Hi,
I got a new Sony Tablet S a few weeks back and I have this really weird problem.
As soon as I on Wifi and connect to my college network, it connects fine and webpages open as expected.
But after a minute or so, all data transfer stops even though I am connected to the network. Initially I thought
it was a hardware issue with my tablet but when I went to my nearest McDonalds and connected to their connection, everything
worked fine and there was no interruption in the data transfer.
I tried a couple of other hotspots around town and they seemed to work fine.
So, now obviously its a problem with my college network. The funny thing is that my laptop, my cellphone and about a thousand other devices
connected to the same network work just fine and do not stop exchanging data all of a sudden.
I have tried various apps available on the Play store but none helped.
My (geeky) friend told me that the issue may be some sort of interference between the routers (Cisco Aironet series, I think), as every floor in my hostel has 4 routers, but he could not give a solution. I have also referred the problem to my system administrator but he too could not come up with a solution.
If anyone has a solution to this, please help!
Thanks in advance
Really strange.
I have a rule that occasionally works, strange probelms can be sorted out by a restart, if not, a reset mostly helps.
Can I suggest resetting your tab if not done yet!
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA
Did both. Doesn't help.
you need to re-flash the wifi modules, which comes with the kernel usually. But I dont think that possible at the moment.
Can you elaborate?
I have the same problem with my tablet, and when I called Sony for technical support, they said that the tablet is not compatible with the router I have. Which in my honest opinion dont think is the problem.
But as a way around, what I do is turn off the wifi for few seconds and then turn it back on.
This way the problem gets resolved.
I hope it helps you.
I have exactly the same problem, unfortunately the problem is with the wifi in my home, my sony tablet connect and disconnects, or it stop transmitting after a while, but other devices (my htc phone, my tablet, ipad, iphone) doesn't have this problem.
and as you said, when I go to other places the tablet works fine.
Someone said me that the tablet is not compatible with the motorola router of my ISP
I've been searching but there is no solution, by now I turn off and turn on the wifi every time I lost internet
Thanks people, but this is hardly a solution. It means I need to turn on and turn off the wifi every 60 seconds to browse the internet. Bye bye downloads, buffering videos and installing apps through the play store
Is the Sony Tablet S the only tablet in the world that is incompatible with routers? Then Sony should make sure that its clearly listed on their website that routers from major companies are not compatible with our Tablet
I solved the problem .. at last for me,
1 - turn off wifi.
2- in accounts - turn off "auto connect"
3- turn on wifi ( test if work )
4- reconect the accounts
too simple .. but works , try it..
I am sorry but its not working (that is if by auto connect, you meant auto sync)
Are you sure you are telling the solution to the problem I mentioned or something else?
Hi, I was suffering exactly the same problem and it boiled down that was a compatibility issue with the router. Unfortunately I could not find any other solution but replace the router itself!
Sent from my Sony Tablet S using XDA
Looks like I have to do the same. except I cant make my institute change their routers
What kind of encryption are you using on your router? Try disabling the encryption and see if the problem persists.
Also, what channel are you broadcasting on? It could be a highly populated channel, try changing that if you can.
I don't know what options are available through your routers configuration page.
I will enqure with my system admin and get back.
Meanwhile, I got a workaround to this problem. There is a freeware called MyPublicWifi which creates a virtual hotspot on my computer. This hotspot works fine and I can share my router's internet through this, even though it means I need to keep my PC on while browsing on my tablet.
I have experienced exactly the same problem since I bought the tablet. The router I have at home is a Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH2. After a very long time trial-and-error, I have found a solution to it.
(1) Router setting: Force to set the 300Mbps mode of Buffalo router to 20MHz, not auto nor 40MHz. Some routers may display 150Mbps mode.
(2) Tablet setting: Settings->Wifi->advanced->Wi-fi disconnect policy, set to "Never"
You may try it and I think this will resolve the wifi disconnection problem. As for the reason, I think it is related to 11n because I have not found any problem with 11a/b/g router yet.
Hope this helps!!
After upgrading to ICS 6.1.1.B.1.10 on my wife's new XPU had no issues except for the WIFI bug.
It refused to connect. So after a bit of trial and error here is the workaround I found and I am sharing just in case anyone else has the same issue.
1. Login to your WIFI router and change security to WEP with a shared key.
2. Set a key which is exactly 5 characters. a-z 0-9
3. Connect to wifi from your phone.
VIOLA!!! works. Its a major bug and sony should get this resolved soon.
But until then here is my simple workaround.
Switch router to b/g mode only (not n).
Use WPA2-PSK
--> Safer
Might as well not bother with security if you're using WEP.
Never had a single problem with my Xperia U and wifi on any firmware, using WPA2 and a 18 digit pass code.
I have never had wifi issues either, and my girl has an Xperia U too and same as me, perfect wi-fi.
Try to restart router if you can
My GF has the same problem, after the update to ICS (on the Xperia U) every time she tries to connect to WIFI it works for a few seconds and then it stops.
But that's not all, after that, nothing connects to the WIFI anymore, all active connections stop, the router sends data to LAN (wire) only,
I can't connect any device to the WIFI, I tried with my Galaxy S, Xperia S, even the laptop.
I have to restart the Router to have WiFi again.
Does anyone know a solution, except the dumb one to turn my router to b/g?
I have another router (old one WRT54GL) and it's not even working on this one. No connection, despite the fact that it's a b/g router.
Use Flashtool and put the .54 or c firmware on
Sent from my Jellybean Xperia S
i faced same problem after upgrading to vodafone ics but resolved by itself..........LOL
Ben36 said:
Use Flashtool and put the .54 or c firmware on
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah, I flashed the C FW, works great so far.
I have the sony z3v - and I'm constantly having to turn the wifi on my phone off and back on to reset the connection to my router. I'll be surfing the internet and all of the sudden I hit a brick wall and all forms of web traffic comes to a halt. The down arrow on my wifi icon stops responding, but the up arrow stays white and I lose access to the internet until I reset it on my phone (turning the wifi off and then on again). 4G never does this and I have no wifi issues with any of my other devices. Been searching high and low to figure this out, would be eternally grateful if you guys could help me.
I never have this issue. But I know from the past some phones have issues with special characters in the SSID.
Communicated via Sony Xperia Z3v.
I have to turn my Bluetooth on and off to resync with my zenwatch. Some days are worse then others. I always have my phone in my pocket, its just bizarre. I have this WiFi issue as well. It seems to only happen to me when I haven't rebooted my phone in more then a day.
Hi all,
About a month or so ago I started to experience issues with with the Wifi and Bluetooth on my tablet.
At this stage I'm unable to switch on the Wifi or the Bluetooth. I'm only able to to use the cellular connection. When you try and enable the wifi connection is shows that it's trying to scan for a network, but it actually never switches the Wifi on. At times it actually pauses for a few seconds after selecting the Wifi option. Then at times it just doesn't do anything when trying to activate the Wifi via the quick pull down menu.
From what I have read it appears to be a hardware problem, but then I also saw comments that it might just be a software issue.
I was rooted at one stage and in my desperation I did a OTA update to the latest 5.1.1 release to see if that will help, but it did not.
When I was rooted I did a factory reset via TWRP, but that also did not work.
My device isn't under warranty anymore so RMA isn't really an option.
However I would like to check with the community if there is anyone else who had this issue and managed to get it fixed.
Is it a hardware or software problem or even a bit of both?
Would one be able to possibly replace the WIFI and Bluetooth radio in the Z2?
I normally use the Z2 for media consumption whilst at home over the wifi connection and would like to see if it can be fixed without costing an arm and a leg.
Your help or suggestion will be appreciated.
Hey i have Sony Xperia D6502 and on a 5.1.1 version wifi connections dropped . I try hard reset and no result. What can I ?
Thanks , i have bad English sorry guys
Does the WiFi connect for a very short duration (for about 5-10 seconds and then drop connections)?Also does the WiFi slider get stuck at turning on position or the WiFi is unable to connect to any router(it says connecting but says saved later and doesn't connect)? If any of the above happens I can positively confirm that it's a hardware problem and you could send the phone for repairs.
Same problem for me
In my device WiFi stays connected, but internet speed keeps dropping when I go away from router to another room. For about 3-4 meters from router speed is very good, but behind the wall my internet is slow as hell. I tried test network speed on other devices, and any of them have this issue. I have latest Existenz rom, 4G works fine.