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[Q] New to iconia tab. Custom ROM with better wifi signal?

Hi, I'm new to my Iconia tab a500, and I usually have a pretty low wifi signal, and Ive read other people having the same issue.
Will installing a custom rom help the wifi signal strength?
I am planning to install Virtuous Galaxy v1.0.6 on TabletRoms.
Or, Do you guys know any ROM you have tried that has a better wifi signal for your iconia tab a500?
Thanks a lot!

why flash a rom that was built around a different device? and its outdated.
if you want issues just go ahead.
just stick with stockor modified acer roms and everything will work the way it should.
the wifi issueis piss poor antunna design and maybe driver implementation.
without a numeric wifi mod we cant tell what the true signal is.
given the history of these things dont judge the signal meter as proof. base it off your ability to stream content either locally or over the internet.
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v_lestat said:
given the history of these things dont judge the signal meter as proof. base it off your ability to stream content either locally or over the internet.
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Have to agree with this, my signal meeter usually ranges in the halfway mark unless I am in the same room as my router, then it will be full. But I have not had any issues streaming or downloading.

No issues with the wifi connection at all. Im running Taboonay 2.0. It looks like the wifi works pretty decent in all rooms at my house.
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that's rigth! the wifi signal in iconia is suck!
i allready change the rom into galaxy still have the same problem..

My Jelly Bean Thread

Since I can't post to the pershoot's dev thread, here's a my own JB thread.
I am currently using :
BOOTLOADER: recovery.tar.md5 (from:droidbasement)
ROM: cm-10-20121018-EXPERIMENTAL-p4.zip (from: droidbasement)
GAPPS: gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip (from: goo.im/gapps)​
I have a p4 wifi but could only get my hands on the p4 build do to net traffic. It seems to work just fine on a wifi only device. The only difference seems to be the additional phone app and an triangle icon in the system tray. Don't laugh, but it took me a bit of digging to figure out what that triangle icon was!
I am also using the circle battery mod, which for those who don't know replaces the power meter.
I have been using the experimental builds for quite some time now. Other than the known issues and the occasional lockup I am having no issues.
In the past the wifi would go to sleep and never wake up, but builds after 09-26-2012 no longer have this problem. I can now set my wifi to sleep with the tablet, and have no problems what so ever. If you have this problem then try an app named "Advanced Wifi Lock". I tried many others and this is the only one that seemed to fix the problem.
All to report for now.

Why don't you just get 10 useful posts.... It's not that difficult
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I'm interested in the galaxy 10.1 JB ROM. I could post ten things about that.
If your interested in 10 other things then more power to you!
Please debate the point. I'm now up to 4!

Dude where did you found the circle mod? That mod rly nice
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Hi my friend...
that triangle icon is used to be the phone signal meter in 3G(p7500) version,so it shows that you don't have a signal

Just installed the latest CM10 (18 Oct), coming from LQ8 and very happy so far (my G.Tab is the 3G version).
My only real problem is HDMI out, which is pretty important to me. I have done a search but I found only references to old problems with it and nothing about the problem which I am having: it works (no audio though) but the resolution is 640x400!
Anyone know if that's the "normal" behaviour for this build? (i.e. if this is a known problem)
If it is I hope audio and resolution get fixed ASAP since I have no intention of going back to stock!!

[VIDEO] Anyone encountering this kind of wifi bug after ICS update?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAolnRQyRxI
I recorded a video showing how the WiFi bug occur. Simply speaking the WiFi disconnects itself regularly for some reason, especially when there is massive data flows (says when using Google maps). It won't reconnect automatically unless you manually turn it off and on again.This bug seems to occur only after ICS upgrade (WIFI is totally fine on 3.2) and so far there is no solution to the issue. I really don't get how come after 4 months of the release of ICS update, Samsung is still not taking any action to solve this issue.

My Wi-Fi has been horrible when reconnecting when going to a common area. Also my battery life has been horrid. I would love to keep this tablet because it's quick, awesome screen, and the size is perfect but these issues are getting obnoxious and there just isn't the development available for the sch-i815. I'm seriously considering selling this on eBay and going with the nexus 3g.
Would rather fix these issues and work with someone to develop this into what it could be instead of returning it because this is definite a solid product.
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Nexus 10 restarting randomly

Hi all, had my nexus 10 since the opening sale on the google play store. Recently I've been having issues with it restarting randomly, in some cases when it has just been sitting on my desk without any input.
I've also had a few problems with the wifi as well as a creaky backplate. I see the backplate issue is common with most who have the device but was wondering if the WiFi issue could be the reason my device keeps restarting? I'm at the point now where I may have to send it back.

Mikuss said:
Hi all, had my nexus 10 since the opening sale on the google play store. Recently I've been having issues with it restarting randomly, in some cases when it has just been sitting on my desk without any input.
I've also had a few problems with the wifi as well as a creaky backplate. I see the backplate issue is common with most who have the device but was wondering if the WiFi issue could be the reason my device keeps restarting? I'm at the point now where I may have to send it back.
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All those issues are common problems with 4.2.x right now.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...major-issues-plaguing-googles-newest-release/

Mikuss said:
Hi all, had my nexus 10 since the opening sale on the google play store. Recently I've been having issues with it restarting randomly, in some cases when it has just been sitting on my desk without any input.
I've also had a few problems with the wifi as well as a creaky backplate. I see the backplate issue is common with most who have the device but was wondering if the WiFi issue could be the reason my device keeps restarting? I'm at the point now where I may have to send it back.
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The quick and easy fix that worked for me was to disable all location settings. It did the trick and it should for you as well. Hope that helps.
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Mikuss said:
Hi all, had my nexus 10 since the opening sale on the google play store. Recently I've been having issues with it restarting randomly, in some cases when it has just been sitting on my desk without any input.
I've also had a few problems with the wifi as well as a creaky backplate. I see the backplate issue is common with most who have the device but was wondering if the WiFi issue could be the reason my device keeps restarting? I'm at the point now where I may have to send it back.
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I'd be willing to bet it was rebooting the whole time and you didn't notice. Turning off the location services is hit and miss. Some say it cures it (after an unspecified amount of time usually) but others like me still see reboots.
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I just started getting the reboot error except I was able to isolate the problem to a lost wifi signal. With chrome reloading a couple pages, turn off my wifi router and the nexus 10 will freeze. It won't respond to any input and will just set for about a minute until it finally reboots on its own.
Only time ever I have had the freeze/reboot error is when I went into an area that lost the signal. Seems like chrome/nexus 10 does not know how to handle the lost signal and tries to correct it with a hardware reboot. Happens at both 2.4 and 5ghz.
Hopefully be corrected in the next software upgrade.
Ed

I only have issues if the AP in the router is set to use a 40Mhz channel bandwidth. If I set it to 20Mhz, I can enjoy stable wifi goodness. It took me 2 RMA'd Nex 10s and testing with 3 different routers to come to this conclusion, but this was the workaround that succeeded for me.

Mattymat said:
The quick and easy fix that worked for me was to disable all location settings. It did the trick and it should for you as well. Hope that helps.
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Cheers for this, I've deactivated and will continue to try this out.
LucidChaos said:
I only have issues if the AP in the router is set to use a 40Mhz channel bandwidth. If I set it to 20Mhz, I can enjoy stable wifi goodness. It took me 2 RMA'd Nex 10s and testing with 3 different routers to come to this conclusion, but this was the workaround that succeeded for me.
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I have actually noticed a difference on the different routers so I'll pay a bit more attention to this and see if my device reflects the same results.

I'm in the same situation. I will be reviewing my 4th replacement unit. I will keep replacing it until it works like it's suppose to.
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LucidChaos said:
I only have issues if the AP in the router is set to use a 40Mhz channel bandwidth. If I set it to 20Mhz, I can enjoy stable wifi goodness. It took me 2 RMA'd Nex 10s and testing with 3 different routers to come to this conclusion, but this was the workaround that succeeded for me.
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+1. Same process worked wonders for my N10.

I know random reboots is common with 4.2 but is it possible it's hardware related or something else? Reason being, I get alot of random reboots on the PUB AOKP rom, that just about all other users of that rom say they have zero random reboots, and I also get reboots while in TWRP, which I have reinstalled multiple times.

https://groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/d/msg/mobile/-/71MkR1tcKbQJ
For me, I have the problem about one per day. Disabling location services did little for me. What helped the most was replacing Chrome with Firefox.
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scottws said:
https://groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/d/msg/mobile/-/71MkR1tcKbQJ
For me, I have the problem about one per day. Disabling location services did little for me. What helped the most was replacing Chrome with Firefox.
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Its just so ludicrously awful to need to replace default apps and turn off features to have a usable tablet. Not so much for us because we will root and fix things ourselves but if a random person goes into best buy and buys a nexus 7 or 10 they will have a bad experience. All the people who say android is buggy...this is why. Its unfortunate how broken 4.2 is.

LucidChaos said:
I only have issues if the AP in the router is set to use a 40Mhz channel bandwidth. If I set it to 20Mhz, I can enjoy stable wifi goodness. It took me 2 RMA'd Nex 10s and testing with 3 different routers to come to this conclusion, but this was the workaround that succeeded for me.
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Since you set your router to 20 MHz has it continued to work without rebooting? Also do have geo location enabled ? Thanks

Mine also random reboot and hang. When fix will be out! This is crazy for v4.2 or v4.2.1
Android please release fixed as soon as possible.
Any kernel or ROM solving this issue now? Or all same?

Root is the answer
Andrewtst said:
Mine also random reboot and hang. When fix will be out! This is crazy for v4.2 or v4.2.1
Android please release fixed as soon as possible.
Any kernel or ROM solving this issue now? Or all same?
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I rooted my Nexus 10 and was on CM 10.1 nightlies before switching to LiquidSmooth. No random reboots in either case! I think Google will fix this in the next release.

kunalm123 said:
I rooted my Nexus 10 and was on CM 10.1 nightlies before switching to LiquidSmooth. No random reboots in either case! I think Google will fix this in the next release.
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Ya, I was at CM 10.1 now, it was much better, especially when removed and not using Chrome. By the way CM 10.1 stock browser was much better and smooth.
Android must fix it!

Hate to say it but this is what a nexus user does lol bug reporting I'm sure Google are keeping an eye out on this topic loll, mine reboots when updating apps from the play store. I'll post a video on youtube when I get a chance.
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Yeah I'm on a custom ROM with linaro optimizations and its fantastic. Slapped in ktmanta kernel and now just full of win. Aosp browser is better than chrome anyway. It's a sad state of affairs when community work is better than Google's but at least we can enjoy alternatives.
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I have a hunch that the CPU isn't getting enough power. I've currently upped the voltage by 25V so I'm going to see if that does anything. Using CleanROM definitely did reduce it though.
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[Q] Should I sell this nexus 10? It's the worst device I have ever encountered.

I am fed up with this thing. I have so many issues with it, I have tried a lot of difference ROMs and get the same crap with all of them. The most annoying things are that it constantly reboots and WiFi never stays connected for more than an hour at a time. I don't even trust this tablet for any word processing or anything important. What the hell am I supposed to do with it. I am so disappointed in this tablet. I've had it since Christmas and whilw the build is great and the screen is awesome, the WiFi and the random reboots are just rediculous for a 400 dollar tablet. My HP touchpad was more reliable than this and it even had android ported to it, and this is a Nexus device that is supposed to be top of the line. Now my question is, is there a ROM out that there actually fixes the WiFi or am I going to have to sell this while its still worth money and pick up the next tablet that's going to be announced at I/O

I don't know what issues your having with the WiFi, I've seen 5ghz routers have issues.
As for the reboots I'm sure they will get worked out, I do agree they are annoying, but considered to other android tablets this one is by and far the best
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Juicy92 said:
I am fed up with this thing. I have so many issues with it, I have tried a lot of difference ROMs and get the same crap with all of them. The most annoying things are that it constantly reboots and WiFi never stays connected for more than an hour at a time. I don't even trust this tablet for any word processing or anything important. What the hell am I supposed to do with it. I am so disappointed in this tablet. I've had it since Christmas and whilw the build is great and the screen is awesome, the WiFi and the random reboots are just rediculous for a 400 dollar tablet. My HP touchpad was more reliable than this and it even had android ported to it, and this is a Nexus device that is supposed to be top of the line. Now my question is, is there a ROM out that there actually fixes the WiFi or am I going to have to sell this while its still worth money and pick up the next tablet that's going to be announced at I/O
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Maybe give it a last chance, install KTManta kernel, I have zero random reboot since I install this kernel. Didn't notice any WiFi problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2015874

Thanks. I'm throwing the aokp 4.22 ROM on when in get home and I'll try that kernel. I appreciate it. As for 5ghz router I'm not sure, but it drops at my home, work and my school.

Bigxie or mrrobinsons aokp pub builds are good, no reboots or anything. Kts kernel is amazing has newest wifi drivers from google and a color tweak. This tablet has been amazing for me
xda hd - nexus 10 - KT infused Carbons - booooom!

So far so good on 4.22 aokp and ktskernel. I looked at my battery usage today and I didn't see any time with WiFi off and no reboots. Granted I used it for only about an hour before it slept all night but still. 10 hours with no drops is a great improvement. Thanks guys for giving Mr faith in this device. I was about to give up on it lol.

Glad it got fixed for you. This devices issues arent the device really its been with android 4.2.x from google.
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You should return this device. You keeping this device when it's this faulty is like rewarding Google and Samsung for making a defect product. I love Android, but I took my N10 back and got an iPad 4 and it's functionally the same as the N10 and, here's the most important part, not defective. If you really love Android, you'll take this tablet back and get something else and vote with your money.

zmattmanz said:
You should return this device. You keeping this device when it's this faulty is like rewarding Google and Samsung for making a defect product. I love Android, but I took my N10 back and got an iPad 4 and it's functionally the same as the N10 and, here's the most important part, not defective. If you really love Android, you'll take this tablet back and get something else and vote with your money.
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Your comment completely contradicts your sig lol.. Also in my mind the nexus 10 has much more functionality than ipad... Hdmi out for one... Also I don't have a PC so I'd be SOL with an ipad having to connect to iTunes to load music... No true jailbreak available with ipad 4 yet which is absolutely necessary for me with any iDevice... Just saying not same functionality just different functionality

Its not the Nexus 10 thats defective. Its bugs in android 4.2. Read the thread. If the device itself was faulty his problems wouldn't get fixed with a rom and he has stated all his problems are now solved.
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iamikon said:
Its not the Nexus 10 thats defective. Its bugs in android 4.2. Read the thread. If the device itself was faulty his problems wouldn't get fixed with a rom and he has stated all his problems are now solved.
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There is no definite blame on the issues. If it was bugs with 4.2, then I wouldn't have a 100% stable WiFi connection at all times and would be having random reboots (my WiFI connection is 100% stable from what I've seen, and I can't recall any random reboots on 4.2, and very few prior to it). This was with stock also.
I'll either say it's an issue with some 3rd-party app(s), or hardware.

The hardware is not at fault if his connection works perfectly now is all im saying. Faulty wifi card would be faulty no matter what. Roms dont make hardware work better i never had random reboots or wifi issues either so i dont know but i know others' issues were solved by switching. Apps? Yeah could be.
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the_boo said:
Your comment completely contradicts your sig lol.. Also in my mind the nexus 10 has much more functionality than ipad... Hdmi out for one... Also I don't have a PC so I'd be SOL with an ipad having to connect to iTunes to load music... No true jailbreak available with ipad 4 yet which is absolutely necessary for me with any iDevice... Just saying not same functionality just different functionality
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How does having an Android blog contradict Google making a defective Android product (this was absolutely the case with my N10). It's like saying because I like hamburgers that I should love eating a ****ty hamburger. Functionally, you can do the same stuff with both of these tablets. That's not really the issue at hand though.
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iamikon said:
Its not the Nexus 10 thats defective. Its bugs in android 4.2. Read the thread. If the device itself was faulty his problems wouldn't get fixed with a rom and he has stated all his problems are now solved.
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There's a part of me that believes this, but I've never had this issue on my Galaxy Nexus that runs the exact same software.

espionage724 said:
There is no definite blame on the issues. If it was bugs with 4.2, then I wouldn't have a 100% stable WiFi connection at all times and would be having random reboots (my WiFI connection is 100% stable from what I've seen, and I can't recall any random reboots on 4.2, and very few prior to it). This was with stock also.
I'll either say it's an issue with some 3rd-party app(s), or hardware.
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There's just so many factors that no one is talking about or thinking about:
-What if there are problems with wifi drivers/subsystem, then everyone's different access points are going to give different results
-What if there is a difference between starting with 4.2.2 as opposed to going to it from OTA
-What if there is a physical problem that only happens if you hold it a certain way
-What if there is a problem that manifests its self differently depending on peoples charge habbits
-What if letting the screen sleep is different than pushing the power button to sleep it
-What if there is a DRM issue that is dependent upon certain titles in a persons Play library
-What if there is a GPS issue that is caused by certain towers
-What if Maps has a flaw that loads only when you are physically close to a certain area
-What is the technical definition of "crash" when one of us end users reports "crash"
These are just some examples off the top of my head. I think the community has focused too much on "3rd party app" in general. Perhaps it would be worthwhile for everyone to get more oranized in the troubleshooting? I see a lot of complaining but not tons of people talking about their test actions. (Yes, this should be Googles job, but absent that...)

iamikon said:
Its not the Nexus 10 thats defective. Its bugs in android 4.2. Read the thread. If the device itself was faulty his problems wouldn't get fixed with a rom and he has stated all his problems are now solved.
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The big issue here is that there should not be so many problems with android 4.2, or if there were not for four months. I would have been fine with my nexus 10 if Google fixed the horrific stability issues within a month and a half but its been over four since I got my tablet.
I'm right there with you TC. This tablet blows to me. I don't care if iOS has less functionality, there were no random reboots, the color accuracy, brightness and contrast ratios were much better with zero backlight bleeding, blacks were much deeper and richer, twice the battery life, no slowdowns, no lag and had actual good accessory support.
I have tried just about every rom/kernel combination on here with no end to the problems. I've gotten it replaced three times. Terrible experience, and will likely not buy another Nexus device again.
I was in this expecting a comparable experience to the GSIII I had when I bought this tablet (I now use a Note 2) and I was utterly disappointed.

zmattmanz said:
There's a part of me that believes this, but I've never had this issue on my Galaxy Nexus that runs the exact same software.
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And honestly I'm not sure what is causing the issues. Some people have them and some don't. Most people a ROM/kernel fixes everything for a few it doesn't. As for people saying they've had three or four defective devices is pretty bullish. I just know how hardware works and if the hardware is bad it stays bad most likely you're right its not 4.2 per say but more likely the Google/Samsung blobs for the n10 which include display and wifi.
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Well I figured I'd come back here. I swapped ROMs for a 4.2.2 build as well as installing minimal apps for now and also installed the kts kernel. I have not had a reboot yet *fingers crossed*, but like I said I have not been using the tablet as intensively as before. The WiFi seems stronger as well. I think part of the problem is my home WiFi has its own issues, but it is discouraging when my phone is sitting next to me and has 3 bars and my tab is fighting for 2. Maybe the WiFi adapter in the n10 is just inferior to that of the galaxy s3 and I am expecting too much.
All in all though, anyone having reboot issues, definitely get on a 4.2.2 build and flash the kts kernel. Thanks everyone for the help!
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Juicy92 said:
Well I figured I'd come back here. I swapped ROMs for a 4.2.2 build as well as installing minimal apps for now and also installed the kts kernel. I have not had a reboot yet *fingers crossed*, but like I said I have not been using the tablet as intensively as before. The WiFi seems stronger as well. I think part of the problem is my home WiFi has its own issues, but it is discouraging when my phone is sitting next to me and has 3 bars and my tab is fighting for 2. Maybe the WiFi adapter in the n10 is just inferior to that of the galaxy s3 and I am expecting too much.
All in all though, anyone having reboot issues, definitely get on a 4.2.2 build and flash the kts kernel. Thanks everyone for the help!
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I would change router settings if you haven't already, more specifically the channel. Might have an effect on signal. The WiFi signal on my N10 is pretty awesome, compared to other devices I have anyway.

espionage724 said:
I would change router settings if you haven't already, more specifically the channel. Might have an effect on signal. The WiFi signal on my N10 is pretty awesome, compared to other devices I have anyway.
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Yeah, I will say, from all the problems I have on the Nexus 10, wifi is not one of them. It connects and stays connected even better than my iPad 3 did. Its the stability things that bother me so much.

espionage724 said:
I would change router settings if you haven't already, more specifically the channel. Might have an effect on signal. The WiFi signal on my N10 is pretty awesome, compared to other devices I have anyway.
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+1
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