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So I was rebuilding my HTPC (new PSU and graphics card, and a fresh win7 install for anyone interested) and I realised that the driver disk for my wireless card was in the loft, two storeys from my position in the lounge! What a disaster!
So instead of trudging all the way up two (that's right, TWO!) flights of stairs, I decided to see if I could tether the PC to the phone (which was connected to the wireless network) via usb. Guess what? It worked!! I knew I could tether if the phone was connected to 3G, but not wifi. I was pleased.
That's right folks, my phone saved me a horrendous journey to the loft (and back).
I know I sound sarcastic, but I always do. This actually did make my day...
Im gonna stike this up on the "other things the iphone wishes it could do" board. Hmmm Android - 1,968,169,254 to iPhone - 0
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My family and I just moved halfway across the country and my N1 made it soo much easier. At one time, while driving across Kentucky, I had the N1 playing music over bluetooth to my truck radio, while it was navigating for us, and tethering to my wife's netbook which was playing a movie for the kids in the back. It was super hot, and I don't think it gained a single percentage of battery while it was charging, but it worked for hours like that.
After moving into our house over the weekend, the DSL or satellite TV wouldn't be hooked up till Monday, so we tethered the N1 to the PS3 and watched Netflix movies all night.
And it's my alarm clock.
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My family and I just moved halfway across the country and my N1 made it soo much easier. At one time, while driving across Kentucky, I had the N1 playing music over bluetooth to my truck radio, while it was navigating for us, and tethering to my wife's netbook which was playing a movie for the kids in the back. It was super hot, and I don't think it gained a single percentage of battery while it was charging, but it worked for hours like that.
After moving into our house over the weekend, the DSL or satellite TV wouldn't be hooked up till Monday, so we tethered the N1 to the PS3 and watched Netflix movies all night.
And it's my alarm clock.
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That story was awesome. It's great having freedom and functionality on a device. Just like it should be when you pay top dollar for a piece of tech.
Hi Apple, are you listening?
wfagan59 said:
And it's my alarm clock.
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Best feature to be honest.
wfagan59 said:
My family and I just moved halfway across the country and my N1 made it soo much easier. At one time, while driving across Kentucky, I had the N1 playing music over bluetooth to my truck radio, while it was navigating for us, and tethering to my wife's netbook which was playing a movie for the kids in the back. It was super hot, and I don't think it gained a single percentage of battery while it was charging, but it worked for hours like that.
After moving into our house over the weekend, the DSL or satellite TV wouldn't be hooked up till Monday, so we tethered the N1 to the PS3 and watched Netflix movies all night.
And it's my alarm clock.
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Not only is that story awesome but that would make an awesome commercial...
Yeah it would. Unfortunately, Google never ran any. To be honest, now that I have one, I'm kinda glad they aren't selling any more. Makes mine that much cooler.
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Im wondering how did you get it to tether your wifi connection? when i try it always uses 3G,
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Im wondering how did you get it to tether your wifi connection? when i try it always uses 3G,
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I thought the same thing, but it turns out that isn't true.
When you use your nexus as a hotspot, devices connected to it can use the N1's hotspot and connect to the wifi network the N1 is connected to. Your nexus, however, can't use the wifi network except to pass it off to the tethered devices. The N1 won't show that it's still connected to wifi, but a speed test I just did on my pc while tethered to my N1 confirm it (unless 3G just got bumped up to 12mpbs )
wfagan59 said:
My family and I just moved halfway across the country and my N1 made it soo much easier. At one time, while driving across Kentucky, I had the N1 playing music over bluetooth to my truck radio, while it was navigating for us, and tethering to my wife's netbook which was playing a movie for the kids in the back. It was super hot, and I don't think it gained a single percentage of battery while it was charging, but it worked for hours like that.
After moving into our house over the weekend, the DSL or satellite TV wouldn't be hooked up till Monday, so we tethered the N1 to the PS3 and watched Netflix movies all night.
And it's my alarm clock.
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You should send Google your story. Who knows, maybe they'll send you some Gingerbread test hardware to play with
We had an issue with a very expensive microscope at work. We had to dismantle part of it and look at its inner mechanics. Where was the torch that my boss desperately needed? Yes N1 to the rescue!
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I thought the same thing, but it turns out that isn't true.
When you use your nexus as a hotspot, devices connected to it can use the N1's hotspot and connect to the wifi network the N1 is connected to. Your nexus, however, can't use the wifi network except to pass it off to the tethered devices. The N1 won't show that it's still connected to wifi, but a speed test I just did on my pc while tethered to my N1 confirm it (unless 3G just got bumped up to 12mpbs )
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I did not know this. I was tethering 3g and sometimes edge to the netbook. I'm sure the video stuttered and lagged a bit, but my kids didn't complain.
I get caught up in all the latest and greatest things we can make our phones capable of, but when you take a step back and look at what the N1 can do now, it's pretty amazing. Doing all that in my truck while driving 80mph down the interstate is crazy. Some of the credit should go to the carriers (At&t in this instance, but I had T-Mobile forever, I still miss my Shadow sometimes). Fact is they blanket the whole damn country with signal for the most part and we all take for granted that it will just work. My wife gives me a hard time when I get all excited over my phone, but even she had to agree that this example was pretty cool.
My Nexus one is the luckiest SOB phone in the world.. It just sits in my desktop dock all day.. happily sipping electricity and sleep most of the day. ya, it picks up mail and few calls, but no need to work like a dog tethering other PCs and play music. I'm gonna make it work like a $600 phone one of these days...
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To be honest, now that I have one, I'm kinda glad they aren't selling any more. Makes mine that much cooler.
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Collector's item ftw
I am looking to get the DHD, but being in the US, I will only get edge speeds. Anyone else in the same boat? Does it ruin all of the new sense features like the phone locator etc.? If it does not affect usability much, then I will get one.
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I've been using it for just over two weeks, and I can honestly say, it doesn't bother me one bit. I'm mostly on Wi-Fi, but when I have to use EDGE, I get speeds from 200 to 500 KBPS. The only place I notice it is trying to load HD video from either Youtube, or Flash videos on the browser, BUT it does work well enough for me. As I said I notice it, but it doesn't make it unusable. I can use Opera Mini for any browsing I do if I need to be on EDGE for long as that is very speedy even on EDGE. Overall I'm very happy. I even had an outage at my place last week, and I used the phone as a modem for my laptop, and yes it was slower than my usual high speed internet, but it got the job done. I think what people forget is most general data doesn't need blazing fast speeds. Just a couple of years ago we were on dial up. 56 KBPS. Getting 200 KBPS on this phone is more than 3 times dial up speed. That's plenty fast enough for using all the features on this phone. Get it, and enjoy!
i would imagine if you are just syncing emails as text, and maybe light internet use its probably fine. however where i am i would get 3g on it but my uni is in an area with only Edge data speeds and it was tolerable
however i did find myself really only using wifi even when 3g was available to me when your out and about tho 3g is handy but there are that many open wifi spots these days its not that hard to live without
Good to know, I just ordered
I assume nobody else is having speed issues because I haven't seen any recent posts about this topic, but I went from 100% stock (including recovery, non-rooted, no extra apps installed) EC05 to EI22.
The first thing I noticed when I started to install applications was the 3G data was tremendously slower than it was before. Yes, I'm on Sprint. It wasn't great before, but it is *really* bad for me now.
I am currently getting:
4 out of 6 bars, -76dBm to -91dBm 0 asu
I do not know what the dBm/asu indicate, if those are "good" values or not. I've received acceptable data speeds at this location before.
I performed three speed tests using the Speed Test app:
ping 790ms, 693ms, and 982ms
download (bits, not bytes): 95kbps/0.09Mbps, 75kbps/0.07Mbps, 35kbps/0.03Mbps
upload (bits, not bytes): 93kbps/0.09Mbps, 127kbps/0.12Mbps, 138kbps/0.14Mbps
I am a bit reluctant to odin the modem back to EC05 with the modem NVRAM flash cleared and re-applying the EI22 patch, since I am not rooted I do not have the necessary numbers it appears I need to re-establish service from reading that forum thread.
Anyone else seeing a similar issue? Any suggestions for resolving it, other than the aforementioned NVRAM flash?
No noticable speed issues here....the towers that were broke before still don't work for data and the ones that do work..work the same.
Go to the data status in the ##DEBUG screen and make sure it says evdo and not 1x.
It's likely the tower. I get the same sort of thing downtown here but if I get out to another tower I pull just over 1 meg down. Hopefully Sprint gets all of their towers sorted out soon.
I compared mine on an Airave and they are comparable in speed.
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Thanks, everyone.
I tried to search the forums for ##DEBUG to see how to do that, but wasn't able to find a post that explained it. One post I did find talked about turning on tethering mode and using a com port, but none of the ports I tried to open worked (I stopped at COM7). I will look into this more later on the great interweb.
I found some co-workers who have Sprint and androids, and when they ran Speed Test all also got abysmal results: one test returned a 2kbps (bits) download result. Yikes.
So, it seems to indeed be tower problem of some sort. After talking more with them, it appears to have really taken a nose dive the past couple weeks. The suspicious is the tower is saturated. Awhile back one of my coworkers called Sprint to complain, after going through several levels the most he got them to do was re-provision his phone which didn't help at all. So there's no acknowledgement of a problem or apparently any intention of fixing the issue. Maybe someday...
Anyhow, I appreciate your help and insights. Thanks again, everyone.
Same Issue Here!!
Insanely slow, all stock, formerly 1.0Mbps DLs before in same spot.
I have to throw my 2 cents in, used to get pretty good speeds and now, not sure if it is EI22 or something else, I get horrible speeds.
I sat in a car, parked in a lot across the street from the sprint tower, full bars, -65dBm, and ran a speed test... 483kbps download, 614kbps upload, 117ms ping.
I'm in a smallish town and can't imagine there is that much traffic on the tower...
Just to update, in another smallish town about 45 minutes away from the other one, sitting 5 bars about 1/4 mile away from tower and my speeds are even worse.
same problem here - speed test results are dismal
5 bars - tower within 1/2 mile away - ping 138 ms - d/l 439 kbps ul 443 kbps
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I've found that if I disable 100 MHz then I get a lot better data speeds. I'm on Legendary RC 2.1 with 2.0.8 of the Samurai kernel.
I also have this problem too, however if 3g is super importante, I would recommend CM7 the problem seems to go away too. Runs smoother too. I have 4g, and love it, so that is what I use when I am connected to a charger. 3g is getting pretty bad that I can't even stream music sometimes, just for the skips.
Saki18 said:
Insanely slow, all stock, formerly 1.0Mbps DLs before in same spot.
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Installed ACS Recovery and Rooted, only thing different, drastic improvement in speed. Dunno why.
Here's what I used:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1307980
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1339478
Slow speeds with a strong signal usually means that the tower is having issues. I have that problem on the main road (I live in the sticks) where there is only one tower, and a lot of users. In the middle of the night my speeds skyrocket, indicating network saturation during the day.
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Ok another update. I had a friend with a galaxy tab at work today try a speed test and the same time as I did on my epic. We both got very similar results... which hopefully confirms that my phone is working fine, just sprints network is being saturated in my area. I'm going to go ahead and blame the number of people who probably picked up smart phones in the last few weeks. Seems like every day at work somebody has a new shinny toy to show off... to bad the network isn't able to support it.
I live in San Francisco, and I still get crappy speed. San Francisco's suppose to have the "fastest" 3G. I donno why though.
update from me.
sprint was down much of today
just came back - speed test report 1177 kbps down - 649 kbps up and ping of 163 ms - A dramatic improvement
did the 100 mhz mod also
but this seems to point to towers.
I've noticed that my Note has been getting really slow wifi speeds. I've tried speedtest.net using the same server, and my laptop will consistently get around 18mbps, while my Note will only get 3mbps. My Samsung Infuse will get around 12+ mbps. I've tried turning wifi off and back on, but still not dice.
That's weird... Are you running a custom rom and/or kernal?
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That's weird... Are you running a custom rom and/or kernal?
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Bone stock.
me too
I thought it was just my imagination but when connected to wifi my connectivity is slow as treacle. Stock standard config with a few apps installed on my Note.
Anyone have any ideas please?
Seems Samsung just uses a very bad wifi chipset or useless antenna. This is a general Samsung issue but it has the worst wifi.
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I've got no wifi issues whatsoever. How is the wifi on your computer/notebook? If you're running windows on your computer try this program: inSSIDer
You can determine which channel is the least crowded. You can also see which channel gives you the highest signal strength.
Hope this helps..
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I've got no wifi issues whatsoever. How is the wifi on your computer/notebook? If you're running windows on your computer try this program: inSSIDer
You can determine which channel is the least crowded. You can also see which channel gives you the highest signal strength.
Hope this helps..
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Totally agree ... its something related to the wifi hotspot and the channel you are using .... i get over 20 mbps upload and download over wifi .... i connect my note with my laptop using connectify ,, and my laptop is connected via LAN 100 mbps connection (yes its really 100 mbps , m in southkorea and speed here is just the best) my laptop gets around 100 Mbps on speed test.net but my note sticks around 20 mbps ....
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Jesus, can I move in?
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If you see the same results with the Note close (same room) as the router then i suggest you fiddle with the router wifi settings.. pick a different SSID channel f'rinstance
FYI i get 16Mbps on the Note, and many users have reported up to around 50mbps or so..
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I've noticed that my Note has been getting really slow wifi speeds. I've tried speedtest.net using the same server, and my laptop will consistently get around 18mbps, while my Note will only get 3mbps. My Samsung Infuse will get around 12+ mbps. I've tried turning wifi off and back on, but still not dice.
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I think some issues you don't even have to worry about, anything probably over 3 mbps you phone browser wont load the page any faster because of system limitations, the only thing wear you'll notice a different is downloading studff, but I don't see any time you would need to, I get about 20-30 mbps on my note, but the pages don't load any faster than my 3g which is normally around 3-4 mbps.
~56mbit at work
12mbit at home
My Wifi is slow as molasses too. It's ridiculous. I'm not even sure what "change your ssid" even means. Would somebody be good enough to explain a little further.? It's ridiculous that I can't watch youtube on my Note while at home.
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My Wifi is slow as molasses too. It's ridiculous. I'm not even sure what "change your ssid" even means. Would somebody be good enough to explain a little further.? It's ridiculous that I can't watch youtube on my Note while at home.
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Ssid is the broadcast name of the wireless, so virginbroadband or whatever you see when you're searching for networks.
Selecting a different channel changes the spectrum that the Wifi uses. If you're in a crowded area, most people will use the default channel which means everyone's on the same spectrum and it can cause a lot of interference, so changing will often create a more stable bandwidth and therefor increase speeds.
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bumpin' an old thread here, got here through google.
Got the same problem, while my mate gets +50Mbit I only get 10 to 15Mbit on the same wifi.
Any idea how this comes?
Running PA 2.51.
I think I am official AA - Apple Anonymous member as of today. Specifically I'm referring to the iPhone 5.
The most important thing to me with my smartphone is downloading podcasts over WiFi and playing them back. I have experience with a very good Android app that I've used in the past -- called Doggcatcher. So I don't need help finding an app - subscribing to feeds, etc etc.
Since February I bought and returned the iPhone 5 -- 4 times. I know I know, its probably 3 more chances than you would have given them. All of the models were essentially plagued by the same issue. Poor wifi performance with large files. I regularly download at least a couple 30 to 50 MB podcast episodes via WiFi on a daily basis.
First I thought it was a DNS server issue. Some people claimed this was an issue with the "5". So I went back to my ISP DNS. Nope. All the other devices in my home on the same network had no issues DL'ing my podcasts on my fast 20 mbps connection. iPhone -- choke choke choke. 30% done and choke.
So I want to know from you Nexus 4 users -- do you ever have hiccups on WiFi when you are downloading on a solid connection or is is really good performance? For those of you with a technical background -- do you think the Nexus 4 has a better WiFi antenna than the iPhone 5? Something has to be wrong here and since I experienced this on 3 of the 4 phones I returned -- I don't think its me.
I've personally never had a problem downloading large files. Only thing I noticed is that dl speed slows down a bit if the screen goes off, but it doesn't lose the connection or anything & speeds back up as soon as you turn the screen back on. What I usually do if its a large file and I wanna DL it fast is I plug my phone into the charger and turn on the option to stay awake while charging in development settings.
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The WiFi issue you were having on your iPhone 5 was caused not by the phone hardware but rather the software, iOS 6.
The nexus 4 also suffers from poor WiFi reception, also caused by the software.
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The WiFi issue you were having on your iPhone 5 was caused not by the phone hardware but rather the software, iOS 6.
The nexus 4 also suffers from poor WiFi reception, also caused by the software.
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so if after calling and texting -- downloading large files over wifi are the most important thing to me (podcasts) -- which Android would you recommend for me. Seems like you are leaning against the Nexus 4. Note 2 ??
I have been able to download 300 MB mp4 H.264 movies over 802.11N WiFi without issue.
Settings > W-iFi > Advanced > Wi-Fi optimization (deselect this)
This option (on by default) will cause WiFi to drop to slower connection speeds when screen is locked to conserve battery life.
There is an ARP issue, which once your phone screen locks, it will stop responding to ARP requests.
Ping your phone LAN IP after it sleeps to see what I mean. It's a knows issue on N4's
With 802.11N 2.4 GHz (65 MBs) WPA2 and AES. I max out around 25 MBs, about the same as my 802.11G (54 MBs) laptop.
WiFi range is much better than any previous Android device, and a little better than the work iPhone 4 and Blackberry's I have had.