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Adding more power to WiFi on 8525?

Is there any registry tweak or driver hack I can do to my 8525 to power more power in the WiFi broadcast? I have a laptop that works perfectly well in my house yet my phone always loose its established connection within minutes because of its weak transmission or doesnt establish one at all. I pretty sure its the 8525 not returning the hand shake, etc. I went ahead and made sure wifi battery usage was set to performance over battery life but made no diffrence. Anyway to increase the broadcast dB?

Shift Problem! (Internet, GPRS, 3G, H...)

Hi ppl,
I have one Htc Shift and installed all Updates, windows, office, all last updates, Vista SP1,…, I also have one problem, when I have modem connected the hardware(modem in vista) disable and enable automatic and lost Internet, after 10s Internet again good, after 2 or 3m disable hardware and Internet lost… You have this problem? Solutions?
I wait your help
Regards,
Xavier Soares

Hello Xavier,
Just wondering if you WiFi is active. If so, could you check if you don't have a known WiFi AP in the near proximity? (Then the Shift may try to connect to it, getting limited connectivity, disabling the connection with Modem part... But going back to GSM/UMTS again, etc...
Just an idea among other possibilities...
How steady is your connection on the Snapvue side?

No friend, I also have the modem connect, the wifi and BT off!

Hi,
maybe it is this: You do not lose the connection when you use it with the power adapter, right? You lose the connection, using the battery, right?
If that is the case, this is the solution:
3G + power adapter = all modes work.
3G + battery = high performance only works, but you can use the settings of "balanced"
S.

Friend Settembrini yes, I use with battery in "balanced" mode! I go see the option Balanced...
Now I already the Option USB selective suspend setting to disable! Is this?
Regards

Hi Xavier,
so the solution is simple look at the formula I gave.
If you use the power adapter all energy modes work with 3G.
But! When you use the Battery you must change to high performance. When you use high performance you can change all the options like you have them in balanced mode that doesn't matter. Battery = high performance and 3 G works.
So it is like this:
3G + power adapter = all energy modes work.
3G + battery = high performance only works, but you can use the settings of "balanced"
S.

Don't know i I understand your problem correct, but I had a problem after upgrading to SP1, after that, the Vista side lost it's modem connection often. It had nothing to do with power connections, it was unstable both on battery and adapter. I have not reinstalled and NOT upgraded to SP1 and now the modem works as intended!

Hi,
this is not a new problem it was discussed before in this forum a long time ago. And believe me, what I have written above was the problem for many who bought the gadget months ago.
If you have a look around in the forum you can find lots of information about this and the solution is the one I pointed out.
Basta!
S.

xavier_soares said:
Friend Settembrini yes, I use with battery in "balanced" mode! I go see the option Balanced...
Now I already the Option USB selective suspend setting to disable! Is this?
Regards
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Xavier:
I had the same problem. And Settembrini solution worked for me. Try to choose high perfomance, in energy settings, and 3G connection will be active all the time.
If you need further assistance PM me we can talk in Portuguese...

Getting old...
Thanks. I completely forgot that issue and the solution proposed, in the Forum. Shame on me, really, I had the very same problem solved, thanks to your posts!

Now I test in mine and is very good
Regards,
Xavier Soares

Not here,
I lose the modem connection quite regularly, but admittedly while travelling, may be caused bij entering elevators and the like. Turning off and then on again of the modem solves it.

3G Modem
Hi
Thank You for this post.
I am traveling and now can use Vista with 3G.
Why do you have to use high performance setting?
Seems if you are on the move, you need to conserve battery!
Thoughts
Dave

Help
I now have 2 SIM cards and have setup 2 modem connections, one for AT&T and other for Fido(Canada).
Now, neither one of my modem connections will work with Vista side of Shift.
I have a stable Edge/GPRS connection on Fido where exchange/gmail/weather work, when I switch to Vista, no modem connection.
I have done the following:
have Shift connected to AC power/have power under high performance
have reset snapview a number of time
do not play with modem setting in Communication Manager in Vista
I cannot get the modem to work in Vista, in fact, I was in US 2 weeks ago and was able to get modem to work for 2 days (was able to make Skype voice call on HSDPA network) under Vista
I called HTC tech support, they have so many new people that know squat about the Shift, they claim they will call me back later tonight.
What am I doing wrong!!!!!!!
Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Update
I have some updated and interesting info plus my issue is still not resolved.
In the modem connection settings, after I deleted one of the modem settings, the AT&T medianet setting, the Fido (Canada) connection worked once.
I have still tried all the suggestions listed in the 3 or 4 posts for issues with 3G, after Vista hibernated, the modem connection in vista would not work.
I have confirmed with the carrier, they do not block tethering with the plan I am on and their are no special settings
HELP, any other suggestions!!!
Dave

WiFi useless in my opinion on the Xperia

1. It disconnects automatically too frequently
2. I have a secure network and I have to enter the 100 digit (seems like) password everytime
3. Sometimes wont' connect at all.
The signal strength is 100% too.
Anybody else have this issue???
Is there a program that can monitor and connect automatically (remembering password) to help me???
Many thanks.

Mine is OK. Only have to enter the password once for the first time. Mine only disconnect when I turn the WiFi off via Communication Manager.

Im with craven.... My WiFi works perfectly.

My WiFi works flawlessly.
There is SPB Wireless for monitoring only.It does not help you reconnect. Good program.
Did you try to adjust the slider on WiFi settings towards Best Performance instead of Best Battery (it's on Power Mode in WiFi settings, from Communications Manager) ?
Maybe you have installed some crappy sofware that takes over your wireless settings(it happend to me when i installed some software- i don't remember it's name right now).

nope mine's ok. doesn't turn unless you specify. Reception is not bad either.

no problem with my xperia...

No problem with Linksys WRT54GL at all. Maybe you should check your router's settings.

Only twice had I needed to re-enter my WPA passkey, but otherwise it's great. Able to enjoy the web whilst in bed and a lot faster than my old P990.

It happened to me twice.
Though no problem lately.
As a little trick, you can use a text file (or whatever code protection software) to store the key and do a copy/paste if you don't want to type the code all over again.

I had this problem at first... I didnt know why it would keep disconnecting...then i figured it out..the wifi disconnects when the phone is in standby. Schaps advanced configuration tool fixed it quick and now im enjoying it very much =)

many people have success upgrading the firmware of their routers to fix
such issues

wifi working grt in my x1
once i entered wep key
now its working grt

You shouldn't use WEP, you can crack WEP under a minute now and even if you use a while "mac" list it's not safe enough since you got the MAC addresses just listening the packets.

my x1 works perfect on wifi. not loosing connection, set up the wlan key at the first time and it was saved forever. have tried it on 5 wlans and everywhere without problems... is think wifi and the gps are the only things that are sophisticated 100% on the x1 ^^

billybobjones said:
I had this problem at first... I didnt know why it would keep disconnecting...then i figured it out..the wifi disconnects when the phone is in standby. Schaps advanced configuration tool fixed it quick and now im enjoying it very much =)
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It is good only if you have a usb connection or 110/220V nearby as always on wifi drains the battery in a half day
BTW: the wifi reconnect after suspend is really fast here, almost every time 1-2 sec.

mine is just fine, my home wifi uses a 11 digit password, just had to put in once and never again, doesn't disconnect randomly, only when disable the wifi obviously.
you should check with your warranty, see if they can do something about it, cause your case isn't normal.

have you all changed it to best performance in the settings?
im sitting right next to my router...and it loses connection now? this is quite annoying. i put the slider in the middle.. i sometimes leave wifi on when im asleep at home. so i like to keep it in the middle? whats the deal?

haha...about the Xperia wifi problem,just off your bluetooth b4 u try to use the wifi.
i think xperia is sharing wifi and bluetooth in the same device support.
i been test many time....when open bluetooth the wifi is weak and keep disconnect..
if this problem can't slove it then i think u better send to service center to fix it.

I actually found a problem in the Wifi/Wireless configuration.
I have 2 WPA protected routers with long keys/passwords. I found that if I enter the keys for both, the X1 would only remember ONE of them. I tried this by trying to save the password on either one of the WPA routers, and would only remember the FIRST one entered. So if you entered a 2nd one, it would always forget it, and you would need to manually re-enter the password again. Sure, it would connect, but then after it disconnects or you leave the area, then re-enter the area, it already forgot the password again.

i dont have bluetooth on and this is getting pretty annoying..
are you guys all using best performance?

wifi help please

hey i need some help with this wifi I am unable to connect unless i am extremely close to any router I have tryed all the radio roms any help would be great

What do you mean by extremely close to the router? Can you say how meters?
The radio rom doesn't affect the WiFi signal, only the GSM signal.
Have you tried the following?
Go to CommManager, press Settings - Wireless LAN - Power Mode & select Best Performance & OK. This will increase your WiFi signal but it eats more battery.-

by extremly clost i mean as in laying the phone on the router or within in about 1ft yes I have tryed the power settings and they have had no affect

ok i tried reflashing to the button 105 rom that is recommended when cid unlocking and i seam to get a better signal any idea what would change between wm5 and wm6 that would cause this?

well I was wrong guess it was wishful thinking on my part

there is such a thing as being too close to a router if it's closer then 20cm to the router it can cause problems

ok lets put it this way if i get more than 1ft from the router it loes the connection and will not even detect it
also i am aware that is is possible to be to close
I have tried several hotspot and have had no luck with them either
does anyone happen to know which of the 2 antennas in the wizard is the wifi i notice s that i would assume are the antennas just not sure which is which
thanks,
yonu

well I think I have found the problem I had to open up the phone today as the keyboard ribbon was loose. it looks like the stock wifi antenna is loose I will get it resoldered and see what happens. now my next question down by the internal BT antenna and on the back of the wifi antena are antenna ports does anyone know what the jack type for these is they are larger than U.FL.
Thanks,
yonu

well resoldering the antenna did the trick if anyone is interested when i get around to modding in a stronger antenna i will post phots and instructions but it will be a few days as i am happy just to have the wifi working again

WiFi gone very poor

My Jade use to get a reasonable WiFi signal at home, even outside at the garage. Inside would always give 54Mbps. However yesterday we got WiFi at work and my Jade struggled to get a signal in the next room. Checked my WiFi at home and now its struggling to get a signal in the next room there also, even near to the router it won't get a full signal or 54Mbps.
Other WiFi device are getting full signals at both home and work.
I have not changed any settings or installed anything in the time between knowing I can get a good signal and now.
Any ideas?

It sounds like a hardware-defect.

Try softreset and try activate wi-fi again. See if it works ok. If not it could be hardware defect (the wi-fi chip maybe)

azahidi said:
Try softreset and try activate wi-fi again. See if it works ok. If not it could be hardware defect (the wi-fi chip maybe)
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One additional idea: See under "Start/Settings/Connections/WLAN/EnergyMode" (translated from German, perhaps similar) and adjust the energy-mode to performance-optimized.

First thing I tried was a soft reset, didn't make a difference. Performance is selected over power saving.

ecotack said:
First thing I tried was a soft reset, didn't make a difference. Performance is selected over power saving.
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Any difference, if you change it to "performance"?