In my house there is a wifi modem and a wifi repeater, both have the same SSiD and all my devices automatically switch the one with best signal.
My android phones (LG G2, Galaxy S I) do not: even if the signal bars report high signal, I think they are connectet to the router with worst signal because I can't browse anything
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I am running the SGSII on stock 2.3.3 on I9100XXKDJ (Which I think is the latest) and I have noticed over the last few days, that unlike my SGS 1, it seems to transfer data via 3G when I'd expect it to be using the available WiFi.
Anyone else noticed this?
Nope, it works the same as my SGS1 for me. As soon as im connected on wifi the 3G/H icon disappears leaving only the signal strength, and I am on wifi only for data.
What can I use to determine what is using the 3G Data services?
Also how can I see how strong the WiFi Signal is as far as the phone is concerned? Anyone else noticing the WiFi strength on their SGS2 is worse than on the SGS1?
Also interestingly I have both a WiFi and 3G icon on the top bar at the moment!
I don't have a SGS1 but it seems that the WiFi signal strength is not very strong on my SGS2 with KE1. Maybe with a newer firmware it is better.
Is there a method or an app that can automatically handle wifi switching between access points based on signal stregth.. like how an iOS device natively jumps to another AP if the signal strength is pretty low on the currently connected one.
EarlZ said:
Is there a method or an app that can automatically handle wifi switching between access points based on signal stregth.. like how an iOS device natively jumps to another AP if the signal strength is pretty low on the currently connected one.
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I would love this to happen, I have 2 APs in my house & both my Galaxy S2 & EeePad refuse to pick up the best AP when I move about often resulting in my losing the signal.
Surely this is pretty straight forward & would benefit most Android users ?
Anyway, if anyone has an answer or can develop a simple solution I would be interested.
I'm having the same issue. I have 3 floors at my house, with cement between each floor so the wifi signal degrades quite a bit between floors. I have now setup 3 APs at my house (one for each floor) and I have to turn my wifi off and then back on the Galaxy S2 to get it to connect to the strongest AP - really annoying that Android doesn't do wireless AP switching...
Anyone have a solution for this yet?
Has anyone else had issues with the strength of the wi-fi signal on this phone? When I'm in certain areas of my house, I will have severe lag with browsing, with the People hub, etc. Music and video will stream poorly, with heavy buffering. Basically, I get all the signs of low signal. The problem is, I've never had a problem with other phones I've used, including an HD7, Dell Venue Pro, Nexus S, Nokia N8, etc.
I tested the WiFi signal in these areas, and I get back a consistent signal between 70dbm - 80dbm, so I have a moderate amount of signal to work with. Has anyone else noticed poor WiFi coverage with this phone? Should I get it exchanged?
Same. Something is definitely fishy with the wi-fi on this device. It seems to come and go, and manifests as poor or even no wi-fi capability even when the phone says it is connected to a strong wi-fi signal.
I frequently cannot get a solid Tango video call going between 2 Radars on my home wi-fi network. Pretty frustrating seeing "network problems" and getting a choppy experience when both phones are on wi-fi with full signal strength.
My WiFi is solid with my N router
Today is my first day with the radar and I'm noticing WiFi issues. I think though some of it is related to Zune WiFi sync connecting...
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For the people connected to 802.11n routers, are your routers in pure N mode?
The Radar I have can connect to my 802.11g router no problem but can't even find my 802.11n. I'm thinking it doesn't have N connectivity...
Just asking.
Mine is BGN
murdakillemall said:
For the people connected to 802.11n routers, are your routers in pure N mode?
The Radar I have can connect to my 802.11g router no problem but can't even find my 802.11n. I'm thinking it doesn't have N connectivity...
Just asking.
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I found out my particular problem is the Windows Phones only work on the 2.4ghz (currently used on my 802.11g router) band and not the 5ghz (my 802.11n router) band.
Now I know.
To the OP, this 2.4ghz band is usually crowded so maybe where you are going in your house, your phone is meeting with interference (land line wireless phone, neighbors wi-fi, etc...).
murdakillemall said:
To the OP, this 2.4ghz band is usually crowded so maybe where you are going in your house, your phone is meeting with interference (land line wireless phone, neighbors wi-fi, etc...).
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I don't think it's an interference issue, as every other device I own has no such issues, including 3 other Windows Phones (Dell Venue Pro, HD7 Omnia 7). And despite already using the channel with the least interference, I've tried switching that around as well. To me, there is clearly something not performing correctly in regards to the WiFi radio on this device.
Hi,
My Galaxy S3 doesn't switch to the strongest wireless-AP/network.
I've got a repeater router and modem at my place, and it keeps losing signal because it doesn't switch to the strongest WiFi ap automatically. Even my 3GS does this.
I have to de-activate, then re-activate wifi every time I go to a different part of the house.
Is there a way to lower it's "tolerance" of a weak signal?
Does anyone have a suggestion on how to fix this?
Thanks
Hi,
I hope you can give me some advice on this strange problem.
I have a Asus MeMO Pad 8 (2014) (8 inch), ME181C tablet running KitKat 4.4.2
This tablet will only connect to a wifi router if the tablet is actually physically touching the router. When connected like this I have internet connectivity but if I move more that 48 inches from the router then I lose internet connectivity but the wifi remains connected, but is prone to disconnecting. Once disconnected it will not reconnect unless I touch the router with the tablet. I have access to 4 different routers and the situation is the same with all of then except that with one I can move 48 inches away but other a matter of 12 inches is enough to lose connectivity and ultimately the wifi connection drops.
The tablet can see all the surrounding networks and the signal strengths.
The wifi was working normally when I first got it a few months ago and the problem started after I did an over the air update. I have performed a factory reset twice to no effect. I rooted the tablet so that I could modify the system files and have followed many guides but to no avail. I had hoped that there was a setting somewhere that controlled how weak a wifi signal could be before it was ignored by the system as it seemed that the "avoided poor wifi AP" feature might be responsible but was not able to find anything..
Needless the say the wifi is almost useless and currently use Bluetooth access points, (ecodriod on a Raspberry Pi), to connect to the internet.
Grateful for any help advice on the issue, Thanks
I got same problem with my SS Galaxy S3 Korean LTE today. This morning I can use it ... then when I used it in the afternoon, I cant connect to internet anymore if I stay where closed to the router, with the signal very strong.
I think there was setting issue on your phone's wifi
Go to settings then wifi the go to wifi advanced settings there was an option (avoid poor connection) untick that
I think this will help you
Br
Shahzaib Jahangir