (I'm running stock kernel)? I've been having this issue on Tranquility and Viper ROM (maybe also on Mean) so it can't be A ROM issue. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
sounds like u have a gaf phone man.. if every other phone in ya house connects fine.. its not the stock kernel.. also the update we just had the OTA was supposed to fix wifi issues.. so u mite have something up with your phone.. alot of people had wifi issues that why they had a fix in the for it in the OTA we just got... my phone did the same ishh before the OTA now its fine..
I drop 3G like It's cool but that's sprints problem, never had that issue on WiFi. This phone has very powerful radios.
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Check your wifi settings and make sure that your wifi connection is set to never sleep. Also Check your wifi frequency band in "wifi advance settings" and make sure its set to 2.4 only. That might help.
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I doubt my phone is bad since it can connect find everywhere else. I'll try those tips, thanks
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guih said:
Hey guys, lately my wi-fi connection has been very slippery, as if it drops and then reconnects often, although it remains physically connected to my router. I don't know if it could be my router since every other device in my home is connecting to it fine. My phone is able to connect well to networks outside of my home, though, so I am unsure. Do you guys think it's the routers fault or maybe a kernel issue of some sort (I'm running stock kernel)? I've been having this issue on Tranquility and Viper ROM (maybe also on Mean) so it can't be A ROM issue. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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In wifi settings change the frequency from auto to 2.4 ghz. It fixed my wifi issues.
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guih said:
Hey guys, lately my wi-fi connection has been very slippery, as if it drops and then reconnects often, although it remains physically connected to my router. I don't know if it could be my router since every other device in my home is connecting to it fine. My phone is able to connect well to networks outside of my home, though, so I am unsure. Do you guys think it's the routers fault or maybe a kernel issue of some sort (I'm running stock kernel)? I've been having this issue on Tranquility and Viper ROM (maybe also on Mean) so it can't be A ROM issue. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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There's an app in the Market called WiFi analyzer. U can use it to see what other wireless networks are operating in your area. It will also reccomend the best channel for your router to be on.
Sometimes there is a lot of interference on your channel and switching it will help or has helped quite a few people with your problem that I know of.
I had a problem at work with a linksys router not issuing an ip address to my phone consistently. What I did is take a screenshot of my ip address, subnet mask, DNS address defaults, etc. when u could connect. Then I made myself a static ip using that info. A good app that basically let's u run ipconfig and other network troubleshooting applications is an app called Fing.
I've worked on this issue far and wide. If the new ota didn't help and u still get random disconnects thru WiFi then u need to exchange your phone. It is actually a problem with the radio. My first EVO LTE did it and I could fix WiFi disconnects temporarily, but not permanently. This, my 3rd EVO LTE works great with no ota installed.
Good luck. Hope I was of some help. Pm me if u need more help.
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For me, I was on a different channel than my neighbors with no other wireless device ever had a problem in the 12 years I've been there.
What I do, Go into wifi advanced and click on the high-performance setting.
Only use it when needed as it burns battery.
Post back if it fixes the drop issue for you. Fixed it for me.
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Last night I flashed the awesome kernel and set the frequency to 2.4 seemed to go away. Today I flashed tranquility rls 1.a and I'm running it as is and having the issue again . I'll try out your suggestion throughout today and tomorrow, thanks for the tips guys!
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I've been hearing about people talking about the wifi issues since day one, but never actually run into them. The past few days though I've been trying to stream and download things (exporting through dropbox) over wifi, and OMG, what the hell is this? Every 2 or three minutes the connection just stops - the wifi bars at the top still show the wifi connected, but the the stream or download just stops. Sometimes it starts up again, sometimes I have to disconnect from the wifi and reconnect. And the whole time the wifi indicator doesn't indicate any loss of signal - once in a blue moon though you'll see it disconnect then reconnect. I don't want to hit that high-performance setting (although it seemed to help the in the limited time I used it), because it uses more battery. I thought the update was supposed to resolve these issues. I know I never had these issues before the update. None of the tricks mentioned in this thread seemed to help. Just wanted to report the issue in case some other people are having it also, and hoping an update will come out in the near future to resolve it. On Viper4G, btw. If have time at some point, I'll try to flash another rom to see if I get the same issue.
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I've been hearing about people talking about the wifi issues since day one, but never actually run into them. The past few days though I've been trying to stream and download things (exporting through dropbox) over wifi, and OMG, what the hell is this? Every 2 or three minutes the connection just stops - the wifi bars at the top still show the wifi connected, but the the stream or download just stops. Sometimes it starts up again, sometimes I have to disconnect from the wifi and reconnect. And the whole time the wifi indicator doesn't indicate any loss of signal - once in a blue moon though you'll see it disconnect then reconnect. I don't want to hit that high-performance setting (although it seemed to help the in the limited time I used it), because it uses more battery. I thought the update was supposed to resolve these issues. I know I never had these issues before the update. None of the tricks mentioned in this thread seemed to help. Just wanted to report the issue in case some other people are having it also, and hoping an update will come out in the near future to resolve it. On Viper4G, btw. If have time at some point, I'll try to flash another rom to see if I get the same issue.
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It's kind of strange,mine has been dropping but the actual indicator in the status bar goes off when it does.I've seen it connect and disconnect 10-12 times per minute.I'm also running latest firmware/radios on the latest version of ViperRom.I'm also running Enoch's Kernel but not sure if I had the problem before the kernel flash or not.
im having the same issue. ive only really started noticing it because i was running chameleon pretty much since i got the phone and this never seemed to be an issue. now im on viper4g and my wifi will drop sporadically. it drops, i see the 3g icon for about half a second, and the the wifi reconnects. sometimes itll do it just once, sometimes itll do it continuously... the longest ive let it go before interfering is about 30 seconds. but my battery usage screen tells me that it goes on for way longer than that if left alone.
anyway, im on the lastest firmware, and i have the channel set to 2.4 (5 seems to knock everything in my apt, including my phone, off the router). i use the best wifi performance option sometimes, but as has been mentioned, it drains the battery. the phone wont sleep with that option checked. also, it seems to happen more frequently when im on the opposite side of my apt from the router.
ive read stuff about using a screwdriver to pull the antenna pins up a little, but that scares me. i dont really think that has anything to do with it anyway as ive tried that test where you squeeze the phone to see if your signal changes. it doesnt.
really, im kinda at a loss here. im thinking that i might try to exchange the phone if i cant get this figured out soon, but i dont want to do that if its something with my router or if the replacement is going to do the same thing.
I am using Viper 4G and have been having issues with my wifi connection dropping but more recently my phone has been restarting only while connected to Wifi. I haven't tried changing the wifi Frequency band to only 2.4GHz , but I will once I get home after work. I hope it works because its getting kinda annoying to have my phone restart so much while its just sitting idle.
I believe the rapid connect/disconnect issue some of us are having is also related to the phone not playing nice with particular routers. HTC referenced that fact when the 1.22 OTA came out. The changelog said the issue was fixed on how the phone communicated with certain routers and the disconnects should be eliminated. I can attest that the new update has made it a little better, but still not 100%.
The router at my work has been perfect, I've never disconnected from it once.
The router at my house is a whole different story. I have given up on downloading a ROM with my phone, directly to my phone. I will start the DL, sit the phone down and go do something, only to come back and find "download unsuccessful" every single time. I know it is because it is disconnecting. I can sit there and watch it happen.
The router at my friend's house is fine. Connect once, and never worry again the rest of the night. Obviously I need a new router. More obviously, HTC's software needs fixing. I shouldn't have to buy a new router just so one of my devices can stay connected to it.
Interesting seeing all these reports of dropped connnections with Viper4G. I've been running it for a few weeks and have never had a connection drop while it was in use on either the 2.4ghz or 5ghz bands of my d-link router. This thread over here suggests that replacing your Sense Settings.apk with an AOSP Settings.apk solves the problem for some people. I can't verify since I wasn't experiencing disconnects, but the AOSP menus are cool anyway
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1824465
My issues (detailed above) have apparently resolved themselves. I haven't lost connection once today, and I was streaming and downloading all day.
I don't see how this actually did anything but here's what I did. I decided to try another kernel instead of the stock one that comes in the viper rom. I knew the wifi fixes that HTC supposedly made were in the new kernel, and I knew I wasn't having any issues until I updated, so I thought I'd give a custom kernel (based off the old base) a shot, and play around with some new governors and overclocking while I'm at it. I did a nand backup and flashed awesome sauce. Wifi issues were gone, but I didn't like the kernel, stock seemed smoother. So i restored my backup, and for whatever reason, my wifi issues remained gone. Like I said, I can't explain it, but there you go.
Nice to know I'm not alone with this. My Wifi drops every so often, particularly at night time or with downloads. Hopefully HTC figured out a way to sort this out 100%.
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If you have a wireless router like myself that operates at two distinct bands, go into your Wi-Fi settings and choose the band that is at the higher range, and setting best performance is also a good idea, although this might result in greater battery drain. HTH!
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Hi,
Love the phone, but the wifi is so bad it is ridiculous. First of all, I always have to do *#0011# to disable wifi saver otherwise is it completely unusable.
But even then, it randomly disconnects. Seems this device is simply unable to deal with many APs or many networks. It is completely useless for VOIP because of this.
Is this going to plague this phone always? Meaning: is this something that can be fixed by custom roms and or kernels (I know samsung will prolly never fix)? Or is it simply the hardware that is badly designed and will always suffer from this?
FWIW this is not a universal problem. I usually flash a new custom ROM version about once a week to keep up with the latest ICS firmwares, and have never had any wi-fi connection issues. I'm often on 2 wi-fi networks throughout the day (one at home and one at work). I've never done the *#0011# trick or anything like that.
henrybravo said:
FWIW this is not a universal problem. I usually flash a new custom ROM version about once a week to keep up with the latest ICS firmwares, and have never had any wi-fi connection issues. I'm often on 2 wi-fi networks throughout the day (one at home and one at work). I've never done the *#0011# trick or anything like that.
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I do wonder if it is hardware related then...
My understanding was that this is very related to the routers. All my APs are running dd-wrt. Very annoying to see my iphone and ipad never having these issues whereas my daily driver (the s3) is pretty flaky. Maybe someday there will be a true fix!
No issues here either. Have a multi AP setup at home and work with upwards ten SSIDs at work. Mostly g/n networks. 2.4 and 5GHz works equally well. No problems anywhere, not even in town at cafes or my parents crappy Thomson all in one ADSL modem/router.
Using AOSP but Sammy original worked fine also during the first and only hour of use.
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u cant report issues without stating what Rom you on.
if its jelly bean then there is a wifi issue and there is a fix, use search
OR
u can edit your signature to reflect that so others can help identify your issues
Did you update your phone? The update fixed my issues with WiFi and haven't had to enter the screen since, and yes WiFi is really good now
Dude, my s3 wifi adapter is very good. you should analyze your wifi AP and see who is sharing your channel frequency . Most people use same channel 6 by default. Channel 1 is the least used IMO and it's clean. If 1 and 6 are often used then use 11.
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My apologies, I'm on stock LG8, rooted. Tried a bunch of kernels.
Waiting for an official JB since I've read all the posts concerning the wifi issues indeed!
ciscostud said:
Dude, my s3 wifi adapter is very good. you should analyze your wifi AP and see who is sharing your channel frequency . Most people use same channel 6 by default. Channel 1 is the least used IMO and it's clean.
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My main APs are on ch1 and ch11. Other networks are far away (no interference, and signal is pretty clear.)
To clarify: when I do the 0011 trick, my wifi is pretty stable, but disconnects from time to time making it too risky for me to get on a VOIP call for fear of disconnection. Speed is great though. And every once in a while, it will simply not switch correctly between my two networks (one in house, one in garage), it gets stuck on 'getting ip'. I then disable wifi and reenable, which fixes it. (thank god for WiFi Manager Premium's widget)
It is not unlivable, mind you, but it is pretty crazy annoying. Especially when ALL other wifi devices I have never have any issues.
Will try a full stock reset when JB comes out officially, that always seems to help in the many wifi threads I've read in the forums thus far.
this fixed my wifi problems when I was getting very slow speeds in the last few JB leaks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852323&highlight=wifi+fix
Gabeloooooo said:
My apologies, I'm on stock LG8, rooted. Tried a bunch of kernels.
Waiting for an official JB since I've read all the posts concerning the wifi issues indeed!
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Like I said the LH2 update fixes it, or you can hope JB hits in the next week or so, but I highly doubt that T-Mobile will let it out that fast
z0phi3l said:
Like I said the LH2 update fixes it, or you can hope JB hits in the next week or so, but I highly doubt that T-Mobile will let it out that fast
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I will certainly give LH2 a try then. I had (wrongly) read that the post-LG8 updates didn't seem to change a whole lot.
I recently had all kinds of strange problems with my phone. Charging slowly.. wifi was terrible. The rom i was running made no difference.
In the end i was going to send it back as i thought i had faulty hardware. The day i was to get it sent off.. i thought what the heck.. ill try a .pit file to force a full repartition. And its only gone n worked!
Phone is back to running how it should.
I would be VERY careful flashing .pit files tho... is always a last resort.
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Hi,
I had exactly the same problems with wifi like the OP! My S3 was always either not connecting nor finding networks. Sometimes it worked and then the phone was loosing wifi all few seconds... reconnecting. Using skype was not possible!
Above that, pressing power-off to send S3 to sleep was not responding everytime... sometimes the screen stayed on but touchscreen was not responsive. Then power-on again it was not responsive, too.
So a lot of problems with a device at this high price...
After nearly 2 weeks I've sent it back and got a new one. Now everything works perfectly!
Both devices were updated to newest update LG8.
If it is a software problem, there is maybe something going wrong while updating, otherwise I would say it's an hardware issue.
Good luck!
I don't know the topology of your home network or equipment. But routing with Nat, and two different network using the same private ip address range could cause issues. Again I have no idea what's up with your network. Are you running a essid or two different networks?
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ciscostud said:
I don't know the topology of your home network or equipment. But routing with Nat, and two different network using the same private ip address range could cause issues. Again I have no idea what's up with your network. Are you running a essid or two different networks?
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Doubt it, simple enough setup. One main, one wired AP (both on same SSID) and a repeater bridge for garage, diff SSID. No problems with the laptops, apple devices, etc.
Will test out every kind of wipe/flash... I fear exchanging it will be hard seeing as this is an unlocked international version bought in Canada online.
brianius said:
Hi,
I had exactly the same problems with wifi like the OP! My S3 was always either not connecting nor finding networks. Sometimes it worked and then the phone was loosing wifi all few seconds... reconnecting. Using skype was not possible!
Above that, pressing power-off to send S3 to sleep was not responding everytime... sometimes the screen stayed on but touchscreen was not responsive. Then power-on again it was not responsive, too.
So a lot of problems with a device at this high price...
After nearly 2 weeks I've sent it back and got a new one. Now everything works perfectly!
Both devices were updated to newest update LG8.
If it is a software problem, there is maybe something going wrong while updating, otherwise I would say it's an hardware issue.
Good luck!
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Gabeloooooo said:
Doubt it, simple enough setup. One main, one wired AP (both on same SSID) and a repeater bridge for garage, diff SSID. No problems with the laptops, apple devices, etc.
Will test out every kind of wipe/flash... I fear exchanging it will be hard seeing as this is an unlocked international version bought in Canada online.
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I have more signal than in my sgs1.
Currently using LG8 plus siyah 1.5.2.
I would exchange it.
I hate the Nexus' lack of 5GHz UNII-2 and UNII-2extend channels.
Poking around I found the /system/etc/wifi/bcmdhd.cal file. With root access you can change this file.
For some reason my tablet says ccode=EU which should be Europe.
I switched it over to ccode=US and now I can join my channel 52 AP
You can also set it to ccode=ALL. I am guessing this allows all the channels...
After the change just turn the wifi off and on and it should apply it.
Not sure why it was set to EU, maybe a bug?
I was having the same problems as others after upgrading to 5.01 - bad wifi, would connect for a short time the no data, would not connect to 5GHz access point, etc.
After making this edit on my tablet wifi is much improved. It is much more stable, have no issues with dropped connection and connect on 5GHz channels.
I set mine to US.
I was having the same problem, as well. This resolved the WiFi issues that I've had some upgrading to Lollipop.
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After running on 5.01 with this edit for two weeks I have reverted to 4.4.4. The edit improved WiFi performance at home but I still have lots of issues connecting and keeping reliable connections when at other locations and even after returning home. Most of the time a reboot allows me to connect when it initially can't but that is a pain to do every time I change location.
Hope that 5.1 fixes this for good.
Tried this out and immediately connected to 5GHz, got 40MB/s from my bedroom, besting my wife's iPad. Streamed a couple 1080p videos no problem. Came back later and it was garbage again, <1MB/s despite full bars. Gave up and reverted back to 2.4GHz and my lousy 3-5MB/s.
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I just poked in my KK N10 and saw the same exact code. I've never upgraded to Lollipop on this device. Made a backup and changed it to US. Never had an issue before so lets see what happens...
Well been a few weeks now after making the change. I see no discernible difference before / after.
Not that anyone here cares anymore apparently? Lol