Wireless N problem - Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

My Nexus 7 doesn't seem to connect in wireless n. Here's the situation. When my router (Linksys WRT300N) is in mixed mode 2.4GHZ , the Nexus connects fine (using WPA2 security) with a link speed of 54Mbps. If I change the router to Wireless N only (2.4GHZ) , the Nexus can't connect. The Nexus sees the router and I put in the password but it won't connect Now, my HTC Sensation works fine in Wireless N only mode. So is my Nexus only connecting in G?
Anyone else having this issue?

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jir591 said:
My Nexus 7 doesn't seem to connect in wireless n. Here's the situation. When my router (Linksys WRT300N) is in mixed mode 2.4GHZ , the Nexus connects fine (using WPA2 security) with a link speed of 54Mbps. If I change the router to Wireless N only (2.4GHZ) , the Nexus can't connect. The Nexus sees the router and I put in the password but it won't connect Now, my HTC Sensation works fine in Wireless N only mode. So is my Nexus only connecting in G?
Anyone else having this issue?
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I'm having this exact same issue with my Galaxy Nexus and found this thread with a Google search. I am also wondering what the issue could be and will post back if I come to a solution. Maybe this is related.

bcdewberry said:
I'm having this exact same issue with my Galaxy Nexus and found this thread with a Google search. I am also wondering what the issue could be and will post back if I come to a solution. Maybe this is related.
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Same here, my Nexus 7 won't connect over 54Mb/s, laptop and Epic 4g touch will just fine. I'm starting to think that either jellybean is broken, or they lied about the wifi capability of the nexus 7.

Mine says 65 mbps so it seems to be on 802.11n (note that this chipset doesn't have 40 mhz channel support so 65 mbps is the maximum). I have a Cisco E4200 router.
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I have the exact same router and had connectivity issues. If you're familiar with flashing stuff, goto Dd-wrt and flash the aftermarket firmware (read everything!). Fixed all my problems and UI is much better than Linksys' limitations.
Good luck!
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Not so sure its the router
I have this problem too on my Nexus 7.
I've a Netgear DGN3300 which is a/b/g/n 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz. My Samsung Galaxy 2 phone connects at speeds up to 65Mbs fine. My Nexus 7 refuses to connect at anything abover 54Mbs. My laptop connects all the way up to 300Mbs with no problem.
I can have just my phone connected at 65Mbs and nothing else using Wi-Fi and still the Nexus refuses to connect at anything beyond 54Mbs.
While I accept it may be a router problem, with a phone and a laptop connecting fine at N speeds and the Nexus 7 not... it looks like a Nexus 7 issue to me.
If its not really capable of consistently making Wi-Fi N connections then it shouldn't be advertised as such.

Please change encryption type from TKIP to AES from your router settings, and you will have 72 Mbps......

My Wi-Fi is already set to AES which is why my phone works fine at greater than 54mbs speeds.
The N7 simply refuses to connect at anything more than 54mbs.
Maybe I have a faulty N7
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sv87411 said:
My Wi-Fi is already set to AES which is why my phone works fine at greater than 54mbs speeds.
The N7 simply refuses to connect at anything more than 54mbs.
Maybe I have a faulty N7
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Hi I have the Exact same problem and my router alreay has dd-wrt on there, and tried different encryption aswell.

How do you measure the connection speed? ...
You said, it can connect 65Mbps , 54Mbps ...

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How do you measure the connection speed? ...
You said, it can connect 65Mbps , 54Mbps ...
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Download a small app, Disp WiFi Info......

gogol said:
How do you measure the connection speed? ...
You said, it can connect 65Mbps , 54Mbps ...
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In WiFi settings, if you click on your connected access point it will tell you the connected speed.
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Ooops..... I thought I needed an app for that........ thanks......
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jir591 said:
My Nexus 7 doesn't seem to connect in wireless n. Here's the situation. When my router (Linksys WRT300N) is in mixed mode 2.4GHZ , the Nexus connects fine (using WPA2 security) with a link speed of 54Mbps. If I change the router to Wireless N only (2.4GHZ) , the Nexus can't connect. The Nexus sees the router and I put in the password but it won't connect Now, my HTC Sensation works fine in Wireless N only mode. So is my Nexus only connecting in G?
Anyone else having this issue?
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All but one of 5 access points I tested at home are set to N only. The WRT54 was not. I have no problem connecting to it and getting good speed while having only a good connection...
At work the access points are set to mixed mode for the very wide selection of devices that need to connect to it though.
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Try changing the router channel N uses. I've noticed devices that have "N" not connecting if the channel is above 149.
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Edit: Just tried and I didn't see a difference, its worked in the past for other devices like my old Asus netbook. The Nexus 7 has N support right?

I never get better than this.
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FWIW, same problem here. If I put my dd-wrt wrouter into NG mixed mode, my nexus 7 connects fine. If I go to N only, in any frequency, it won't connect. Security is set to WPA2 and AES encryption. It can see the network, but won't attempt to authenticate. I have tried setting a static ip as well. It worked in mixed mode, but not n only.
My other samsung phone connects to the n just fine. There is without a doubt something wrong with the nexus 7.

for those with problems... can you see if the wireless N channel width is set to auto or 20mhz or 40mhz in your settings? If it's set to 40mhz can you try 20 or auto?

dottat said:
for those with problems... can you see if the wireless N channel width is set to auto or 20mhz or 40mhz in your settings? If it's set to 40mhz can you try 20 or auto?
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I have tried 20, 40 and Dynamic (20/40). No auto option.

D8< I just got this tablet today and wanted to go home and play with it the 7... now that I'm home... D8< this crap???? T_T
Have to connect to my neighbors wifi... smh... lol
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WiFi is definitely 802.11n...

Following Google page states 802.11n:
http://www.google.com/phone/static/en_US-nexusone_tech_specs.html
Following HTC page incorrectly omits 802.11n and shows 802.11b/g:
http://www.htc.com/www/product/nexusone/specification.html
Using SwiFTP 1.12 and a D-Link DIR-825 with a PC directly wired to the wireless AP via GbE, I get the following results:
Code:
ftp> put 1.0-update-nexusone-modacocustomrom-core-signed.zip
200 PORT OK
150 Data socket ready
226 Transmission complete
ftp: 68512910 bytes sent in 32.87Seconds [B][COLOR="Red"]2084.36Kbytes/sec.[/COLOR][/B]
ftp> quit
WPA2-PSK using AES-only.
I'm too lazy to look at the Broadcom specs but from the looks of it, it's definitely a 1x1 WiFi radio seeing it's only a 65Mbps link at 100% signal strength.
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Neither of those links you gave shows Wireless-N and it has already been confirmed that it has Wireless N & FM t capability just like the iPhone 3GS and newest iPod Touch, but none of these devices have it enabled.
My nexus hasn't been able to see my N network. Although, mine is set to run in 5gHz and I see yours is running 2.4gHz Going to try switching to 2.4 and see if that works.
dsjr2006 said:
Neither of those links you gave shows Wireless-N and it has already been confirmed that it has Wireless N & FM t capability just like the iPhone 3GS and newest iPod Touch, but none of these devices have it enabled.
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Looks like Google removed the references to 802.11n. It was there on the page the first few days it was up. I assure you, 802.11n is enabled on the stock Nexus One.
Cheers,
Kermee
CaliLove310 said:
My nexus hasn't been able to see my N network. Although, mine is set to run in 5gHz and I see yours is running 2.4gHz Going to try switching to 2.4 and see if that works.
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WiFi radio only supports the 2.4 GHz band.
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Kermee
Kermee said:
Looks like Google removed the references to 802.11n. It was there on the page the first few days it was up. I assure you, 802.11n is enabled on the stock Nexus One.
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Kermee
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Doesn't work for me.... Also don't see why they would remove or fail to list an advantage.
11n is definately not enabled - the N1 can't even see my N network.
btw. "2084.36Kbytes/sec." is well within 11g speeds.. it's about 16Mbps.
Its been removed from the Google site now...
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
Shhh don't tell Engadget
dsjr2006 said:
Neither of those links you gave shows Wireless-N and it has already been confirmed that it has Wireless N & FM t capability just like the iPhone 3GS and newest iPod Touch, but none of these devices have it enabled.
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like the hd2 n wifi exists but it is disabled by htc software and can be enabled only by simple teweak
hoss_n2 said:
like the hd2 n wifi exists but it is disabled by htc software and can be enabled only by simple teweak
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Let cyanogen know about it
Just to back up the original poster, I noticed the pages said different too:-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=612527
I even copied and pasted the text from each page
Lol, just noticed the OP linked to this thread from mine.
TonyHoyle said:
11n is definately not enabled - the N1 can't even see my N network.
btw. "2084.36Kbytes/sec." is well within 11g speeds.. it's about 16Mbps.
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So why is the link speed 65Mbps? That's not within 54G specs.
That's what your router says.. it's not the speed you're getting, so I wouldn't trust it.
I've set my router into N only mode. The N1 connects at 65Mbps - which, as has been pointed out - is an N speed, not a G speed. No G device connected to the router when it was in this mode. The router reported the N1 as connected at 802.11N.
My N1 has an 802.11N radio, no question.
I doubt it actually needs or can fully use that speeds, but that's another matter.
Now I'm sort of tempted to setup another router that is N only just for the N1, BTW. That radio locked on to the N only router faster than I've ever seen it pick up any access point, including the same one in mixed mode.
I would have to agree, the Nexus One has an 11n radio in it.
Reason I know this is all last night and this morning I didn't have 3G (I now do at this time after logging into TMOs website), so I had to connect to my Linksys WRT600N.
WRT600N is running the latest DD-WRT...and I'm currently broadcasting N and A only with WPA2 Personal (AES/TKIP). On top of that, I am only running one of the two APs in my router, the one using the 5GHz band only.
theres an easy way to test it. Go into router settings and set your Wirless setting to 802.11n only, then check to see if the nexus one connects to it.
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That's what your router says.. it's not the speed you're getting, so I wouldn't trust it.
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No, it's the negotiated speed. a G device would never negotiate 65
Not sure how you get more definitive than this:
ifixit teardown:
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus-One/1654/2
Wireless chip is a BCM4329. FM Transmitter and receiver. Neat!
BCM4329 Specs:
http://www.broadcom.com/products/Bluetooth/Bluetooth-RF-Silicon-and-Software-Solutions/BCM4329
There's no doubt the chipset is N capable (whether it's setup that it could be enabled in software is yet to be determined). However is is *not* enabled. Both HTC and Google say this. Testing shows that if you switch a network into N only mode the phone cannot see it.. what more do you need?
TonyHoyle said:
There's no doubt the chipset is N capable (whether it's setup that it could be enabled in software is yet to be determined). However is is *not* enabled. Both HTC and Google say this. Testing shows that if you switch a network into N only mode the phone cannot see it.. what more do you need?
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According to the anecdotal evidence provided above, it is enabled, but not dual-band, just 2.4ghz.
Note:I don't have a Nexus yet, just summing up other people's observations.

Is anybody else having wifi issues?

Literally received my N4 about 30 mins ago and Ive set it up etc. Ive noticed that the Wifi seems to be weak compared to all my other devices I have around me (it goes up and down and actually dropped out altogether once).
Anybody else have wifi issues?
hmm...i think so, yes
Gnex speedtest on wifi 5.19Mb
N4 speedtest on wifi 2.11Mb
not an "issue" but definitely slower
I have seen an improvent over my HTC Desire. With my 50 Mbps DL / 5Mbps UL
My results:
With WiFi N: 45 Mbps download / 5 Mbps Upload (The speedtest app just gives random download speed as I don't even get to see the download speed bar) Singal is between 40 and 60% according my router.
With WiFi G: 19 Mbps download / 5 Mbps Upload (Pretty much maxing the G bandwith) signal is 95% as the router is in the same room.
I just got phone this morning. I get my max 25 mg dl 5 upload and have had no issues
Mine was working poorly just as you described. I turned off WiFi optimization in the settings (says it helps with battery life, so I'm assuming this weakens WiFi) and I looked around in my router settings. It was set to 145Mbps (neighbor-friendly mode apparently) and was giving me less than 5Mbps up or down. After bumping it up to 300Mbps (performance mode), it is now giving me full speed for my 30/5 connection.
I'm having trouble connecting to my cisco router. It would say either "obtaining IP address" or "authenticating", then the connection breaks and it attempts to reconnect.
No issues for me.
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I'm having trouble connecting to my cisco router. It would say either "obtaining IP address" or "authenticating", then the connection breaks and it attempts to reconnect.
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any solution for this?
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any solution for this?
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Change the configuration of your router. Set an open connection and try again.
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john boot said:
Literally received my N4 about 30 mins ago and Ive set it up etc. Ive noticed that the Wifi seems to be weak compared to all my other devices I have around me (it goes up and down and actually dropped out altogether once).
Anybody else have wifi issues?
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I had an issue on mine where it lost connection with my wifi router, then kept showing no networks in range (usually there are around a dozen showing up due to neighbors). I tried turning wifi on and off, going into airplane mode, finally had to restart the device entirely to get wifi to detect any networks again. Hasn't recurred, but it does make me concerned.
Seems good to me:
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hervelo said:
Change the configuration of your router. Set an open connection and try again.
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I'm having problems connecting to my Buffalo router with WPA2 security. It connects just fine to my guest network that uses WEP authentication on the same router, but it just says authenticating or obtaining IP on my main network. My router is a BUFFALO AirStation HighPower N450 - WZR-HP-G450H using DD-WRT... Is Buffalo crap and that's my problem?? My Gnex connects to it fine.
I've tried disabling/enabling wifi, airplane mode then out of it, and rebooting my Nexus 4 without any luck.
fluc02 said:
I had an issue on mine where it lost connection with my wifi router, then kept showing no networks in range (usually there are around a dozen showing up due to neighbors). I tried turning wifi on and off, going into airplane mode, finally had to restart the device entirely to get wifi to detect any networks again. Hasn't recurred, but it does make me concerned.
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I had this issue but toggling wifi fixes it.
I have a 30mbps down 5mbps up connection at home and I get those speeds on my phone over a wireless n connection at 5ghz. No issue with wifi at all.

[Q] 5GHz WiFi on Nexus 10?

Okay, so we know that dual band WiFi is listed in the Nexus 10's tech specs, and I've had two Play Store tech support people confirm that it should indeed be 5GHz capable, but it just won't recognise or connect to my 5GHz network.
I've had 3 Nexus 10s now (all 32GB), and the behaviour below has been consistently observed on all of them, both in 5GHz only mode and Auto mode:
(The behaviour is identical on JVP15P, JOP40C and JOP40D)
- Does not show my 5GHz network in the network list
- Will not connect if the SSID and key are manually entered
- inSSIDer shows the 5GHz band as empty
I know this is not being caused by an issue with my network as I have half a dozen 5GHz capable devices all working on 5GHz without any problems at all, so my question is; has anyone successfully connected a Nexus 10 to a 5GHz WiFi network?
Thanks.
13 Jan 2013 - Just to update, it appears there could be ranges of channels the N10 will not operate on. These are 52-64 and 100-140. Channels outside theses range appear to work fine.
I would be especially interested to hear from anyone who has got an N10 working on channels 52-64 and / or 100-140.
Thanks.
I have a netgear router my nexus 10 connects to the 5gHz at 300 mbps
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I have a BelkinN600 and switching to 5ghz is not an issue for me as well.
Do you have your Wifi frequency band settings on your N10 to run auto or strictly 5ghz? Maybe its checked at 2.4ghz?
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jjdevega - I've tried this setting on both 'Auto' and '5 GHz only' and none of the 3 tablets I have recognise my 5GHz on either setting.
It seems improbable that I've got 3 tablets with exactly the same WiFi fault, so I'm rather stumped as to what's causing this.
Would both of you mind letting me know if inSSIDer shows your 5GHz networks in the spectrum view?
Thanks.
I can verify that 5 ghz works beautifully with the Asus NT-56 router as well.
Make sure the Channel Width (on the router) for the 5Ghz signal is set to 20Mhz, not 40Mhz or Auto.
5GHz worked swimmingly on my Nexus 10. Maybe it's an issue with your router?
It is a configuration problem on your own router if it is not working.
Yup getting the full potential of the 5ghz
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Okay, I've been digging deeper into this and I've turned up something interesting.
None of the Nexus 10's I have here seem to work on the 5GHz channels numbered 100+
My network resides on 100 and 104 usually, and all my other 5GHz capable kit can use these channels just fine.
If I set my router to one of the lower channels (I can force the router to 36, 40, 44 and 48) then the the N10's see it fine.
Can I ask what 5GHz channels people are using? Does anyone have an N10 using channels 100+ ?
Thanks.
Mine is using channels 36 and 157. Both are Asus routers. I can see my neighbor's 5Ghz also on channel 157. Time to switch channels I guess.
eander315 said:
Mine is using channels 36 and 157. Both are Asus routers. I can see my neighbor's 5Ghz also on channel 157. Time to switch channels I guess.
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Thanks, that's really interesting
I'm in the UK so can't use 157 - it's not a licensed channel here and so is disabled on the router Whereabouts are you?
It's curious though - all the channels that require dynamic frequency selection (and transmit power control in Europe) seem to be inoperable on the N10 (channels 52 - 64 and 100 - 140)
36 - 48 are only licensed for low power use, and don't quite provide the range I need. My router chooses 100 and 104 when set to auto and uses them at full power, and this provides the range I need. It's a shame the N10 doesn't seem capable of operating on those channels.
I'm in the States (Houston, TX). Unfortunately I can't use 100 or 104. I just moved my second router to 149, the lowest of the block of channels above 100 available here. I can't think of a way to test your scenario here. Hopefully someone from the UK will chime in.
I can't remember the exact conditions, but I was able to not have my 5GHz network shown on my Nexus 10 one time, and have it shown another. I was messing with channel frequency though, but can't recall numbers used.
Huh. I tried 5 ghz and it doesn't work. Why? Do you need a faster internet to make it work? Ours is 117 MB btw.
Rusty2k said:
Okay, I've been digging deeper into this and I've turned up something interesting.
None of the Nexus 10's I have here seem to work on the 5GHz channels numbered 100+
My network resides on 100 and 104 usually, and all my other 5GHz capable kit can use these channels just fine.
If I set my router to one of the lower channels (I can force the router to 36, 40, 44 and 48) then the the N10's see it fine.
Can I ask what 5GHz channels people are using? Does anyone have an N10 using channels 100+ ?
Thanks.
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Using 40 & 44
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Can I ask what 5GHz channels people are using? Does anyone have an N10 using channels 100+ ?
Thanks.
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I am using channel 153 at home. I dont have channels around the 100~ area in the States, those are for other countries.
ChrisAstro said:
Huh. I tried 5 ghz and it doesn't work. Why? Do you need a faster internet to make it work? Ours is 117 MB btw.
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Internet speeds shouldn't affect it; it's what wireless channel your router is using for 5GHz that matters. May want to play around with different values.
eander315 said:
I'm in the States (Houston, TX). Unfortunately I can't use 100 or 104. I just moved my second router to 149, the lowest of the block of channels above 100 available here. I can't think of a way to test your scenario here. Hopefully someone from the UK will chime in.
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No worries, thanks for trying. Out of interest, do you know what channels your router would select in automatic channel selection mode?
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I can't remember the exact conditions, but I was able to not have my 5GHz network shown on my Nexus 10 one time, and have it shown another. I was messing with channel frequency though, but can't recall numbers used.
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Thanks, that's consistent with what I've discovered. It seems there are indeed some channels the N10 won't work on.
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Using 40 & 44
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Thanks. After experimenting with different channels I have my N10's all working on these channels now.
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I am using channel 153 at home. I dont have channels around the 100~ area in the States, those are for other countries.
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No, those channels are all licensed for use in the US.
With 5GHz WiFi, a lot of the channels require the use of DFS as part of their usage license. These are 52-64 and 100-140. Because the selection of these channels must be dynamic you cannot force a standards-compliant router to use them, which is why they cannot be manually selected. They can only be selected by the router its self when it is in automatic channel selection mode. In Europe those channels also require the use of transmit power control (TPC).
It appears that the Nexus 10 will not operate on any of these channels, however the reason for this remains unclear.
That means the N10 seems to only operate on 4 of the 19 licensed 5GHz channels in Europe, and only on 9 of the 24 licensed channels in the US.
I haven't ever set mine to automatic. I manually set them to opposite ends of the spectrum, but I could try using auto to see what they do.

5GHz WiFi dropping

Anyone else having this issue? My tablet will randomly stop seeing my 5GHz network, other devices aren't having this issue, and it's still seeing 2.4GHz networks.
Krog216 said:
Anyone else having this issue? My tablet will randomly stop seeing my 5GHz network, other devices aren't having this issue, and it's still seeing 2.4GHz networks.
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Try changing the channel manually in your router settings. Some mobile devices are really picky about this...same issue happens to my gf's Galaxy Nexus. I don't own this device yet, but this is some general advice that I'd try first.
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Anyone else having this issue? My tablet will randomly stop seeing my 5GHz network, other devices aren't having this issue, and it's still seeing 2.4GHz networks.
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Mine is similarly having trouble connecting to 5GHz networks from time to time. It seems that when the tablet set to 'auto' it stops scanning for 5GHz networks. If you manually set it to 5GHz it will immediately find the network. Hopefully there will be a bug-fix.
check your routers 5Ghz settings. Make sure you have it on a 20mhz channel if given the option as 40mhz or hybrid 20/40mhz will usually give you connection errors.
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dont set auto, try manually and check router settings, it could be help to fix bug
Haven't connected mine to 5GHz on either of the dual band routers at my house. I always just use 2.4GHz with all of my devices. I'll try them both in little bit to see what my results are though.
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The issue I think is that 5GHz is not nearly as effective at maintaining a strong signal through obstructions like 2.4GHz is. I only get a 2 bar signal in a room on the other side of my router while I get a 4-5 bar connection strength with 2.4GHz in the same room.
I was having trouble with 5Ghz too (I was using 802.11a). In order to even get a stable connection, I had to change channels on the router. But as previously noted, it does seem that it has more problems with obstructions. I sometimes lost connection with just one wall between me and the router, but with 2.4Ghz, everything was fine.
I have never had this problem with my GS3 or with any other phone that I've used on 5Ghz.
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I was having trouble with 5Ghz too (I was using 802.11a). In order to even get a stable connection, I had to change channels on the router. But as previously noted, it does seem that it has more problems with obstructions. I sometimes lost connection with just one wall between me and the router, but with 2.4Ghz, everything was fine.
I have never had this problem with my GS3 or with any other phone that I've used on 5Ghz.
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I think higher frequency in general is harder to penetrate obstructions. Same with my 5Ghz on both my routers. Will have to change the channel to see if it helps my connections. I leave it on 'auto'
Not having any issue connecting to 5ghz band. It does get a little weak when upstairs but has not dropped.
I was seeing 25 MBS down the first time I connected to my 5ghz, and then it dropped it one day and never showed up until I reset my network and now I'm only getting 8, 12 if I'm lucky.
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Osiris19 said:
I was seeing 25 MBS down the first time I connected to my 5ghz, and then it dropped it one day and never showed up until I reset my network and now I'm only getting 8, 12 if I'm lucky.
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You saying you were getting faster speeds on 5GHz than you do on 2.4GHz? Or were you just mentioning the speeds because it's now slower on the same 5GHz router?
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You saying you were getting faster speeds on 5GHz than you do on 2.4GHz? Or were you just mentioning the speeds because it's now slower on the same 5GHz router?
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I would normally only get 8-15 on 2.4ghz on my tablet, and I when I went to my 5ghz network, it was set to auto on the channel width And for some reason it knocked off and I couldn't join again. After I reset it, I was only getting 6 mb on the 5ghz. I just changed it back to 20mhz channel width, and it's flying. 64mbps link speed, and 24mbps down, 2.80 up.
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I am having the same issue it losts 5ghz when i try to reconnect. Just reported it to Google they are looking into it.
If youre in the US or canada, Check your WiFi settings, many are reporting their tablets being shipped with wifi region set to Europe. Europe uses slightly different settings then the US and Canada.
Settings | WiFi | advanced | WiFi region code
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If youre in the US or canada, Check your WiFi settings, many are reporting their tablets being shipped with wifi region set to Europe. Europe uses slightly different settings then the US and Canada.
Settings | WiFi | advanced | WiFi region code
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mine was set to Europe but i haven't had this issue at all.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2400825
My is working fine with 5GHZ even faster than 2.4 look my screen sho.
The first two with 2.4mhz
The rest two with 5ghz
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I have had issues with my N7 dropping signals altogether. I have one router (upstairs) w/ 5ghz and another (downstairs) on 2.4ghz. My N7 doesn't even see the 2.4 and will occasionally drop the 5 and rebooting won't fix it, nor turning on airplane and off.
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If youre in the US or canada, Check your WiFi settings, many are reporting their tablets being shipped with wifi region set to Europe. Europe uses slightly different settings then the US and Canada.
Settings | WiFi | advanced | WiFi region code
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I can't find this setting item, my Nexus 7 2013 is on KitKat.

Slow WiFi Speeds on Z5 compared to other devices

Over the past day or two I've noticed the download speeds on my Z5 to be slower than my other devices on WIFI. I'm not sure if it's cause and effect or just a coincidence but my phone fell 2ft/70cm when it slid off a table and fell onto timber flooring landing directly on it's back.
The phone has a case but I've done a factory reset and the problem still persists. Perhaps I've damaged the antennas but my mobile data appears to have had no change in speeds. The speeds varied on my phone over these 2 days ranging from 1-3mbps compared to the normal 6mbps i get.
Check your modem/router frequency that it use to send out the WiFi signal, and if you can change the frequency of your modem or router then change it to something else and do a Speedtest.
With a app called Wifi analyser you can see which frequency band is best to use when you connected to your Wifi.
If none of the above steps helps, then I have no idea what it could be, my Wifi works great anyway, getting 11 mb/s download speed from my modem.
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Z5 connects to AC router with 866Mbit/s speed.
Speedtest reaches 100Mbit/s with ease on Z5.
Check your router.
Miroslav.Cvejic said:
Z5 connects to AC router with 866Mbit/s speed.
Speedtest reaches 100Mbit/s with ease on Z5.
Check your router.
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Yep same as you, in addition if other devices are connected to the same band at slower speed they will also kill the speed of any other devices on that band
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Perhaps I've damaged the antennas but my mobile data appears to have had no change in speeds. The speeds varied on my phone over these 2 days ranging from 1-3mbps compared to the normal 6mbps i get.
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No the case won't affect this, in addition what are you actually talking about, your speed has gone to crap accessing files within your network, or are you talking about the internet. Because there are so many variables that can affect internet speeds, and a huge percentage of them are fully beyond your control.
I ran some speed tests at a friend's house to see what was going on and it seemed to show similar speeds against my friend's devices also connected on WIFI. I'm suspecting it to be a problem with my router but will run a few more tests with a borrowed router.
I am having problem with wifi, it says connected, but no internet access.
This is happening lately, mostly after last update .182
I don´t know but since then I have restarted my router for three times now, on laptop I don´t have any issues.
Speedtest gives me 219/200mbit/s on my z5 compact, could be better but it's acceptable for a phone
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Speeds aren't bad for me. Relatively Cheap router. I have slightly higher speeds on my Laptop.
spaha-bih said:
I am having problem with wifi, it says connected, but no internet access.
This is happening lately, mostly after last update .182
I don´t know but since then I have restarted my router for three times now, on laptop I don´t have any issues.
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Other than home (which does not have any issue) I do not connect to other wifi. But on my recent travel, i've had the same issue as you connecting to various places which has wifi. I believe its due to router settings mostly.
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I am having problem with wifi, it says connected, but no internet access.
This is happening lately, mostly after last update .185
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I'm getting the opposite - mine's a disconnection issue. No WiFi connection issues but when I leave the house my E6653 sometimes fails to drop the WiFi connection for mobile data so I'm miles away with "Connected, No Internet" with a bang (!) next to the WiFi icon for my home SSID - far out of range! Turning WiFi off and on again sorts this out, i.e. mobile data connects instead.
Anyone else?
It seems fine for me but bluetooth and wifi on at the same time causes some imense lag.
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My Z5 has BT on 24/7 (paired with smartwarch 3) and no WiFi lag.
Change channel on WiFi.
Channel 1 can mess up BT and vice versa.
I had to disable 5Ghz band on my router to connect a few ipcams. They do work now. But am I destined to have 5ghz band disabled if I want the ipcams to work?
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I had to disable 5Ghz band on my router to connect a few ipcams. They do work now. But am I destined to have 5ghz band disabled if I want the ipcams to work?
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Don't use same name on the the 2 networks, and make the ipcams connect to the 2.4GHz band.
Eg: 2.4GHz is named [email protected] and 5GHz is named [email protected]_5GHz, also disable band steering (if your router/ap supports it) if the cameras are supposed to be 5GHz "compatible" but actually don't work on it.

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