I have an issue with my galaxy S21 that is not automatically switching between my 5GHz & 2.4GHz wifi network when in close range to the router.
I have smart connect active on my router. When enabled, the 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks share the same network name and password(only one SSID will be displayed), and your wireless device will automatically switch connection to the Wi-Fi band that provides the fastest speed.
My device stays connected to the 2.4GHz network, I then have to turn my wifi off and back on again on my phone to connect to the faster 5GHz network when in range. My S21 is the only device on my network that does not do this automatically.
Anyome else experiencing the same or have a fix for this?
davedes said:
I have an issue with my galaxy S21 that is not automatically switching between my 5GHz & 2.4GHz wifi network when in close range to the router.
I have smart connect active on my router. When enabled, the 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks share the same network name and password(only one SSID will be displayed), and your wireless device will automatically switch connection to the Wi-Fi band that provides the fastest speed.
My device stays connected to the 2.4GHz network, I then have to turn my wifi off and back on again on my phone to connect to the faster 5GHz network when in range. My S21 is the only device on my network that does not do this automatically.
Anyome else experiencing the same or have a fix for this?
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I've seen the same behavior. My configuration is the same as yours. I did a little experiment. I switched off the 5GHz range on the router. All clients switched to the 2.4 GHz range. Then I switched the 5GHz range on again. But even after 30 minutes, my 3 dual-channel android devices Galaxy S21, Galaxy Tab S4 and Galaxy S6 were still in the 2.4GHz range. Then I switched the S21 wlan off and on again. The s21 immediately connected to the 5GHz range and the other two devices followed immediately. Very strange. My WLAN router is a Fritz!Box 7590.
Otherwise, I know the behavior of the devices in that the devices only search for a new connection when the current connection is broken.
Sorry for my bad english, I am German.
Andro Uno said:
I've seen the same behavior. My configuration is the same as yours. I did a little experiment. I switched off the 5GHz range on the router. All clients switched to the 2.4 GHz range. Then I switched the 5GHz range on again. But even after 30 minutes, my 3 dual-channel android devices Galaxy S21, Galaxy Tab S4 and Galaxy S6 were still in the 2.4GHz range. Then I switched the S21 wlan off and on again. The s21 immediately connected to the 5GHz range and the other two devices followed immediately. Very strange. My WLAN router is a Fritz!Box 7590.
Otherwise, I know the behavior of the devices in that the devices only search for a new connection when the current connection is broken.
Sorry for my bad english, I am German.
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Thank you for your response. Samsung need to acknowledge this and apply a fix.
davedes said:
I have an issue with my galaxy S21 that is not automatically switching between my 5GHz & 2.4GHz wifi network when in close range to the router.
I have smart connect active on my router. When enabled, the 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks share the same network name and password(only one SSID will be displayed), and your wireless device will automatically switch connection to the Wi-Fi band that provides the fastest speed.
My device stays connected to the 2.4GHz network, I then have to turn my wifi off and back on again on my phone to connect to the faster 5GHz network when in range. My S21 is the only device on my network that does not do this automatically.
Anyome else experiencing the same or have a fix for this?
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Hi! These are router problems. Set maximum power for 5GHz and average or minimum for 2.4GHz. Prioritize connecting devices to 5 GHz.
batroc said:
Hi! These are router problems. Set maximum power for 5GHz and average or minimum for 2.4GHz. Prioritize connecting devices to 5 GHz.
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Can't be a router problem. Don't have an issue with any other device on the network switching between 2.4 & 5Ghz, only Samsung.
davedes said:
Can't be a router problem. Don't have an issue with any other device on the network switching between 2.4 & 5Ghz, only Samsung.
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I see that a stronger signal is important for communication than fastest band. Samsung has a weaker Wi-Fi transceiver compared to a laptop for example. In my dual-band router, I made settings as described above.
The Android device alone can select the WiFi frequency range. Try to make the 5 GHz band more "palatable" to the cell phone by temporarily blocking the 2.4 GHz band in the router. Then remove the login data from the mobile phone and from the router. Make a restart from Handy. Then register the device again and release the 2.4 GHz band. Then test the behavior.
Please let us know if it helped.
Edit: Make sure to use the original MAC address of the mobile phone when log in.
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I was surprised to find that this phone supports bot 2.4GHz and 5GHz for wifi. However, I am having a problem getting it to connect to my 5GHz N radio. It will see it and says that the signal is excellent. I type in my WPA key and hit connect. It attempts to connect then goes back to disconnected. If I click on the name of it, it show signal as poor and link speed as -1Mbps. It connects fine to the 2.4GHz radio. The router is a Buffalo WZR-HP-AG300H running DD-WRT. Has anyone else had this issue?
i thought wifi was only 2.4ghz on this phone. my 5ghz network doesnt even show on my phone.
5ghz seems to be working fine for me
only certain 5ghz channels are supported. see if ur router is on channel 36 for 5ghz.
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only certain 5ghz channels are supported. see if ur router is on channel 36 for 5ghz.
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I have been able to use channels 140 and 149 as well as 36. What I did notice is that the first time I connect to (the very first time or if I make a change to the router) the wifi signal will drop and start several times.....I find if I just turn off wifi and turn it back on and reconnect it will hold.
Actually, I have it running on 144 and working now. I had to set the mode from N only to NA mixed.
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dagnasty said:
Actually, I have it running on 144 and working now. I had to set the mode from N only to NA mixed.
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Hmmm...mine is set to N only...being its the only device on my 5G connection.
Yea, the only thing on mine is my other router setup as a bridge for my downstairs. I guess ill leave it since its working
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I've got an apple airport extreme. my evo connects just fine on 5ghz
I have a Cisco ISR wireless router and I use strictly 5Ghz. It's wireless-A, not wireless-N, but it's strictly 5Ghz and it scan and uses whatever channel it wants. No issues so far.
I tried N network a while ago on my older phones (not 5Ghz N) and noticed more battery drain VS G. Since then I have switched my N to 5Ghz and just use my ipad3 for it. My phone I keep on G network. I don't see any real point to having it on a N network. G I still pull 10+ megabits down which is more than enough for pretty much anything the phone can do. Not really worth the extra battery drain in my opinion. My ipad I like on higher speed since I stream MKV files but the phone I think is pointless at least for me.
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dagnasty said:
I was surprised to find that this phone supports bot 2.4GHz and 5GHz for wifi. However, I am having a problem getting it to connect to my 5GHz N radio. It will see it and says that the signal is excellent. I type in my WPA key and hit connect. It attempts to connect then goes back to disconnected. If I click on the name of it, it show signal as poor and link speed as -1Mbps. It connects fine to the 2.4GHz radio. The router is a Buffalo WZR-HP-AG300H running DD-WRT. Has anyone else had this issue?
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I actually had the exact same problem as you mentioned. The one thing I wanted to add to your excellent description of problem symptoms is that it says "Authenticating", and that is when it drops the signal to -1Mbps. Something during the authentication process seems to kill the radio connectivity. This has not happened on any of my other 802.11n devices. It connects fine on the same router's 802.11g. I had no issues with my previous phone (Samsung Epic Galaxy S).
Interestingly my router is a different brand but perhaps it shares some similar chipset. My equipment as follows:
Bone stock Sprint HTC Evo 4g LTE (on Ice Cream Sandwich, duhh)
Belkin Play N600 HD Wireless Dual-Band N+ Router (F7D8301 v1)
After reading the other posts here it inspired me to play with my Router configs for 802.11N. Turns out after making some adjustments I was able to get connected.
-I had the following selected:
Wireless Channel: Auto
Extension Channel: 40 (grayed out)
Wireless Mode: 802.11a&n -Worked after changed to 802.11n
Bandwidth: 20/40MHz
Protected Mode: OFF -Worked after changed to On
802.11e/WMM QoS: On
I honestly think it was the Protected Mode that made the difference. Here is what the router help page says about that feature: Protected Mode
NOTE: In most situations, best performance (throughput) is achieved with Protected Mode OFF. If you are operating in an environment with HEAVY 802.11b traffic or interference, best performance may be achieved with Protected Mode ON.
So long story short, try turning Protected Mode ON in your 802.11n configs first and see if that gets it going for you. Hope that helps!
P.S. After changes above I ran some Speedtest.net for Android tests (back to back) and got the following from the next room over (about 20 feet from router):
Test 1: On 802.11n: 17024kbps down, 5857kbps up, 27ms ping
Test 2: On 802.11n: 18134kbps down, 6266kbps up, 39ms ping
Test 3: On 802.11g: 15385kbps down, 6091kbps up, 25ms ping
Test 4: On 802.11g: 22212kbps down, 5785kbps up, 43ms ping
My router supports 802.11n but my phones connect only in 54Mbps.
In addtion whenever i set my router to transmit only in 802.11n protocol , the phone can not connect to wifi.
it can see the router but it can not connect
The phone's chip always uses the highest possible compatible protocol.
All you can do is switch frequency between 2.4 and 5Ghz band. (I'd leave it on auto)
You may want to check with another non-similar Wireless-N router. In most cases i've seen this issue the Router wasn't actually N but one of the very early draft Versions (read: pre-beta) of the N-standard and thus had too many incompatibilites with the client for both to understand each other.
This would cause the device to go back to G standard.
ok, how do you stop it using "n". on my HTC I could tell it to use "g" to save power. On my S3, wlan traffic sucks the juice from the battery.
When I turn it to 5ghz band it doesn't find at all my router.my Samsung smart tv works fine with 802.11n , same with my ps 3 and my pc .My router is d link DSL 2740B
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Mine connects at 72mbps on the default setting, check your router.
I download the application andromizer from the market and to the wifi settings I receive the message that my device does not support 802.11n set
I have XXLF5 stock root ROM
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Any suggestion , i use all share a lot and all the HD videos are played with freezes
Guys i have tried many things but still i can not find any sollution .
Please can anybody help????????
my galaxy s connects to 802.11n network to 65Mbps , so i guess it is not my router problem. The strange thing is that the application andromizer says that my device does not support 802.11n set ups.Can somebody download the application and inform what result does he take ?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwxLDEsImNvbS5qLnkuZGFkZHkuY3VzdG9taXplciJd
In addition when i set my router to transmit only to n protocol , my mobile find the network and try to connect but i get a certification error
Please answer the question/statement in the second post:
You may want to check with another non-similar Wireless-N router. In most cases i've seen this issue the Router wasn't actually N but one of the very early draft Versions (read: pre-beta) of the N-standard and thus had too many incompatibilites with the client for both to understand each other.
This would cause the device to go back to G standard.
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My phone connects with the router at 75Mbit/s. The router has a reduced late-draft-N protocol with only 2 antennas so it's correctly using the maximum capacity.
If you have the choice, please try e.g. with a N-supporting Fritzbox of the manufacturer AVM or other similar high-end products. Low-end cheap routers tend to have ****ty hardware.
My router is d link DSL 2740B, I think it is a quite good router with 2 antennas, but as I say my other devices connect fine in 802.11n transmition , my Samsung TV , my playstation 3 , even my galaxy s1 connect with 65Mbps.
Here is my router wifi settings, if you have any suggestions
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hello,
i would like to know, how fast SGS3 can connect to my cisco e4200 n router that advertise 450mbps throughput ..
i'm trying to get 450mbps connection to my router..
on my router i setup wireless n and wireless bg network..
when i connect to 2.4g network i get 75mbps connection 1m away from router.
the same speed i get when i connect SGS3 to 5ghz network..
what i'm doing wrong?
thx
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kikan
This
http://homecommunity.cisco.com/t5/Wireless-Routers/E4200-How-do-you-connect-at-450Mbps/td-p/376169
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I would think a major limitation would be because the wifi chip + antenna are SISO not MIMO. It could also be a compatibility issue between wireless chipset in the gt-i9300 and the router
Addition:
There are other special requirements to achieve 450Mbps too...
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thanks for advice,
i tried to setup my wifi in different ways, but no luck..
maximum connection i can reach is 72Mbps
Does any one manage to get higher connection between SGS3 and wifi router 802.11n ?
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kikan
72 is as high as it goes
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NetCopAD said:
72 is as high as it goes
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With my netgear wndr3700 I can connect at 150mbps
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I'm getting 150mbps on the VirginMedia Superhub running 5Ghz
o.k. so is possible that i have something wrong with my cisco E4200 router..
so SGS3 have only single-stream ?
because my router for 450Mbps have to use all tree-streams..
thank to all for responding...
i will have to send an email to cisco...
now i will flash ddwrt firmware to see if is there any difference
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kikan said:
o.k. so is possible that i have something wrong with my cisco E4200 router..
so SGS3 have only single-stream ?
because my router for 450Mbps have to use all tree-streams..
thank to all for responding...
i will have to send an email to cisco...
now i will flash ddwrt firmware to see if is there any difference
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kikanx
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nothing wrong with cisco...
i'm using omega rom and something in my rom is f...ed...
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kikan
I get 75mbs on 2.4ghz wireless n and 150mbs on 5.0 wireless n.
cisco E1500 -
Cisco e1500 with ddwrt big
it has only 2.4Ghz and all get 72mbps...max.. G/N or only-N - same results
it's advertised like 300Mbps...
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kikan
wifi boost over service mode
hi, long time no hear..
just want to share this tip, that i found out few minutes ago..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdv-I-XkTt4
now i can connect to my cisco e4200 over 5gHz with 150Mbps connection...
still didn't found out how can i get 450mbps on samsung galaxy s3...or at least 300mbps...
on e4200 i set up only wireless N on 40MH channel...and wpa2 pre...
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kikan
kikan said:
hi, long time no hear..
just want to share this tip, that i found out few minutes ago..
now i can connect to my cisco e4200 over 5gHz with 150Mbps connection...
still didn't found out how can i get 450mbps on samsung galaxy s3...or at least 300mbps...
on e4200 i set up only wireless N on 40MH channel...and wpa2 pre...
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kikan
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As mentioned by xtechx, this is a chipset limitation. You'll just have to live with it since it only has a single antenna (meaning it supports about half of the maximum transmission speed of your router for Wireless N), as with most mobile wifi chipsets. Though if I remember correctly, the HTC One supports MIMO (full wifi speeds)
Sythun said:
As mentioned by xtechx, this is a chipset limitation. You'll just have to live with it since it only has a single antenna (meaning it supports about half of the maximum transmission speed of your router for Wireless N), as with most mobile wifi chipsets. Though if I remember correctly, the HTC One supports MIMO (full wifi speeds)
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hi,
thnks for info....
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kikan
P.S. after switching off , power saver on WIFI (in service mode), my battery is empty in 18hrs...
itetin zagashira
kikan said:
hello,
i would like to know, how fast SGS3 can connect to my cisco e4200 n router that advertise 450mbps throughput ..
i'm trying to get 450mbps connection to my router..
on my router i setup wireless n and wireless bg network..
when i connect to 2.4g network i get 75mbps connection 1m away from router.
the same speed i get when i connect SGS3 to 5ghz network..
what i'm doing wrong?
thx
by
kikan
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I only got 150M connection
andrewcw said:
I only got 150M connection
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As mentioned by xtechx, this is a chipset limitation. You'll just have to live with it since it only has a single antenna (meaning it supports about half of the maximum transmission speed of your router for Wireless N), as with most mobile wifi chipsets. Though if I remember correctly, the HTC One supports MIMO (full wifi speeds)
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kikan
kikan said:
hi,
thnks for info....
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kikan
P.S. after switching off , power saver on WIFI (in service mode), my battery is empty in 18hrs...
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Yeah, kind of normal behavior if you switch power save mode off. What do you expect?
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kikan said:
hi, long time no hear..
just want to share this tip, that i found out few minutes ago..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdv-I-XkTt4
now i can connect to my cisco e4200 over 5gHz with 150Mbps connection...
still didn't found out how can i get 450mbps on samsung galaxy s3...or at least 300mbps...
on e4200 i set up only wireless N on 40MH channel...and wpa2 pre...
by
kikan
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Thanks for the tip!! My Wifi speed according to the SpeedTest app is now 20Mbps which is twice what they were before turning off power save mode. However, they are still no where near what others are reporting for max speeds on the SG3
glad to hear this,
but power management will be hungry...
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kikan
my be you can install wakelockdetector and manage to shutdown all not necessary process for you..
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kikan
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector
Old post but what the heck.
Wireless devices are built to operate at given speeds.
Common Android device connection speeds are 54Mbits/sec(802.11g), 65Mbits/sec, 72Mbits/sec, 150Mbits/sec(5GHz).
As WiFi is half-duplex, you will never see 'real' data throughput at the listed connection speed.
At very best, you'll probably only see ⅔ the connection speed.
The connection speed is often dictated by the number of antennas a device has and generally max'd out at 150Mbit/sec on 2.4GHz frequency due to 20MHz channel allocation limit, where 40MHz channel allocation is not encouraged.
5GHz frequency connection speeds are generally higher as 5GHz is based on 40MHz channel width.
I have a Sony XPERIA M (C1905) with dual band (2.4GHz/5GHz) WiFi.
5GHz has a connection speed of 150Mbits/sec.
Over 5GHz it has a bandwidth throughput of 109Mbits/sec in an optimal environment.
5GHz is a higher frequency than 2.4GHz so it will not have the same signal strength of 2.4GHz at distance.(trade-off)
If you really want to test WiFi throughput on an Android device, you have to use iPerf for Android and then install a Windows/linux version of iPerf on a NAS/PC.
This will provide true maximum bandwidth/throughput available to your Android device in a LAN where your testing servers should not bottleneck the Android device you are testing.
Because of the channel allocation, you have to have a 802.11ac router if your Android device supports 802.11ac to obtain the max. 802.11ac throughput.
Just got this phone today,
I have a Netgear R6300 capable of AC wifi but my phone wont connect to the internet when its on the 5ghz network. It works fine on the 2.5ghz but the other it connects but no internet.
I tried giving it a reserved ip and looking at the settings on my router but nothing is popping out at me?
Anyone have any ideas?
HTC One on Rogers network (Canada)
WakeTurbulence said:
Just got this phone today,
I have a Netgear R6300 capable of AC wifi but my phone wont connect to the internet when its on the 5ghz network. It works fine on the 2.5ghz but the other it connects but no internet.
I tried giving it a reserved ip and looking at the settings on my router but nothing is popping out at me?
Anyone have any ideas?
HTC One on Rogers network (Canada)
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Check the Advanced Wi-Fi settings. Check Freq Band and make sure it is not set to 2.4 GHz only. Also try turning on "Best Wi-Fi Performance" and see if that helps.
Mine connects to my 5GHz network with no problems at all.
Hope that helps.
kevinrstruck said:
Check the Advanced Wi-Fi settings. Check Freq Band and make sure it is not set to 2.4 GHz only. Also try turning on "Best Wi-Fi Performance" and see if that helps.
Mine connects to my 5GHz network with no problems at all.
Hope that helps.
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What router do you have? Also what kind of connection speed are you getting?
I checked freq and it was on auto, tried just 5ghz, also tried Best wifi but it still cant connect to the internet. I gets a connection with the router according to the phone but my 6300 doesnt show it as a connected device.
no problem here i can connect to my 5Ghz network with my a/n capable Time Capsule router. speeds are 55..27 Mbps download / 35.95 Mbps upload. my One wifi settings are set to Auto (vs. setting to 2.5 or 5 Ghz).
I have a Netgear WNDR4500. Speeds are 40 Mbps down and 28 Mbps up. That is with the router 2 floors above me in my house. My settings are also set to "Auto" as well. I connected immediately when I got home on Thursday after getting the device. I have had no problems at all with WiFi. Sorry I cannot be of more assistance.
I have no problem when connecting to my R6300 in AC mode ...
mine connects just fine
No connection at 5ghz, can only connect at 2ghz
I have d-link dr-825 rev B router with [DD-WRT v24-sp2 (04/01/13) std - build 21153] firmware. It has dual 2ghz and 5ghz radios.
I can only connect at 2ghz and unable to connect at 5ghz.
I have a dell latitude laptop and my old Galaxy SII has no problem connecting.
Howvever Htc-One lists the access point, correctly determines what kind of security is on (like wpa/wpa2 etc) but is unable to connect. I think once I saw a brief flash saying authentication failure on my phone when trying to connect to 5ghz. So I removed all security and made it completely open just to try. Again no connection without any error.
I am thinking of returning it if it is going to be a problem.
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Ok, I have solved the problem, now it is connecting. I made two changes in the wirless setup. Enable RTS/CTS protection and also enabled short preamble. After these two changes it is connecting as expected.
WakeTurbulence said:
Just got this phone today,
I have a Netgear R6300 capable of AC wifi but my phone wont connect to the internet when its on the 5ghz network. It works fine on the 2.5ghz but the other it connects but no internet.
I tried giving it a reserved ip and looking at the settings on my router but nothing is popping out at me?
Anyone have any ideas?
HTC One on Rogers network (Canada)
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I'm having the same issue with mine and the same router, can not quiet figure out what is going on.
Just quick update i just did an update on my router and it seems to connect completely fine
For those who have router issues, check for a firmware update! Most routers have a few updates while sitting on the shelf. I used to always update and properly configure routers (with out the software disc) for customers at my old job and we rarely had problems of customers bribing it back. And throw out the disc that comes with the router. The software can cause headaches down the road. All security settings can be done inside the router through any web browser and router IP.
Just got a black ATT HTC ONE, everything is great, but no connection to 5ghz network here either.
I have a Netgear WNDR3700 and just updated to the DD-WRT build 21676, and still no go...
All our macbook airs are working fine on the 5ghz...:cryingrobably time for a new router lol
Connects to my linksys ea6500 5ghz ac just fine link speed around 400 mbps
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Added an Airport Express, and 5ghz works fine from that...
cq_ said:
Just got a black ATT HTC ONE, everything is great, but no connection to 5ghz network here either.
I have a Netgear WNDR3700 and just updated to the DD-WRT build 21676, and still no go...
All our macbook airs are working fine on the 5ghz...:cryingrobably time for a new router lol
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Prefers 2.4
I have a dual band N router, and my One seems to "prefer" connecting to the 2.4 GHz network over the 5 GHz.
It will work fine on the 5GHz, but I have to switch it manually when I walk in the house (so I usually don't).
I guess I could just tell my phone to "forget" the 2.4 network to fix this. On more thinking, maybe it's a coverage thing - it probably finds the 2.4 GHz network first. Lower frequencies penetrate walls better, right?
doxy-LS said:
I have a dual band N router, and my One seems to "prefer" connecting to the 2.4 GHz network over the 5 GHz.
It will work fine on the 5GHz, but I have to switch it manually when I walk in the house (so I usually don't).
I guess I could just tell my phone to "forget" the 2.4 network to fix this. On more thinking, maybe it's a coverage thing - it probably finds the 2.4 GHz network first. Lower frequencies penetrate walls better, right?
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Correct. The 2.4 GHz network should travel further. Its all about that sweet sweet 5 GHz speed though! Mine connects to my Asus RT-AC66U router just fine.
doxy-LS said:
I have a dual band N router, and my One seems to "prefer" connecting to the 2.4 GHz network over the 5 GHz.
It will work fine on the 5GHz, but I have to switch it manually when I walk in the house (so I usually don't).
I guess I could just tell my phone to "forget" the 2.4 network to fix this. On more thinking, maybe it's a coverage thing - it probably finds the 2.4 GHz network first. Lower frequencies penetrate walls better, right?
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You could always set it to 5ghz preferred. Mine connects to my netgear 5ghz ac router with no issues. Also if you have the same password for both frequencies it could just be connecting to that first.
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no preferred option?
godfirst said:
You could always set it to 5ghz preferred. Mine connects to my netgear 5ghz ac router with no issues. Also if you have the same password for both frequencies it could just be connecting to that first.
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I did check when sitting in my driveway - the 2.4 GHz network was still 2 "arcs" there & the 5 GHz was just a dot, so I think it is connecting to the first one it finds & sticking with it. In the Wi-Fi preferences, the "Wi-Fi frequency band" options are only Auto/5 GHz only/2.4 GHz only. No 'preferred' option - I'm running stock though - is there something different in the custom ROMs? I'm not afraid to root/ROM - I just haven't seen a good reason yet.
doxy-LS said:
I did check when sitting in my driveway - the 2.4 GHz network was still 2 "arcs" there & the 5 GHz was just a dot, so I think it is connecting to the first one it finds & sticking with it. In the Wi-Fi preferences, the "Wi-Fi frequency band" options are only Auto/5 GHz only/2.4 GHz only. No 'preferred' option - I'm running stock though - is there something different in the custom ROMs? I'm not afraid to root/ROM - I just haven't seen a good reason yet.
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Use the only 5ghz only. There's a big difference with custom roms and stock att at the moment. There's new firmware etc. 2.4Ghz has more penetration through walls then 5Ghz. That's why you have more bars of one and not the other.
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godfirst said:
Use the only 5ghz only. There's a big difference with custom roms and stock att at the moment. There's new firmware etc. 2.4Ghz has more penetration through walls then 5Ghz. That's why you have more bars of one and not the other.
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Well I want to be able to use the 2.4 GHz networks when available, so I'll leave it on auto. I guess the speed isn't a huge deal when the wireless connection is so much faster than my internet connection.
And yes, I know that there are lots of differences between stock & custom ROMs (my last phone was a Nexus S & I was always changing ROMs). What I meant to ask was if there was a difference with that specific option.
wifi 2.4GHz connection problems
Welcome
I have silver One for 3 weeks now, but it was 2 weeks in service - they reinstalled software and returned phone. No change.
I can't connect to any 2.4 Ghz network (G/N) ending Authentication Error. Only 5GHz works.
I tried it with Netgreat WNDR4700 (Gargoyle custom software), CISCO access point @ work, also random WiFi open networks in shops/malls, etc. Other devices i know and have at home ( Samsung Note II, htc Sensation, Acer Iconia tab, Dell Latitude laptop) works fine. Just the One cosing problems.
I run stock rom, how can I turn on more verbose logging or see what is happening in the Operation system while connecting? I must prove to Regenersis Poland service that my phone does not work. Otherwise they will say phone works within parameters.
Ok so i am stuck in a situation where my university has a wifi on 2.4 and 5ghz wifi with same ssid from a cusco mesh network. So what happens is my mobile always preffers 2.4 over 5ghz due to more strength but 2.4ghz band is over crowded. Found no option to only make it to conect to 5ghz band. Any sugesstion is welcomed or a way around or a temporary fix. Due to this my years old nexus 5 performs better in wifi performance than my poco f1. I have attached pictures with it so that you guys can understand what i am saying