The only issue I am having since updating to Ice Cream Sandwich on my a500 is with a weak wifi reception. I have no issues at all with connecting to the router, but the signal strength is much weaker than under Honeycomb. Is anyone else having this problem? I have tried this with different routers but the same result. I have already done a factory reset which did not help with the reception problem. Any help and/or suggestions would be appreciated.
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From what I've read the a500 has weak wifi all around I have noticed one or two bars more since the ics update :-\ I'm planning on replacing the antenna to see if it helps any....I heard its the metalallic back on the Acer but not how true it is...do you have the officiol ota or a rooted version?
I've noticed the same problem. Can't surf from my couch anymore...
Same here, just about 15ft from the router. Weak signal and got disconnected all the time. Signal was great before the ICS update.
I've been having the same thing happen to me since the ics update
+1 more to that list.
as you mentioned, I do find that became a problem for me. It was working fine before.
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I've noticed the same problem. Can't surf from my couch anymore...
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I adjusted my router and added a hawking antenna and can surf from the second story no problem.
Very strange problems on leakage 0.004 for A501 with WiFi there, although the core of their essence do not differ much. As an option, I would advise you to put the Linux shell to manage WiFi (dd-wrt), there is a function of gain WiFi signal.
In general, it is a hardware problem, because on Russian portals surprising number of complaints about this problem, I think in the near future, Acer will fix this bug.
Same problem too.
Worst wifi signal on my ICS.
Hope to settle it soon
Ditto - same here as well. Used to be fine, not great but just fine. My Skyrocket right next to my a500 show 10 to 15db more signal than wifi analyzer on the a500. I'be even upgraded to Amped Wireless high power router and 12db gain antenna. My Skyrocket can work the AP in my neighbors house, but the a500 barely work around the house.
Wifi before was ok, not great. Now its worst than before, cant get signal went laying on my bed anymore. Wifi on all phones are strong. downloading via googleplay is fast while acer is super slow.
-acer ics ota
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Router running N only mode. WZR-HP-AG300H
My experience is opposite: I had constant disconnection with hc and all is good now.
I also had less than stellar wi-fi on my A500 before ICS, but has actually gotten much better after ICS.
I usually had only one bar on my LR couch, now have 3, sometimes 4. Always have had some kind of little symbol showing occasionally over top of my wi-fi signal, but signal was so weak, I couldn't make out what it was, now, with stronger signal, I see it kinda looks like the microphone symbol, why is it randomly showing up, even though I am not using the microphone?
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I find that my mini does not have a wi-fi high performance. And 'I have only my problem has already been noticed by others. I think slow and not very sensitive. is a problem to send in for service?
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what makes you think so?
slow and not very sensitive it can be because of your internet connection
and by the way...when you are asking for help you need to give more details
Slow can be if your signal strength isn't good. Try to get closer to the router. Neither has it gotten the N-protocol and only B/G so that's slower...
the sea, the beach at signal wi-fi, my mini has struggled to tune the signal, while the phone to my son, Acer F900, which I think a lot less than my mini, tune the signal very well. That's why I ask how is your htc.
That's possible, because the WiFi chip is another one, and the placement can be better in the Acer maybe...
I just bought my Iconia A500 and rooted it (of course ), but i am really disappointed in the Wifi signal strength.
I cant walk more than 50' away from my router at home or at work before I lose signal.
My DInc2, and Aria can pick up signal from the same routers at almost twice that distance.
My laptop picks that signal up at almost 10 times that distance!
I am currently running Byakhee lite 1.0 rom with the 2.6.36.3HoneyVillain-3.4+ kernel
I just bought an A500 two weeks ago and am hugely disappointed in the Wi-Fi performance.
I have a Linksys E4200 router in my home office and that provides adequate signals to the Linksys access point in the living room one floor below and about 70 feet away. I can also rest in bed surfing the web on my laptop and my Droid X, both of which receive a decent signal about 30 feet away from the router.
The A500, on the other hand, received a signal for a minute or two but lost it and never recovered it in both locations.
The laptop has dual antennas in it so I can see it having a better signal capture performance but the Droid X is tiny and doesn't have a huge length of wire in it but it works fine and the Speedtest app will show a download rate as high as my connection allows. So the signal to the two locations is definitely adequate for high speed web surfing.
The A500, on the other hand, can't receive squat. Even in my office 4 feet from the router the signal strength indicator is only on 2 or 3 bars. Only if I put the tablet right next to the router do I get a full signal strength indicated.
I saw a post where the guy said he felt the A500 was acting like the antenna was not actually connected and I've seen people post they are just fine 75 or 100 feet away and outside! So there's clearly some major variability between units. I wonder if I shouldn't just return it and try again.
Yeah, sitting 4 feet from my router with my new A500 last night had me
at 3/4 bars. Something must not be quite right.
Same problem here. I'm six feet away from the router and being told the wi-fi reception is bad.
To those of your with the radio issues, when you are not connected to the network, does it show that it has good reception until you try to connect? I used to have this problem. If the wifi isn't connected, it would show 5 bars for my router. As soon as I try to connect it would go down to 1 bar and give me issues connecting. It seemed to fix it when I forgot the network, rebooting my tablet and then add the network again. Other than that being a problem, my wifi is perfectly fine.
I would also suggest downloading "wifi analyzer" from the market. It will give you a graphical representation of the strength of the wifi networks that are near you.
I definitely have a lower signal in the same location of my house/office on the a500 when compared to my netbook or Android phone. I think most believe it to be due to the metal casing on the Acer.
Setting a static IP is what fixed the signal dropping to zero when it show strong before I connected.
I want to see some one take the back plate off and check the signal to see if it does anything. It must be the case.
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Im curious to see if you all are using thenlittle wifi icon on the tablet to measure "good" signal or if yiure using an actual dbi measurement.
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To those of your with the radio issues, when you are not connected to the network, does it show that it has good reception until you try to connect?
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When I'm not connected to a network, I don't believe the Wi-Fi signal strength icon shows up. Doesn't it only show when you are already connected? I guess I could have waited until I got home to confirm before posting.... Oh well.
I will try dumping the remembered connection and adding it back but I doubt that will help. If it does, I'll be pleasantly surprised.
I also already have WiFi Analyzer as I use that on my Droid X and there's one major issue I've already noticed. On the Droid, it picks up all the signals in the neighborhood near me. There are about 8 or 10 in the area and I've used it to set my router to a channel other than what the neighbors have set. Of course I only connect to mine but I'm using what amounts to a private channel!
On the A500 though, WiFi Analyzer doesn't show ANY other signals but mine. Even if I stand at the window and hold the tablet up high. Nothing. It really is as if the A500 had no antennas inside it or they are not connected.
I don't think it's receiving much at all.
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Im curious to see if you all are using thenlittle wifi icon on the tablet to measure "good" signal or if yiure using an actual dbi measurement.
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The icon is surely just a quick indicator of signal strength but it's as good an indicator as it needs to be and it corresponds to the signal data in WiFi Analyzer so it's definitely not a false indicator of what the tablet believes it's receiving. WiFi Analyzer will plot the strength in db and it's all below -90.
So I see it as providing a reasonably accurate representation of what the tablet is receiving. Couple that with no network access by any app be it Weather Bug, any of the browsers I have, or even the ads in free apps, nothing is getting through so, when the icon shows no bars, that definitely corresponds to no network.
Sure the icon is not a $2000 oscilloscope but it definitely works.
By the way, there's a thread at androidtablets.net showing a minor tear down of the A500 (search for "whats under the hood") but I can't tell where the radio antenna(s) are.
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When I'm not connected to a network, I don't believe the Wi-Fi signal strength icon shows up. Doesn't it only show when you are already connected? I guess I could have waited until I got home to confirm before posting.... Oh well.
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It also showed the strength in the listed available networks ( before you'd connected )
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I have a wireless N router and find that I get better signal strength if I only set it to a/b/g .... and NOT N
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It also showed the strength in the listed available networks ( before you'd connected )
I have a wireless N router and find that I get better signal strength if I only set it to a/b/g .... and NOT N
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OK, I just checked. Forgetting any networks, turning radio off, rebooting, turning radio on and checking, the notification icon is dark.
Going to the Wi-Fi settings, I see my network listed but NO others. When clicking Connect, the only indication of signal strength is the dialog box stating "Fair" and I'm THREE FEET from my router. That's the only indicator of signal I see. If that's what you're talking about, OK. Otherwise, there is no other indication of signal strength before I connect.
Now I also checked my phone and it shows all the other APs in the area. The A500 only sees my router and the signal is only "fair". Clearly this unit is either defective or the A500 is flawed by design. I can use my puny Droid X all over the house but can only use the A500 in my office!
My router is a Linksys E4200 with dual radios and I'm connecting to the 2.4Ghz radio in mixed b/g/n mode.
when you clicked on wifi settings... there should be a list of available networks and their security...etc.. along with that, to the right side are the icons ( open & locks..etc)... those icons also showed the strength of the networks signal
My A500 see ALL the available networks that my phone sees... ( just 1 bar less)
in your case... your network is the only available one... nevertheless... the icon to the right of the name ( before you even connected )- will indicates the signal of the network ( 1-4 bars...etc )
Icon?
Regardless of what some "signal strength" icon claims - has the op performed speed/ping tests from multiple souces?
Oh, I see what you are saying. Those indicators are about as accurate as the main notification icon and I didn't even pay attention to it since I only saw my network anyway.
Well, in any event, the Acer tech who replied to my detailed explanation of my problem (no other networks but mine with very low signal strength and all the other devices seeing all the other networks, etc., resetting the tablet, forgetting the remembered networks, etc.) said the tablet was clearly defective and needed to be repaired since I had already gone through the standard troubleshooting process with no changes in outcome.
I suggest to anyone with poor signal strength to contact Acer to see if they want to repair the tablet. I don't like buying an item for full price only to have it fixed in the first two weeks so that's why I'm not going that route. Might as well just buy another one and see what happens.
So, I'll be bringing it back for an exchange or, if they don't want to exchange, a refund and I'll buy another one later.
Until I get another one.....
Later!
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Oh, I see what you are saying. Those indicators are about as accurate as the main notification icon and I didn't even pay attention to it since I only saw my network anyway.
Well, in any event, the Acer tech who replied to my detailed explanation of my problem (no other networks but mine with very low signal strength and all the other devices seeing all the other networks, etc., resetting the tablet, forgetting the remembered networks, etc.) said the tablet was clearly defective and needed to be repaired since I had already gone through the standard troubleshooting process with no changes in outcome.
I suggest to anyone with poor signal strength to contact Acer to see if they want to repair the tablet. I don't like buying an item for full price only to have it fixed in the first two weeks so that's why I'm not going that route. Might as well just buy another one and see what happens.
So, I'll be bringing it back for an exchange or, if they don't want to exchange, a refund and I'll buy another one later.
Until I get another one.....
Later!
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Best of luck! Probably dealing with a defective unit - been using my a500 for months on many random wifi spots and have not seen any poor reception issues.
Let us know how it works out!
I as well have great wifi signal. Not as strong as my laptop but close.
No problem for me on my A500 and A501. Using stock 3.2 rom version. Router is E2000.
Success!
Well, I was able to simply exchange the bad unit for a new one and checked them both side by side in the store and the original one was clearly receiving only the top 2 APs in the store while my phone was picking up about 12 from the entire store and mall.
I opened up the exchange unit, started it up and checked it before I left and, while it did not pick up all 12 APs, it picked up almost all of them clearly showing the original unit was indeed defective.
So, I'm a happy camper now. Works great around the house now.
I suggest to the OP to contact Acer and get a warranty replacement of their unit if they can determine it's a faulty radio.
The one thing that's keeping me from fully enjoying my new Nexus 4---hassles with radios, both wifi & cellular.
1) On my home wifi network on all devices except the Nexus 4 I see solid, constant download speeds of 25Mbps. My Nexus 4 consistently only gives me 4-6Mbps. If I disconnect/reconnect sometimes I can see speeds slightly higher than that, but only temporarily. This isn't generally a huge deal because 4-6Mbps is fast enough for most things on a phone, it just bugs me that every other device in the house gets 25Mbps.
2) Of bigger annoyance is my cellular data connection, it drops off multiple times per day. The cellular signal strength indicates full bars, along with the 'H' icon indicating I'm connected to T-Mobiles HSPA+ network. Voice still works fine but the data connection is dead--nothing will connect--Speedtest, maps, Google Search, Facebook, etc. This forces me to either turn on/off Airplane mode or reboot the phone completely to regain my cellular data connection. On my previous SGS2 I never experienced this issue. It drives me nuts to not be able to pull up a phone number, directions etc at the times I need it most.
Does anybody have any similar experiences or suggestions on how to remedy these issues?
Edit---FYI I'm fully stock but rooted. 4.2.1 update not yet applied.
1) Check APN settings and make sure your account is properly provisioned by calling T-Mo CSRs. I had a similar issue with my Nexus One back in the day that was fixed with a reboot after they reprovisioned my account.
2) Flash factory image, in case it was a bad flash of the radio. It happens.
3) If 1 & 2 fails, or you don't want to try #2, call the Nexus hotline and get yourself a replacement.
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1) Check APN settings and make sure your account is properly provisioned by calling T-Mo CSRs. I had a similar issue with my Nexus One back in the day that was fixed with a reboot after they reprovisioned my account.
2) Flash factory image, in case it was a bad flash of the radio. It happens.
3) If 1 & 2 fails, or you don't want to try #2, call the Nexus hotline and get yourself a replacement.
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Called TMobile and had them reset my account, I'll keep an eye on it the next couple of days.
Right now I'm downloading a cached Google map via WiFi and it is slooooow.
I also notice on edge the signal is inconsistent.
Hi
The Wi-Fi issue is something happening to others, seems to be a driver bug.
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=40306
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Phil
Wifi connectivity is my biggest gripe. I'll step 6 feet away from my router and I lose a bar. A couple rooms away I fluctuate between 1 and 0 bars.
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Did you ever find a cure for this? I am having the exact same issues on my O2UK Nexus 4, anytime I want to use the data connection its almost guaranteed not to work and involve reboots, Airplane mode on and off etc
Im having the same issues. My data just drops wifi and cellular. I dont get full signal wifi or cellular. I live in india and flashed the latest .54 which was released in india recently. I managed to at least get cellular data going but my strength still low and data drops still on both wifi and cellular. Its super frustrating. Any ideas?
try reflashing the OS on your phone and try changing the wifi channel on your router.
changing the channel on my wireless router really helped signal to all of my devices. there may be lots of interference on the channel you're on.
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try reflashing the OS on your phone and try changing the wifi channel on your router.
changing the channel on my wireless router really helped signal to all of my devices. there may be lots of interference on the channel you're on.
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I may reflash OS but i just got the phone today so ill slow down a bit. I flashed the radio one would think that would be enough? Anyway I have many other devices on my wifi without an issue and i used wifi analyser and theres no overlap with other routers and i experience this on 2g 3g and wifi so it looks like some modem problem. Unfortunately the phone was bought 3 months ago in the States and im here in india so im kind of stuck
There are known issues with the Nexus 4 wifi speeds slowing for no apparent reason. Also, known issues with the LOS (loss of signal). You can find information and bug reports on both of these issues.
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There are known issues with the Nexus 4 wifi speeds slowing for no apparent reason. Also, known issues with the LOS (loss of signal). You can find information and bug reports on both of these issues.
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I dad see some threads reporting this issue. Unfortunately i dont see any solutions or resolved threads. Additionally people either have it they dont as i see it i cant see people witching sides. Its just a little frustrating. Any opinions on whether kernel swapping will help?
Did a full flash from scratch. No progress. Also i went to my friends place and signal was perfect for like 4 hrs straight but every other place ive been since has seen choppy signal.
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Wifi connectivity is my biggest gripe. I'll step 6 feet away from my router and I lose a bar. A couple rooms away I fluctuate between 1 and 0 bars.
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Pretty bad. I ran a test a few weeks ago and I can go up to 450 feet from my router (old Linksys) without a problem, and after that it gets iffy, and finally disconnects at 500 feet. I am seeing an average of 20 Mbps on wifi. Now if I can only get my cellular connection (non-wifi) to go faster than 1 Mpbs max I would have a usable phone.
I have a slightly diff issue.
If I reboot my phone, I connect to my router no problem. If I turn wifi off (to save battery) and then turn it back on.... it shows my AP's as out of range.... but I do see my neighbours AP's. I also have an N10 with has no issues at all with wifi (and none of my other divises have issues either).
When I bought the N4 they seemed to be having an issue with it when setting it up.... but I was not paying close attention. I am wondering if I have a bad phone on top of the "normal" wifi issues that other are experiencing.
Think I will revert back to stock and swap it for another phone to see if I can at least just turn off / on the wifi rather then reboot to connect (how sad is that?)
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I have a slightly diff issue.
If I reboot my phone, I connect to my router no problem. If I turn wifi off (to save battery) and then turn it back on.... it shows my AP's as out of range.... but I do see my neighbours AP's. I also have an N10 with has no issues at all with wifi (and none of my other divises have issues either).
When I bought the N4 they seemed to be having an issue with it when setting it up.... but I was not paying close attention. I am wondering if I have a bad phone on top of the "normal" wifi issues that other are experiencing.
Think I will revert back to stock and swap it for another phone to see if I can at least just turn off / on the wifi rather then reboot to connect (how sad is that?)
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**** UPDATE ****
I picked up a cheap belkin router and set it to AP mode.
My N4 has no issues at all with it. Connects when I want it to right away and is fast / solid connection.
I've been looking everywhere for solutions to the weak Wifi on the Nexus 10, but didn't find any solutions yet.
The network also has an added wifi repeated connected via LAN, but still the Nexus keeps 1-3 bars of wifi.
I have another 5 or so Wifi devices, Galaxy S2, Lumia 920, iPhone, 2 laptops. None of these have any issues and are always on 4-5 bars, usually max all the time.
I've tested both on 2.4ghz and 5ghz, both to my Asus AC66U and also to an old RT-10, one Huawei, etc.
It's very clear that no matter the band or router settings, the Nexus 10 really has a weak signal reception in comparison.
Since the Nexus is new for me, it's on 4.3 and I don't know how it performed earlier.
Are there any other modem drivers or similar that can be flashed?
Any other experiences with custom ROM's?
Wifi strength has been a little weak since release honestly. Has been mentioned alot here and around the web for a while.
Now my problem since the latest update has been wifi drops where I lose wifi transfer completely even though the wifi icon shows a good connection.
I think this is something new (i know it is for me at least) and have been looking to see if anyone else has seen this issue in the latest software release.
If I toggle wifi off/on it works after but it is a huge pita.
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tgrgrd00 said:
Wifi strength has been a little weak since release honestly. Has been mentioned alot here and around the web for a while. Now my problem since the latest update has been wifi drops where I lose wifi transfer completely even though the wifi icon shows a good connection. I think this is something new (i know it is for me at least) and have been looking to see if anyone else has seen this issue in the latest software release. If I toggle wifi off/on it works after but it is a huge pita.
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This problem (wifi icon gray and no internet connection) started with 4.3 for me without question. Previously wifi connectivity was rock solid and I never gave a second thought to it. Nothing changed but the android version. I hope it is fixed in 4.4.
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This problem (wifi icon gray and no internet connection) started with 4.3 for me without question. Previously wifi connectivity was rock solid and I never gave a second thought to it. Nothing changed but the android version. I hope it is fixed in 4.4.
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Yeah, another guy at work told me his is doing the same after 4.3. Surprised we aren't seeing it mentioned more around here.
Anyone else seeing wifi drops?
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tgrgrd00 said:
Yeah, another guy at work told me his is doing the same after 4.3. Surprised we aren't seeing it mentioned more around here.
Anyone else seeing wifi drops?
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mine was doing the same thing. i tried clearing the cache, uninstalling apps that i thought might interfere and then a full factory reset. still had the same problem. i rooted and then did a factory reset from recovery and it hung up reinstalling apps so i did another factory reset still in and out. i did another factory reset and logged into my wifi and left for a few hours to work on something else. when i got back the signal showed full and about half of the apps installed. i reinstalled all of the apps that hadn't installed and it's working fine now. not sure why i had to wipe it 4 times but it's working fine now and streaming movies without a hiccup. i guess something kept getting corrupted during the setup or reinstall of apps. anyway it's been working fine for a few hours which is the best it's done in the last month.
I recently just purchased a Razer Nabu x. I was totally excited to start using. Well, I thought it was defective, since it kept disconnecting. I tested it on a Nexus 4, however and it did not disconnect. I even downloaded a signal meter on both phones. The nexus 4 read nearly full bars when next to the smartband. My d800 read two bars next to it.
So, my bluetooth is screwed. What else is wrong? My WiFi. Where my girlfriend's phone (the nexus 4) can connect perfectly fine to our school's wifi network at nearly all times. Mine insists on being a chode about it.
It will say that the signal is Excellent. I click it to connect. Either a) nothing will happen or b) it will flash to 'connecting' for a split second, then return to saying 'saved.' It's also worth noting that after it says 'connecting' for a second, the signal usually drops to poor. It gets subpar signal in my room. Next to the router. Granted, it normally works fine on my home wifi, and i can understand that the school's wifi is probably a little harder to connect to, but it's significantly worse than my old phone (which is my girlfriend's current phone, the nexus 4 I mentioned earlier)
I've installed a couple roms on my phone, and even on stock the wifi was a hassle and refused to connect. I'm currently running Resurrection Remix I purchased the phone used, with no information except that it had a clean ESN so I don't know of any damage that would have been done to it.
Has anyone ever had a similar issue with bluetooth/wifi? Just absolutely awful signal, reception, connectivity? if so, how did you fix it? And would it be possible to REPLACE the wifi/bluetooth antenna?