Usa anyone else experiencing wifi collection issues.
Wireless N simply doesn't work. On G and B I get connected but 90% of the time I'm connected with no internet access. I use g band then b band and get no data. Turn off wifi and my 2 bars of 3g works ok. Turn back on wifi it connects and nothing can access data.
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I've changed my network name and wpa code several times. I even added a network with wep security and no difference. I tried hidden ssd and no difference.
Used to work fine. I guess logic tells me it must be EH06 modem since this problem started with in the last couple weeks.
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I have to use static ip to get on my Netgear N router. Put in all the info including a DNS server.
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How many devices connect to your router? By the way, what security do you use on your router? Get rid of your router throwing B signal, its ancient history. I connect to N/G/B no prob.
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P.S. Does anyone else tinker with your Router besides you? Did you recently turn Mac Filtering on? Do you run software such as Cisco Network Solutions? It could 'block' out 'intruders' from connecting when in reality its just your phone. Lol
I.have a new n router, dual chain or whatever n is in the 500mghtz band. I have seven devices connected. I use wpa security.
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I does have a firewall on and off (vizio router). Firewall doesn't seem to make a difference. It can and currently is setup to broadcast three separate networks. 500Mhz for n good for tv's, one I choose for g only (can do auto which is n g and b), one for older devices b band only. Phone has no data with any of the three networks. But connects to to all three.
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I.have a new n router, dual chain or whatever n is in the 500mghtz band. I have seven devices connected. I use wpa security.
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AFAIK, our Epics only connect on 2.4Ghz on wireless N. I don't think it is capable of connecting on 5Ghz...but don't quote me on that, I may be wrong.
I've connected to a 5Ghz router before, did have issues keeping a stable connection even though it was set to auto B/G/N
I don't know if you mind, but why not try throwing out 2.4Ghz frequency? Make sure your channel is 1-11. I remember the Epic not being able to connect with Data if the channel was persay, 21.
I'd get rid of the B signal, an old laptop or a PSP are the only two devices that come to mind when I think of a device that only takes B signal.. lmao.
Good point, I think the auto channel thing puts it up past 11...
I will report back. thanks for the help everyone, I do appreciate any feedback.
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Ok. Changes channel from auto to 11 and that seemed to do the trick. Now working on G. Tomorrow I'll try N.
Thanks for y'all's help!
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My question is why overnight my wifi shuts off sometimes on the Epic, even when I have "never sleep" selected in advanced settings? Running rooted stock Froyo EC05.
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My question is why overnight my wifi shuts off sometimes on the Epic, even when I have "never sleep" selected in advanced settings? Running rooted stock Froyo EC05.
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Simple my friend, not enough RAM to allow it to stay connected, so by default, the epic's Adminstrative commands terminate it in order to free up resources. Thus trying to save you battery etc. If you free up resources, like clear ram, (level 1&2) you'll notice you can connect right back as soon as you do that. The more you run at once, or even background processes eat up your ram. Some common that come to mind: Google+, Live Wallpaper, weather/clock widgets, to name a few.
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Simple my friend, not enough RAM to allow it to stay connected, so by default, the epic's Adminstrative commands terminate it in order to free up resources. Thus trying to save you battery etc. If you free up resources, like clear ram, (level 1&2) you'll notice you can connect right back as soon as you do that. The more you run at once, or even background processes eat up your ram. Some common that come to mind: Google+, Live Wallpaper, weather/clock widgets, to name a few.
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Thanks for the explanation...but I find it weird that it's always overnight, and not when I have lots of apps going during normal use. Shouldn't there be much more RAM free when nothing's hapenning in the foreground? It's not every night either, only some.
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At home my cell coverage is a little spotty. It jumps between 1x and evdo frequently. I'm experimenting with WiFi (just set it up yesterday at home) and I haven't yet had a chance to see first hand, but my question is, if I have a solid WiFi connection, is it more battery efficient than solely using the cell radio? I know that just having wifi on will drain the battery hence my confusion.
Strong WiFi is generally better on battery than even a strong EVDO signal. You should be much better off using WiFi. Make sure to set the WiFi to never sleep in the advanced settings.
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Make sure to set the WiFi to never sleep in the advanced settings.
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Is this a new 2.1 option? I didn't even look for it because I am so used to having keepWiFi installed. Also, I have noticed that my wifi signal appears low even though I am only about 50 feet away from my router with only 1 wall in the way running on 802.11g on a dual band router. Also, my router has the ability to broadcast 2 SSIDs to allow for a guest network so you dont have to give out your WPA password to friends and it firewalls them away from your network. I have noticed that my phone has a problem with this. My netbook sees both SSIDs without any problems and stay connected to my main SSID. On my Hero, the main SSID appears and disappears constantly. I have to log onto my guest network because it is the one that my Hero likes for some reason.
In the WiFi setting, click menu and advanced option is available.
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Great info. Thanks!
Is anyone else having intermittent drops while connected to wifi? I've noticed my wifi drops and reconnects especially when there is heavy wifi usage... I've tried TKIP and AES with no better luck with either one.
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last night when i was trying to download an app from marketplace?
Yeah, I've just started noticing that. It wasn't doing it most of yesterday and I was using it pretty heavily. It started last night when I noticed both the 3G and wi-fi icons were on. I restarted wifi and it still showed up like that, so I rebooted. Now it seems like it's always on 3G when I pick it up.
What kind of router are you using?
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I used to have this problem regularly with mine and my girl's Droids on 2.1, and appeared to be related to using secured wireless networks. I was able to set up a test wireless network with no security and the disconnects stopped happening. Switch back and 5 to 15 minutes later I was disconnected again. I never found a fix for it on 2.1, but the problem completely went away with 2.2.
Unsure if they're related, but from what people are describing, this sounds exactly like the issues I used to have prior to rooting/2.2 on our Droids.
I noticed that it was with wep encryption only. I looked through wpa and etc and there was less dropage. Now, i don't know if your all aware, the ipad does the same thing. The only place i seen it hold up well was the wpa and the hotspot app on board.
I wonder if this is just the new radios and modems in these devices?
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Well I'm using WPA2 on a d-link 855... I thought about trying no security, but hate the idea that I may have to do that.
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Diego dude, you're running 2.2 on your droid? I wish we could do that on the DX...
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OK. Let me start by saying I'm not an expert but I may have found a solution. Go to wi-FI networks and go to wireless settings. Then click on options hard key and choose advanced. then choose Wi-Fi sleep policy and set it to never.
So far so good for me. Let me know if anyone has any luck.
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nice
nice find thanks
Trying it now!
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Yeah, I'm still having major issues. My phone will drop WiFi very often. Im going to try unsecured next. I've tried changing from tkip to are, tried turning off the sleep function... nothing. It happens most frequently when I'm doing heavy traffic like from or two another computer, where it maxes out the bandwidth capabilities of the phone...
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My issue is that some apps don't work well with wifi, like google voice when sending txts (it just hangs then says times out)
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i tried the sleep thing and still no luck i really dont want to switch my security on my router?
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i tried the sleep thing and still no luck i really dont want to switch my security on my router?
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Have you double checked not only the advanced settings under Wifi for always on, but which battery profile you're running? The default profile is the Smart one, which disables wifi/3g after so many minutes of being idle after peak hours.
i will try this thanks i do use the smart profile
I read several articles and then under wireless security changed the WPA Algorithm to TPIK and have not had a drop or WIFI issue since. Let me know if it resolves your issue.
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I read several articles and then under wireless security changed the WPA Algorithm to TPIK and have not had a drop or WIFI issue since. Let me know if it resolves your issue.
-McMex
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Has anyone else tried this? All my WIFI issues have gone away.
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is anyone having wifi issues where games disconnect and downloads have to be restarted alot?
Its neva happened to me using wifi, are you using other things at the same time? PS3? PC? I know my xbox tends to disconnect if im downloading somthing on the pc
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Having the same issue
I don't have to be downloading anything, the phone could just be sitting there and the WIFI disconnects even with a app like SKYPE running in the back ground. My current internet is 20 meg down with 4 meg up and of all the devices this is the only one that disconnects or has any kind of connection issues.
Happens about 10 times a day. So annoying
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Yes, I get this with my PLAY.
No other devices have this problem in my house. Stable connection that is on all the time.
Really annoying in Rainbow 6, particulary since it doesn't seem to save your stats with you disconnect because of a Wi-Fi droput.
Also sometimes have problems when it comes out of sleep mode, have to turn off wifi, then on again on the PLAY.
Very annoying.
Could it be to do with the security settings on your routers? Mines set to WPA2 PSK with a 13 character password and its never dropped connection. Or could it be the make of your routers? Mines a Netgear router. If a few people post there setup maybe we can find a similarity between them and find out if it's the phone, router, setup or all of them that's the problem.
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The distance you are to the router makes a big difference. I think the wifi receiver on the play is weaker then other devices.
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is anyone having wifi issues where games disconnect and downloads have to be restarted alot?
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Yes. I havent updated yet, I'm hoping that 2.3.3 will fix it.
It says I'm connected yet stops working. I have to turn off the wi-fi then turn it back on to get it working again.
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Could it be to do with the security settings on your routers? Mines set to WPA2 PSK with a 13 character password and its never dropped connection. Or could it be the make of your routers? Mines a Netgear router. If a few people post there setup maybe we can find a similarity between them and find out if it's the phone, router, setup or all of them that's the problem.
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I have the same security on mine. The router is wireless n from my provider. It ie a router modem in one.
I did back when I was on 2.3.2. It was so annoying. I could have 2 computers, an iPad, and my Play connected to the same router and only the Play would disconnect continually.
adb shove iPad2post.apk to /forum/thread
I have the same problem with 2.3.3 the wifi just keep disconnecting is really annoying. Does any one know if this is a bug or a real design or hardware problem that wont be fixed wit updates?
It's wifi range isn't as far reached as other devices.
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I have the wifi only model of the Xoom and have noticed that my wifi speeds decrease if the unit is left on for a couple of hours. It will only get back to full speed after rebooting. For instance, after bootup I can get up to 20mbps. After an hour or so, I'll drop to 3-5mpbs max. I tried not running anything after bootup except for the speedtest.net app and get the same behavior. Just wondering if anyone else is having this issue. I am running Honeycomb 3.2. I have searched on this forum but no one is having any similar issues, just wifi dropouts. I don't have that problem. The only services running at the time of bootup are Music, Thumbkeyboard, Minimalistic text, Maps and Google Services.
Your router will affect that. I had that issue until I bought a real high speed router. Also check your router settings for the through put speeds. You can set that to 54mb or higher and change to channel 11. See if that helps.
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I have the D-link DGL4300 router. That's a high end router. But I'll try setting it to Channel 11 to see if that helps. I have the same issues using the wireless at work as I do at home. Hopefully this change helps.
Changing the channel would only improve speed if the channel you are currently using is crowded. Channel is merely frequency. As for slowing, it is probably your routers qos.
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Yeah that doesn't work. How do I change my qos?
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I highly suggest setting up a static IP address if you know how to do so. A static IP is a more direct connection to the device. In other words: Auto settings will do everything by itself to the best of its ability, meanwhile a static IP says that it will go right here to this specific device right now. Thus, you will have a more solid connection to the device with an internet connection.
Setting up a static IP address is really easy, you just have to know a little bit about your router, and know how to work with setting up custom IP addresses. Once you learn it, you would apply that to all of your internet enabled devices, not just the Xoom.
I have all of my devices set up this way, Xoom included. It runs smooth as butter like always.
Setting a Static IP Address in Windows 7
This website has some basic knowledge, although it is for Windows 7. The same rules apply to any other device as well. You'll have to check your wireless router settings and see what devices are connecting to it, and what their IP addresses are. Once you know that... it should be pretty easy to get things rolling. The other basics like subnet mask, and default router are explained in the website.
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I highly suggest setting up a static IP address if you know how to do so. A static IP is a more direct connection to the device. In other words: Auto settings will do everything by itself to the best of its ability, meanwhile a static IP says that it will go right here to this specific device right now. Thus, you will have a more solid connection to the device with an internet connection.
Setting up a static IP address is really easy, you just have to know a little bit about your router, and know how to work with setting up custom IP addresses. Once you learn it, you would apply that to all of your internet enabled devices, not just the Xoom.
I have all of my devices set up this way, Xoom included. It runs smooth as butter like always.
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This is great advice for when the AP you're connecting to has trouble negotiating DHCP, but it seems to me the OP is talking about link speed.
OP: there's a memory leak in some versions of the wifi driver that can cause the symptoms you're seeing. I've seen it a few times even in 3.2, but toggling wifi usually cures it.
I bought a 300mb netgear and it fixed my issue at home. At work is a diff story. Max speed on those routers is 54mb and it pauses all the time. Seems to me the xoom was designed for speed and the cheaper routers can't keep up with the data.
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your problem might be cache full as it is ok after reboot. try installing a cache cleaner ng apk from market. it can schedule a auto cache clear daily.
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Ok. I think the problem that was sucking down my wifi speeds was a god damn live wallpaper. I downloaded the one called Shadow Galaxy from the market. After I rebooted yesterday, I had changed the wallpaper to a plain one. It's been about 20 hours so far since my last reboot and I'm still getting 15 to 20mbps! I'll keep you guys posted.
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This is great advice for when the AP you're connecting to has trouble negotiating DHCP, but it seems to me the OP is talking about link speed.
OP: there's a memory leak in some versions of the wifi driver that can cause the symptoms you're seeing. I've seen it a few times even in 3.2, but toggling wifi usually cures it.
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I kinda figured as much, but y'all seemed to have this down already. Figured I would offer up some useful info to make a more solid internet connection.
If none of the other options helped, in your routers settings (generally 192.168.0.1), probably advanced then quality of service, you can probably turn on or off the native qos, or make an exception. I'm not sure, Im not familiar with d-link software...
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Im having the same problem with my Xoom (3.2), after been conected some time to a wifi speed decreased a lot! What i do is turn off then turn it on again, that fixes it
It there a fit for that?
My live wallpaper was the cause of my issue do you have 1 running
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My live wallpaper was the cause of my issue do you have 1 running
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wouldnt this only be the cause if the live wallpaper connects to the internet... i have one which just uses photos from my sd card... maybe we could try restricting its access to the internet and maybe that will have an affect? I dont know how to restrict internet access though
Just switch it to a stock wallpaper for now and see if that works.
im not using live wallpaper, just an stock one.
I just did the process to restore full speed again, this is happening in all placess i go, at least once at day, i think is a honeycomb (3.2) problem, not just a live wallpaper :-S
Hi all,
My phone's wifi keeps changing the AP to another one that I have connected, these two APs are all in my room, so the signal strength is same. How could I prevent that? I need the access point I deserved, not itself change to another I previously connected.
Thanks!
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Hi all,
My phone's wifi keeps changing the AP to another one that I have connected, these two APs are all in my room, so the signal strength is same. How could I prevent that? I need the access point I deserved, not itself change to another I previously connected.
Thanks!
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Not sure what you mean exactly as you seem to have be missing words(or using the wrong word) in your sentences, but I think that you should go to wifi settings, click the one you don't want it to connect to anymore, and hit Forget.
Press on the SSID you don't want and press forget. Keep the one you want connected.
almost the same problem, but in my situation is 2.4/5G band from same AP i want to use 5G but the phone always jump to 2.4G one after some time.
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I have a similar question. I have both my university's wi-fi and home wi-fi stored to my phone's memory. The university wi-fi shows still a signal on my flat occassionally and my phone connects to it automatically. Is there a way (without third party app) to tell my phone that I prefer using my home wifi over my university wifi?
http://androidforums.com/droid-all-things-root/142036-there-way-set-wifi-priority.html
An interesting read.
Maomao you can set that to the one you want. In WiFi settings, menu then advanced.
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