hello all, new to this forum so please any noobness that spurts out of my fingers.
Basically, I'm sat next to my wifi router and the legend can pick it up, "excellent" quailty apparently but it refuses to connect, always saying "obtaining address..." but always ending up being "unsuccessful".
Now, i was connected this morning when i was in a different room with only 2 bars of signal, but now i cant connect at all.
Cany anyone help/similar issue?
Try to restart the router.
Is your network secured? If yes, WEP or WPA/WPA2? If it is WEP, it may be just incorrect WEP-key.
My network is secure, WPA yada yada.
However, i'm now going through a stage where connection is no problem! Might just have been a one-off rough patch, or maybe its something to do with the legend itself? Some reviewers did comment on the questionable wifi signal/strength - most likely due to its construction maybe?
Well them im glad that my signal strength is extraordinary.
I still dont understand this..
I was at work, connected with our thomson (TG712), when i left the hall and went to the canteen.
I usually disconnect when reaching ±15 meters (this distance is why im so happy with this phones wifi strength), but this time it kept a connection while i was in the mess
With the weakest signal strength but still, I was able to download properly :/
This mess hall is about 50 meters away maybe more and with walls in between
Yes the SSID was our thomson and No I didn't get this working again but how the **** do you explain this.
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Okay, so this might be like beating a dead horse, but yet I haven't gotten any responses for this issue. I use WiFi alot, and at work I really need it since my phone keeps switching between ATT & T-Mobile towers. Damn cell phone companies, 2011 and coverage still sucks! Anyhow I have to use WiFi alot at work and my phone keeps doing something stupid! It will connect to the wireless just fine, but keeping it connected is the issue! Stupid thing keeps dropping connection and then reconnecting. I don't know if it is because of the carrier switch or if my router is a piece of junk. My laptop seems fine on the wireless so I think that is fine. I am running [ROM][07/04/11] Virtuous Unity Sense 3.0 based on Pyramid [1.27.0] and everything seems fine on it! So maybe a setting in the phone, or I just have crap WiFi at work? I am literally sitting beside the dang router while this issue persists. I can even go into the Settings portion of the phone and watch the WiFi constantly say "Connected to NETGEAR_2" then "Scanning" then "Obtaining IP Address" over and over, WTF? Please someone, anyone, have issues with this on their MyTouch 4g before? My setup at work has two WNR2000v3 NetGear routers that are wireless bridge so the front computers can connect to the internet. I was connecting to the back router but the signal sucked so I switched and setup the front router to give me another signal. So my phone has full strenth on signal, but yet again it drops and picks up again and makes that notification sound when it does so. That sound maybe the phone roaming, I do have that feature on. But anyhow, any info would be great, just someone please give me an idea here!
Well, came to work this morning and tried to connect to the 2nd router with my laptop and lord behold, it messed up. So maybe its not my phone after all.
Yay so I'm really happy about the iconia so far. The whole no acees to SD card through computer while connected to the computer will take some getting used to, but its the wifi that'll probably get this sent back. It's really bad. I've reset the connection half a dozen times since last night because it keeps hangin and can only downloads app when in the same room with the router.
Now the issue is that I'm laying beside the router now and getting 2 bars. If I sit up I get 3 bars. Yippee. The signal in the bedroom, on the first floor, get maybe 1 bar and I can't stream or download anything in there. I never get a great wifi signal in there', but its between 2 and 3 bars on my phone and netbook,. I wondered if there might be some interference so brought up the handy wifi analyzer and found 4 other wifi signals all on the first channel, so now my router is on channel 11. It didn't help any :-\
So if I exchange it, will the new unit possibly be an improvement? Is this just the way it is?
I noticed that the connection quality drops sharply the further away you are, but atleast on my tablet it still doesn't drop as sharply as in your case. I have the router here in living room and I get 65Mbps, everything works fine. Then if I move to bedroom or kitchen it drops to something around 20Mbps, yet it still works just fine.
What type of router do you use.I have a newer netgear with no issues my router is in the basement at front of house almost under the front porch.concrete ceiling above it. I can go out to my back yard approximately 200 feet and still get 1 bar and OK speed.I do notice. That the indicator bars do not exactly deplict your signal strength.
I also know there is a issue with some routers and the network card in this device I read in a thread long back.you have to turn off n or g feature I think it was.but do firmware update on router as well might help.not all routers are created equally Linksys sucks in my book. Lately
I can also see neighbors wifi signal but 1 bar they are 500 feet. Prob could not connect thou
Wish you lots of luck
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You could have a faulty Wi-Fi antenna ...
More likely, you are using a cheap router or a router with out of date firmware. Have you checked to make sure you have kept your router up to date with the latest firmware?
Also, have you tested this with other routers? If a multitude of routers show the same issue - you likely have a hardware problem with the a500 - if only your router shows this problem, then likely it is a problem with your local router.
a different unit MAY help, but I would try friends routers n such. My router blows but I can still stream Netflix no problem all the way across the house. I can't even do that on my laptop which has a beastly card. +1 for updating your router and device though, that might help.
Thanks for the replies. I have an old Motorola sbg900. I think I bought it 2 years ago. I have noticed that the iconia doesn't see as many networks as my phone does and the speedtest results are interesting. I left everything default in the app. By the router, I get 9 mb/s with the iconia vs 7 mb/s with the phone. In the bedroom, I get. .8 mb/s on the iconia and almost 6 mb/s on the phone. That is a huge drop and gap :'( I'll look up updating the router. I've never had connection problems before and we have 2 desktops upstairs plus both me and my roommates phones and both laptops and the wii and xbox. I just hope I can get some signal improvements on this nifty device.
sounds like firmware or...
I would find a friend with a different type of wifi router and test your connection with it. That way you get a pretty good indication of if you have a issue with your router or an issue with your Iconia.
Bother, my work wifi allows me to connect, but doesn't allow me to do anything with the connection. I am connected, but cannot do a speedtest. Relying only on bars the phone gets all 4 while the iconia gets only 3. The iconia also only sees 3 of the wifi signals in the building while my phone picks up 7 plus an open adhoc network. I know, it's time to visit with some friends so I can do a second test or maybe this is an excuse to go out for lunch today
ETA: At McDonalds, both devices had 3 bars and identical download and upload speeds. I've gone ahead and ordered a cheap $20 wireless n router to see if that improves things. It should arrive tomorrow, but since it's coming via UPS, it may not arrive until Monday.
so i've been getting wifi drops for a while now...never really tested until last night. Seems, around 15 yards from my router, though a wall or two granted....I only get 1-2 bars of signal. In this 1-2 range, (my couch), it will drop the wifi signal approximately every 15-20 seconds....stay unconnected for 1 second and then reconnect. If I get closer to the router though, no drops. I don't understand why the tab can't hold a low signal for wireless consistently.
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so i've been getting wifi drops for a while now...never really tested until last night. Seems, around 15 yards from my router, though a wall or two granted....I only get 1-2 bars of signal. In this 1-2 range, (my couch), it will drop the wifi signal approximately every 15-20 seconds....stay unconnected for 1 second and then reconnect. If I get closer to the router though, no drops. I don't understand why the tab can't hold a low signal for wireless consistently.
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I was having this same issue. What fixed everything up for me was setting my router to use Long Preamble. A500 & HP Netbook stay connected now.
Give that a shot. Good luck!
I believe there aare issues with some routers.or maybe settions some have on there routers.I have a 40.00 netgear b/g/n .router its located in my basement back at the end of the hall kinda under the kitchen.I can go out back about 20 yards from the house and still have 1-2 bars
Also my Iconia will see several neighbors routers and the house are all in the center of double size lots.the one signal I pick up with two bars I know is in the house across the street.
My router security is simple I have dhcp on.but secure by Mac address.this could be a solution.set this then add each device in the Mac assess pannel in the router.bye the way this is the most secure.I.also.have broadcasting turned off.to get another computer to even see my router I have to log into the router from another computer.then give the new machine access.I use this due to open file sharing.
Good luck.
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so i've been getting wifi drops for a while now...never really tested until last night. Seems, around 15 yards from my router, though a wall or two granted....I only get 1-2 bars of signal. In this 1-2 range, (my couch), it will drop the wifi signal approximately every 15-20 seconds....stay unconnected for 1 second and then reconnect. If I get closer to the router though, no drops. I don't understand why the tab can't hold a low signal for wireless consistently.
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More to the point, you could be behind 1 wall and get a bad signal which might not have anything to do with the tablet. If you've got insulated walls that use a foil wrap, good night.
Plus 45feet, while not particularly far away, when you couple walls and electromagnetic interference + distant, those all add to the level of signal degradation. If you've *properly* taken into account all the variables, then [and only then] can you quantify the wifi capabilities of the tablet.
I'm not saying you didn't, I'm just throwing this into the discussion with my primary point being that short distance and few walls [generalizing] isn't equal to a devices capability to process a signal. (;
nice replies...thanks....I'll try the long preamble...not sure what that is will have to research. And yea gamma, that is definitely true about the different kinds of walls etc. I can use my thunderbolt's wifi perfectly from anywhere in the house and actually out of the house at my daughters swingset which is a good 75 yards away. Apples and oranges I know....but i've never had wifi signal problems in this house otherwise except for the iconia. I am fairly sure it's a conflict with the router and the tab of some sort
It all depends on the device radio and router combination. I have an ASUS WAP that doesn't play well with Atheros brand radios. Switched my laptop to an Intel WiFi radio and away went my connection issues. Both my Motorola Atrix and my Acer Iconia have the same range/connection speed, no problems with dropped connection that I've found. Take it to my parents house with a Linksys WAP and problems galore.
Hi,
I have huge issues on my TF with Wi-Fi, I am really despaired with it. Signal strength is weak even if I am standing very close to my router - on default wi-fi icon it shows 2 sections of 3 and Wi-Fi Analyzer says signal is -55db. Few steps away it drops to -63db. And If i decide to go to another room signal stays around -66db and connection drops in and out like hell, sometimes it just can't connect at all for minute or so.
First thing I was thinking it's my router transmitter is week - it was abit old, but I never heard problems with it before. So I bought new router 300mbs N router with 3 antennas and very good signal. This not helped at all. Signal strength shown by Wi-Fi Analyzer remains pretty same with all other problems.
I've tried various wireless settings - b/g/n only, various channels, security on/off etc, I've tried various ROMs - not much difference. I am beginning to think there's some hardware malfunction on my TF but still hoping I missed something. May it be that TF is performing badly with this exact router? My Nokia Symbian phone shows excellent signal strength overall whole flat and I don't have any disconnects sitting in farthest corner.
Any advise welcome. Thanks
i have a Samsung galaxy tablet (the original). using wifi analyzer, the transformer consistently has a 10 dBm lower signal level than the galaxy.
I hadn't compared the signal level with my Incredible, but looking at it side by side also shows the 10 dBm lower signal...
randy
Please do a search for wifi issues.loads of threads have covered this topic before
Hi,
I lose my wifi connection on my android phone and tablet when I move from one part of a building to the other. My connection is perfectly fine if I don't move.
My phone and tablet eventually say, "connecting to wifi" and hangs there until I turn off my wifi and then turn it back on.
Here is the detailed story:
I work in a large building with multiple floors. I assume there are multiple routers per floor. My office is on the top floor and my lab is on the first floor. I make multiple trips between floors per hour, and it gets annoying to constantly reset the wifi receiver in my phone. Since this problem happens on my phone and my tablet, I'm sure it's not phone specific. I'm also guessing that no one else notices because they all pay outrageous prices for 4G and don't use wifi on their phones. They don't see problems on their laptops because their laptops are asleep when moving between floors.
After a little research, I think the cause might be when I move from one router in my building to another, my phone wants to keep the DHCP IP, but the new router won't accept my phone, because my phone is already connected to the old router. When I reset the wifi receiver on my phone, I reset the DHCP IP. Is this correct?
Is there an android app that says, "if connecting to wifi network takes longer than 20 seconds, reset the wifi receiver?"
Thanks,
Daniel
Are the SSID's of all the routers the same?
wifi administrator is not familiar with WDS function i assume.. best user friendly system would be Ubiquity Unifi or Mikrotik WDS Mesh.
I work in an office with three old Cisco Aironet 1130 access points and have no problem moving between them with my Sensation.
They're all on the same SSID and on the same subnet.
If I leave the building at one end, go outside and lose Wifi connection, then come in at the other end of the building, my phone just re-connects.
When your phone connects to a network it should always go through the process of requesting an IP address even if the lease hasn't expired.
Potentially what could happen is your office is serviced by one SSID, while your lab is serviced by another, and your phone is just able to talk to the other wifi network so doesn't release itself and renew with a new IP address.